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James D. Holt

Associate Professor of Religious Education

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Education Musings

Some thoughts on issues general to education that may overlap into RE every now and again

“They’re not all the same”: reflections on the experiences of minority religious and ethnic groups.

Some further concerns about PREVENT

Educating against Extremism

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