Vilka möjligheter finns det för lärare i svenska skolan att inta en objektiv och neutral ställning i religionsundervisningen?

Sammanfattning

In this knowledge overview the aim is to discover possible ways for teachers in the REfield to uphold an objective and neutral position in teaching RE in Sweden. We wouldlike to point out that this article does not conduct our own research, but we have compiledand analysed other researchers' work. With this in mind a broad perspective is presentedto give a wide overview of the matter at hands. It will depart from ten different academicarticles and a few chapters of books of relevance for this knowledge overview. We willlook at the current syllabus of RE in the Swedish high school as well as the value ground.These may come across as ambiguous, and we will point out critical points made in them.We also look at Sweden's Lutheran history, which we found is key to understanding thepresent steering documents. We present concrete didactic perspectives to the matter andhow these could be interpreted in the classroom, this from both national and internationalperspectives. Finally, a discussion is presented regarding the possibilities that exist withinthe concept of objectivity that concludes whether this is achievable or not. In this we havefound that there is not one clear answer, rather multiple perspectives that can be viewedand considered in teaching. To conclude we find that this subject can be further developedand researched to be able to present a larger and more extensive result and discussionconcerning this rather abstract and complex concept that is objectivity in education.