O ensino religioso nas escolas públicas de ensino fundamental no Ceará

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the consequences of the implementation of the Basic Laws and Directives in education, and especially those related to article 33 of Law N° 9.394 of the 20th of December, 1996 concerning the teaching of religion at elementary level in public schools in the State of Ceará. The article discusses the objectives for the teaching of religion in the first and second cycles of elementary education. It goes on to show the importance of teaching religion in today's world and indicates the qualifications necessary for the professional teacher of religion. It explains the difference between four categories of religious teaching: catechetical confessional, confessional, interconfessional and inter-religious. Finally the article offers some suggestions for the teachiitg of religion in the classroom.