Özet:

The Kingdom of Denmark, which has been ruled by a unicameral constitutional monarchy since 1972, is a Scandinavian country with a population of 5.83 million in the north of Europe, on the Baltic Sea coast. The Evangelical Lutheran Church is recognized as the official church of the state by Article 4 of Denmark's constitution, of which 75% of the population is registered with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The purpose of this article is to explore religious education in Denmark. While preparing the article, it was benefited from the researches on the subject and the Christian Knowledge Subject Booklet prepared by the Danish Ministry of Children and Education. The Danish education system starts with 10 years of compulsory primary education, continues with vocational or academic high schools and is completed with 3 different higher education programs. Education is provided free of charge by the state, and even in private schools, most of the fee is subsidized by the state. In Denmark, religion is compulsory throughout the compulsory primary education period. With the application of the parent, there is the option of exemption or distance education at home. However, since the religion course is also seen as the purpose of preserving the Danish culture, those who use these rights are mostly foreigners. In Denmark, as in Turkey, only one religion/sect is taught. When the aims and methods of the religion lesson are examined, it is perceived that a doctrinal religious education method is preferred. Since any religion other than Christianity is not recognized by the state, education is not given in official schools. Foreign nationals meet their religious education needs mostly in private schools and places of worship.

Anahtar Kelimeler: