CONTENTS: Irish and British Perspectives on Religious Education in Catholic Schools - John Sullivan: The Role of Religious Education Teachers: Between Pedagogy and Ecclesiology - Gareth Byrne: The Place of Religious Education in the Changing Landscape That Is Ireland Today - Fiona Dineen: Religious Education in Catholic Schools - Fitting the Field: Educators, Ethos and Catholic Primary Schools in Ireland - Daniel O'Connell/Marie Ryan/Maurice Harmon: Will We Have Teachers for Catholic Primary Schools in Ireland? - Bernadette Sweetman: Godparenthood and Education: An Irish Perspective - Brendan Carmody SJ: Religious Education: The Irish Secondary School - Cora O'Farrell: «It's like as if I'm close to God. I feel as if God is beside me»: Giving Voice to Children in the Field of Religious Education - An Irish Study - Sean Whittle: Religious Education in Catholic Schools in England and Wales: A Critical Assessment of the Religious Education Curriculum Directory - The Place of Scripture in Religious Education in Catholic Schools - Stephen J. McKinney: Affirming the Place of Scripture in the Catholic School - Susan Docherty: Scripture and Religious Education: Jesus as «messiah» and «Divine Son» - Insights from Recent New Testament Scholarship - David Purcell: The Importance of Scripture and Sacred Texts in the Teaching of Religious Education and Securing Engagement for Pupils and Students with Special Educational Needs - John Stoer: Using Biblical Texts in Religious Education in Catholic Schools to Encourage Openness to Diversity and Foster Community Cohesion - Sean Whittle: Conclusion: A Proposal About the Future Direction of Religious Education in Catholic Schools.