Religious literacy: a way forward for religious education?
In this paper, the central findings of a research project into religious literacy are presented. This project sought to answer the question as to whether or not religious literacy can be a way forward for religious education (RE). Starting with the idea of literacy', dominant approaches religi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2020, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-226 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious education
/ Didactics
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Competence
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| IxTheo Classification: | AH Religious education AX Inter-religious relations ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion
B religious education (RE) B Literacy B Religious Literacy |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In this paper, the central findings of a research project into religious literacy are presented. This project sought to answer the question as to whether or not religious literacy can be a way forward for religious education (RE). Starting with the idea of literacy', dominant approaches religious literacy in the literature are examined. An educational argument is developed, building on a definition of literacy in relation as being an effective navigation of a domain. At this point, a question is raised about whether domains should be accepted as they are, or whether education needs also to work with students on the ability to raise critical questions about how domains are defined and policed. This moves the discussion from functional literacy towards critical literacy; highlighting the political dimension of literacy. By way of conclusion, we consider what all this means for RE, and whether or not religious literacy can offer a way forward for RE. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1736969 |