An overview of education and religious content teaching within the Slovenian education system

Šolstvo je eden izmed ključnih elementov, na katerem stoji naša družba. V preteklosti se je sistem šolanja oblikoval in urejal postopoma, skladno z razvojem posameznih držav. Poseben pomen je šolstvo pridobilo, ko ga je pod svoje okrilje vzela državna oblast in začela urejati njegovo organizacijo in vsebino. Avtor nam predstavi ključne mejnike, ki so, gledano z vidika zakonodaje, vplivali na razvoj šolstva pri nas. Pod drobnogled vzame verski pouk in opredeljuje, na podlagi katerih zakonov in odlokov sta se v preteklosti njegov pomen in vsebina spreminjala. Prvoten namen verskega pouka je bil v vzgoji državljanov, vendar se je poudarek skozi zgodovino spreminjal. Veliko je bilo odvisno od zahtev zakonodajalca, ki je sčasoma vedno odločneje posegal v ureditev in vsebino celotnega šolstva, tudi na področje verske vzgoje in izobraževanja. Posebnost naših krajev je, da smo bili Slovenci skoraj 50 let pod močnim vplivom komunizma, ki je radikalno umaknil vsakršno versko vzgojo iz šolskega sistema, kar se pozna še danes. Izgradnja pluralne družbe, ki bo enako obravnavala verne in neverne, je izziv, ki si ga moramo postaviti visoko na prioritetno mesto, da nam bo v času migracij in trkov različnih kultur uspelo ohraniti svojo identiteto ter hkrati v polnosti spoštovati druge.Education is one of the key elements on which our society stands. In the past, the school system has been designed and regulated gradually, in line with the development of individual countries. Education gained special significance when the state authorities took it under their wing and began to regulate its organization and content. The author presents the key milestones that, from the point of view of legislation, have influenced the development of education in Slovenia. It takes a closer look at religious studies and identifies which laws and ordinances have changed its meaning and content in the past. The original purpose of religious studies was in upbringing citizens, but the emphasis has changed throughout history. Much depended on the requirements of the legislator, who over time increasingly resolutely intervened in the regulation and content of the entire school system, including the field of religious education. The peculiarity of our places is that we, Slovenes, have been under the strong influence of communism for almost 50 years, which radically removed any religious education from the school system, which is still seen today. Building a plural society that treats believers and non-believers alike is a challenge that we must prioritize in order to maintain our identity during migrations and clashes of different cultures, while fully respecting others