This valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis and expertise on practices in key areas of the public realm to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed and what might be done about it. It makes the case for a public realm which is well equipped to engage with the plurality and pervasiveness of religion and belief, whatever the individual’s own stance. It is aimed at academics, policy-makers and practitioners interested in the policy and practice implications of the continuing presence of religion and belief in the public sphere.
Mục lục
Foreword ~ Grace Davie;
Section one – Theory;
Religious literacy: contesting an idea and practice ~ Adam Dinham and Matthew Francis;
Diminishing religious literacy: methodological assumptions and analytical frameworks for promoting the public understanding of religion ~ Diane L. Moore;
Religious literacy in the context of Theology and Religious Studies ~ David Ford and Mike Higton;
The irony of religious illiteracy in the USA ~ Stephen Prothero & Lauren R. Kerby;
Religious literacy as lokahi: social harmony through diversity ~ Michael Barnes SJ and Jonathan D. Smith;
Section two – Policy;
Religious literacy and welfare ~ Adam Dinham;
Religious literacy, radicalisation and extremism ~ Matthew Francis and Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist;
Religious literacy, equalities and human rights ~ Rebecca Catto and David Perfect;
Section three – Practice;
Religious illiteracy in school Religious Education ~ James C. Conroy;
Religious literacy in higher education ~ Stephen H. Jones;
Religious literacy and social work: the view from Australia ~ Beth R. Crisp;
Religious literacy and the media: the case of the BBC ~ Michael Wakelin and Nick Spencer;
Religious literacy and chaplaincy ~ Jeremy Clines with Sophie Gilliat-Ray;
Religious literacies: the future ~ Matthew Francis and Adam Dinham.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Matthew Francis is a Research Associate at Lancaster University. He is also the founding editor of Radicalisation Research.org and has researched and written about religion and violence for the British Home Office and in the media.