Religious Education in Hungary (0)

Religious education in Hungary
Religious country since year 1000.
DenominationsPopulation % of total
Catholicism 5,558,90154.5
Roman Catholics 5,289,52151.9
Greek Catholics 268,9352.6
Protestantism 1,985,57619.5
Calvinists 1,622,79615.9
Lutherans 304,7053.0
Baptists 17,7050.2
Unitarians 6,5410.1
Other Protestants 33,8290.3
Orthodox Christianity 15,2980.1
Other Christians 24,3400.2
Judaism 12,8710.1
Other religions 13,5670.1A
ll religions 7,610,55374.6
No religion 1,483,36914.5
Undeclared 1,034,76710.1
Unknown 69,5660.7
Total 10,198,315100.00
History and nowadays
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After World War II religious education difficult and
problematic like in many Soviet countries.
Althougt freedom of religion during socialist era.
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Since 1993 the Hungarian Parliament constitution
guarantees the right to religious education.
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Religious education is taugh in a confessional way.
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School must provide time and space. Everything beyond it
is the task of church.
Nowadays
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Religious education can be an optional subject in public
school or teached as a compulsory subject in church
school(10% of secundary education)
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Church schools are free to chose their stuff. Only church
schools employ full time teachers of religion.
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In public schools religious educators are paid a fee per
lesson by state.
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State universities do not have a religious education
teachers training programme.
Nowadays 2
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New way RE teaching in Hungary: Three plus two years
to get a religious education teacher´s diploma.
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A teacher diploma is only reguired in church schools.
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In public schools religious education lessons can be
teached by any other religious educator provided by
church. (oftenly pastors etc.)
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Situation in RE is developing constanlty.
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