Preface

Abstract

Over the past decades, the field of Islamic Religious Education has differentiated in remarkable ways around the world. While Islamic Religious Education is a relatively new phenomenon in Western contexts – such as Europe and the United States – emerging against the backdrop of migration-induced pluralization, deeply rooted and historically evolved educational traditions can be observed in predominantly Muslim societies. This special issue responds to the need to examine Islamic educational processes comparatively within their diverse historical, national, societal, and political contexts. It focuses on both the institutional formats of Islamic Religious Education and their didactic configurations.