This book sheds light on the work of one of the 20th century’s foremost critical educators, the Italian Lorenzo Milani (1923–1967), on the 90th anniversary of his birth. As the book argues, Milani’s oeuvre contains important ingredients for a social justice-oriented critical pedagogy. The spirit for this pedagogical approach is captured in the School of Barbiana’s motto ‘I care.’

This book sheds light on the work of one of the 20th century’s foremost critical educators, the Italian Lorenzo Milani (1923–1967), on the 90th anniversary of his birth. As the book argues, Milani’s oeuvre contains important ingredients for a social justice-oriented critical pedagogy. The spirit for this pedagogical approach is captured in the School of Barbiana’s motto ‘I care.’

This edited volume aims to shed light on the relationship between the design of the Subject of religious education in different Nordic countries and the Subject knowledge and generic abilities that the Subject aims to develop, such as the ability to discern and relate to various aspects where religion and outlook on life are central factors. This volume further examines theoretical, methodological and empirical issues concerning the practice and the study of religion and non-religion, spirituality and worldviews within contemporary education.