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Being raised in a catholic family, I went to school with a view on the church. My parents were not particularly religious, rather average catholic in the early 1960s. As a child I was an altar boy whereby I assisted the priest at liturgy. During my time at primary school I was permitted to leave the classroom during school time in order to go to church for a wedding or a funeral. From all celebrations I attended, the funerals are those I remember most.
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Hermans, C. (2012). Religion as a Special World of Meaning Set Apart. In: Avest, I.t. (eds) On the Edge: (Auto)biography and Pedagogical Theories on Religious Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-175-7_5
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