For the European Interreligious Encounter in Rovereto/Italy 2008, Johannes Lähnemann, chairman of the Peace Education Standing Commission (PESC) of Religions for Peace (RfP) in cooperation with Peter Schreiner of the Comenius Institut Münster has prepared a European Map of Interreligious and Values Education accompanied by a handbook containing project and country reports. It corresponds the general motto of the encounter - "Shared Values for a Changing Europe".

The fundamental idea for the "European Map of interreligious and values education" is to make the conditions and developments in the different parts of Europe visible. The necessity of endeavours in this field is repeatedly stressed in documents of the EU. But what is really intended and done in the different parts or Europe?
In an introduction challenges, tasks and chances of religious, interreligious and ethical learning in public education are identified. The possibilities of cooperation between school and religious communities as well as with interreligious groups and agencies for overcoming prejudices, dealing sensitively with history, giving authentic information, encouraging encounter and lively exchange are shown.

The articles in the handbook give examples for all relevant regions of Europe and inform about the EU-research project REDCo: Religion in Education. A Contribution to dialogue or a factor of Conflict in transforming societies of European Countries (conducted by Professor Weisse/Hamburg).

Table of contents:

1. Brian Gates: A soul for Europe - experience and future perspectives from England.
2. Norman Richardson: The challenge of the new: education, religion and citizenship in a traditional and conflicted society - a case-study of Northern Ireland.
3. Geir Skeie: Norway: Religious Education - a question of legality or pedagogy?
4. Laurent Klein: Religious Education in France - teaching religion in the country of "laicité".
5. Wim Westerman: A cultural crisis about tolerance - the Netherlands.
6. Peter Schreiner: Religious Education in Germany.
7. Lajos Szabó: Experiences and prospects for the future in Hungary. 
8. Pille Valk & Tonu Lehtsaar: Developments and trends in and around Religious Education in Estonia.
9. Fedor Kozyrev: Russia: change of paradigms in Religious Education.
10. Gunter Dietz: Religious diversity - opportunity or threat? - "The Return of Islam" to Al-Andalus (Spain).
11. Adalberta Bernardini & Armando Bernardini: Italy: which direction shall Religious Education take?
12. Mato Zovkic: Relations between Christians and Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the eve of new general elections.
13. Emmanuel Perselis: Religious pluralism and Religious Education in Europe and Greece - comparative tendencies and perspectives.
14. Mualla Selcuk & Recai Dogan: Religious Education in Turkey.
15. Wolfram Weiße: Religion in education. A contribution to Dialogue or a factor of Conflict in transforming societies of European Countries (REDCo).