VIOLÊNCIA E EXPERIÊNCIA RELIGIOSA NA ESCOLA PÚBLICA MUNICIPAL DE GOIÂNIA

Abstract

The theme that generated and guided this research at all stages was the violence encountered in Public schools in Goiânia. To understand the depth and breadth of the problem we situated ourselves phenomenologically in the school context where violence ins manifested. The school, (chapter 1) its configuration, nature, possibilities, limitations and historical development are one of the most important social references for educating a non-violent generation. However, the problem and the unique complexity that give rise to violence (chapter 2) is the dissolution of the socio-cultural ethos which disjoint all the models of reason and the civilising process. The religious phenomena (chapter 3) is the most constant and relevant socio-cultural manifestation. Amongst the various analyses to explain the why of the "religious experience", highlighted is the dynamic, ambivalent and logical interpretation recognising that existence seeks to guarantee security and social protection whilst operating on a psychosocial "metamorphose of violence". Using this hermeneutical key, we analysed the causes and implications by reflection on and practice of the "religious experience" in schools, with regards to the reduction of violence in schools; and relocate this analyses in an educational project for the public schools, as an orientation for education and learning, living and being.