Abstract:In France, public schools play a central role in determining
students’ relationship to religion. It is based on a set of legislative principles
dating from the regime of the Third Republic (1870-1940) which are still applicable today and are characterized by a close and decisive link with laïcité.
However, a significant place is given to private schools –overwhelmingly Catholic– in the name of freedom of education. However, the societal repercussions
of the development of new religious movements, including Isl… Show more
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