Pravne dimenzije verskega pouka v slovenskih šolah od knezoškofa Napotnika do danes

Abstract

Slovenian education began to develop within the Austrian school system. Prince-Bishop Mihael Napotnik, who governed the Diocese of Maribor from 1889 to 1922, paid special attention to religious education in schools, as he recognized the shortcomings of school education in this respect. With the new political system in Slovenia, from 1952 onwards in all three Slovenian dioceses, the only form of religious education was the parish religious education, which was not part of the school curriculum. The situation in the field of education improved slightly after Slovenian independence when private schooling with the integration of the religious dimension was able to come to life in the new country. The inclusion of religious content in the public primary school curriculum could positively contribute to peaceful coexistence and the necessary dialogue in Slovenian society in the long term.