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Tag: Religious Literacy

What Does It Mean to be (Inter)Religiously Literate?

What Does It Mean to be (Inter)Religiously Literate?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Hans Gustafson
There is little debate over whether religious literacy should be a core competency in higher education programs and courses in the emerging interdisciplinary field of interreligious and interfaith st... Read More
Religious Literacy for a Fearful and Violent World

Religious Literacy for a Fearful and Violent World

Posted on May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 by Esther Boyd
In February, I had the great pleasure of co-presenting a workshop at the DC Interfaith Leaders Summit with Amber Hacker, the Alumni Director for Interfaith Youth Core. In our workshop we encouraged at... Read More
Religious Literacy: Knowledge vs. Understanding

Religious Literacy: Knowledge vs. Understanding

Posted on June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 by Esther Boyd
Religious literacy is important to me. It drives my commitment to interfaith and to education; it is essential to progressing into a more understanding and empathetic world. I catch myself giving impr... Read More
The Role of Religious Literacy in the Context of State Neutrality

The Role of Religious Literacy in the Context of State Neutrality

Posted on June 2, 2014June 15, 2014 by Arzina Zaver
This post is a summary of a presentation I gave at the Congress Conference 2014. A link to the presentation can be found here. Our argument is based on the following premises: Canada is becoming more ... Read More
The Tennessee “Monkey Bill:” Why We Need Better Education About Religion in Public Schools

The Tennessee “Monkey Bill:” Why We Need Better Education About Religion in Public Schools

Posted on April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 by Tiffany Puett
Recently, the Tennessee legislature passed the controversial HB 368, dubbed “The Monkey Bill” by its critics as a reference to the famous 1925 Scopes Trial. The bill starts off with a sound argume... Read More
Chaos, Apparently

Chaos, Apparently

Posted on April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 by Br. Larry Whitney
I thoroughly enjoy reading David Brooks’ columns in The New York Times.  I particularly enjoy his columns parsing social science literature.  How many columnists in the United States, or anywhere ... Read More

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