Drawing on a major EU-funded research project, this book examines how religious/secular beliefs are formed at school and in the family across different European countries, offering insights into key policy issues concerning the place of religion in the school system and illuminating current debates around religion and multiculturalism.

Linda Ahlgren, University of Edinburgh, UK Silvia Avram, University of Essex, UK Mary Darmanin, University of Malta, Malta Merike Darmody, Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland (ESRI); Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Christa Dommel, Dortmund University, Germany Jaap Dronkers, Maastricht University, the Netherlands Etaoine Howlett, University College Cork, Ireland Goedroen Juchtmans, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Kathleen Lynch, University College Dublin, Ireland Maureen Lyons, University College Dublin, Ireland Gillean McCluskey, University of Edinburgh, UK Ides Nicaise, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Sheila Riddell, University of Edinburgh, UK Bert Roebben, Dortmund University, Germany Emer Smyth, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland; Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Elisabet Weedon, University of Edinburgh, UK