Equipping Educators to Teach Religious Literacy - Lessons from a Teacher Education Program in the American South

This volume provides a detailed evaluation of a unique education program implemented in secondary schools in Georgia to enhance teachers’ religious literacy and their ability to promote this in schools and classrooms. The text demonstrates that religious literacy can be proactively taught to students, whilst also highlighting key considerations and tensions around religious liberty in the American South. Spanning rural, urban, and suburban Georgia, the text presents an original approach to the growing field of religious literacy by foregrounding community voices and perspectives. Using rich empirical data and qualitative interviews with religious and political leaders, scholars, teachers, parents, and students, the book evaluates the challenges, efficacy, and benefits of the program in view of rising political polarization. In doing so, the text tackles historical and contemporary issues around race and religion, and considers tensions between religious and nonreligious groups in the US. Ultimately, the book presents a significant contribution to the dialogue around fostering religious literacy in schools. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religious education, teacher education, and religious literacy more broadly. Those interested in the sociology of education, as well as diversity and religion in America, will also benefit from this volume.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Religion and Education
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2022
Authors:	Emile Lester • W. Y. Alice Chan
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-77522-3
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-367-77522-0
Barcode:	9780367775223

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