Justine Ellis
Challenges commonly held understandings of religious literacy as an inclusive framework for engaging with religion in modern, multifaith democracies
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May 14, 2023 • 1h 7min
Justine Ellis, "The Politics of Religious Literacy: Education and Emotion in a Secular Age" (Brill, 2022)
Justine Ellis challenges traditional views on religious literacy, exploring affect theory and its impact on education. They discuss the dynamics of religious literacy in identity formation, the history of religion in American public schools, and Charles Taylor's ideas on religion and secularity. The importance of emotional, embodied learning in religious literacy education for democratic societies is highlighted.
