S18 E3 The One About Questioning
- May 5
- 1 min read
Updated: May 11
Questionning is at the very heart of who we are as humans as well as the RE classroom. Following on from my chat with Joe Kinnaird about his new book; Secondary Religious Education in Action, we delve deep into his chapter on questionning. This follows a brilliant talk he gave on this topic at Strictly 2026.
We look at what makes a good question, how to develop a questionning culture in your classroom, how to deal with 'I don't know' responses and disciplinary questionning and much much more.
Joe suggested three places to find our more about questioning;
The discussion in this episode raises some really interesting points about the Quranist perspective and how it challenges more traditional interpretations of Islam, especially around authority, interpretation, and who gets to define meaning in religious texts. I think what stands out most is how the conversation tries to approach disagreement without immediately shutting it down, even when views are quite strongly held on different sides. It does make you reflect on how religion is often shaped as much by interpretation as by text itself, which can lead to very different understandings within the same faith. I also recently came across rapid assignment help while looking into RE-related academic discussions, and found useful support through f7 casino for students exploring theology, philosophy,…