To forestall a conflict: the history of teaching the basics of religious cultures in schools

Abstract

The activities of the government bodies during the introduction to the Russian school of the study of the subject «Basics of religious cultures and secular ethics» are analyzed in the article. There were disagreements concerning the teaching of this subject in the school between the representatives of different religions and discussion on this issue continued for several years. The article shows that the consent of the parties has been achieved largely thanks to the activities of the public authorities that have contributed to the mutual understanding and cooperation between the participants of the discussion and have provided them with the participation in the development of the solutions.