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PublisherBristol University Press

ISBN-101447316657

ISBN-139781447316657

eBay Product ID (ePID)204135801

Product Key Features

Number of Pages296 Pages

Publication NameReligious Literacy in Policy and Practice

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPublic Affairs & Administration, History, Religion, Politics & State, Sociology of Religion

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

AuthorMatthew Francis

Subject AreaReligion, Political Science, Social Science

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight20.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThis book does an excellent job of balancing deep reflection on the meaning of religious literacy with careful examination of how the concept plays out in a variety of real-world contexts. It will prove an essential resource for scholars and educators interested in the role of religious literacy in the contemporary scene., This is a groundbreaking and positive response by relevant experts to questions about the discussion of religion in a wide range of social contexts. Each chapter is thought-provoking, original, and clear., [This] book is timely, and provides a solid introduction to the field. It should be of interest, not only to scholars and policymakers, but also to anyone concerned about the poverty of current public discourse about religion., [This] book is timely and provides a solid introduction to the field. It should be of interest not only to scholars and policy makers, but also to anyone concerned about the poverty of current public discourse about religion., A significant contribution to the improvement of conversation about religious literacy by insisting that informed debate be the norm rather than a rarity., This is a groundbreaking and positive response by relevant experts to questions about the discussion of religion in a wide range of social contexts. Each chapter is thought-provoking, original, and clear., The aim of the volume is excellent--all the themes will keep experts busy researching and advising for years to come., A clear and fearless statement that we need to regain a proper conversation about religion and politics in our uncertain age, it provides both the tools and the ideas by which we may begin to have this conversation in public.

Dewey Decimal200

Table Of ContentForeword ~ 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.

SynopsisThis valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis of key areas of the public realm to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed and what might be done about it. It is aimed at academics, policy-makers and practitioners interested in the continuing presence of religion and belief in the public sphere., 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., Although we often assume religion is in decline in the West, it continues to have an important yet contested role in individual lives and in society at large. And after half a century in which religion and belief were barely talked about in the public sphere, we face a pressing lack of religious literacy. Many are now ill-equipped to engage with religion and belief when they encounter them in their daily lives--in relationships, law, media, professions, business, and politics, among other venues. This valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis and expertise to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed, and what might be done about it. Its contributors make the case for a public realm that is well-equipped to engage with the plurality and pervasiveness of religion and belief, whatever an individual participant's own stance. It will be of great importance to academics, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the manifold implications of the continued presence of religion and belief in the public sphere.

LC Classification NumberBL60