School on the weekend? Yes. All over Norway, various religious communities organize religious education programs for school-aged children on afternoons and weekends. This book is a door-opener to several of these places through chapters that describe teaching in mosques and Catholic churches in Norway. The book provides insight into how children, young people, parents, teachers and leaders experience this kind of teaching. It also sheds light on the relationship between religious instruction within these communities and KRLE (kristendom, religion, livssyn og etikk: Christianity, religion, philosophy and ethics) teaching in primary school, as well as how life stance and religious diversity is expressed in primary school. The students, as well as KRLE teachers and school leaders, have their say when these relationships are discussed. The book conveys findings from the research project ""Informal religious education, public school and religious minorities in Norway"" (FAITHED). In this project (funded by The Research Council of Norway), a team of researchers within education, social sciences and religion came together to discern and understand diversity in schools and in society, and in particular, religious diversity. The project’s findings are relevant for teachers and school administrators, educational researchers and students in teacher education. Leaders, teachers and members of religious communities will also benefit from a greater understanding of how children and young people themselves experience the roles their religious communities and schools play in their lives. Our hope is that the book will spur reflection and discussion in the field of education, in religious communities, and also in the public discourse about the diversity of Norwegian society.

This book is included in DOAB.