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Religion and belief literacy : reconnecting a chain of learning / Adam Dinham ; with Alp Arat and Martha Shaw

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Dinham, Adam
Published
Bristol, UK : Policy Press, an imprint of Bristol University Press, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 197 pages)
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Contents
Front Cover -- Religion and Belief Literacy: Reconnecting a Chain of Learning -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of figures and tables -- Foreword and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A chain of learning about religion and belief -- A broken chain and the problem of religion and belief literacy -- Religion and belief literacy -- Modelling learning -- The chapters -- 1 The broken chain of learning: the crisis of religion and belief literacy and its origins -- Introduction -- Religion and belief literacy -- The religion and belief literacy framework, The loss of religion and belief literacy: welfare and the willing transfer of care -- Invisible presence -- Religion and education -- Anxious re-visibility -- Religion and belief literacy and public anxiety -- Conclusion -- 2 Policy framings of religion and belief: consolidating the muddle -- Introduction -- Cohesion -- Prevention of extremism -- Equality, diversity and inclusion -- Legal expressions of the public muddle -- Some conclusions on a muddled context -- 3 Religion and belief in Religious Education -- Introduction -- RE -- What is RE for? -- Pedagogical debates -- A national curriculum, REforREal -- Conclusions -- 4 Religion and belief across schools -- Introduction -- SMSC -- British values -- Prevent in schools -- Citizenship education -- PSHE -- RSE -- Collective worship -- Conclusions -- 5 Religion and belief in university practices -- Introduction -- A paucity of attention to religion and belief in the academy -- University chaplaincy -- 'Prevent' in the universities -- A changing religion and belief landscape -- Changes in the higher education sector -- The Religious Literacy Leadership in Higher Education programme -- The university muddle -- Conclusions, 6 Religion and belief in university teaching and learning -- Introduction -- Anthropology -- Geography -- Political philosophy -- Religious studies -- Social policy -- Sociology and cultural studies -- Theology -- Conclusions: issues for universities -- 7 Religion and belief in professional education and workplaces -- Introduction -- Equality and diversity -- Workplace mindfulness -- Adult and further education -- Health and social care -- Conclusions -- 8 Religion and belief in community education and learning -- Introduction -- Policy framings of community cohesion, and Cohesion learning through interfaith and multi-faith work -- Anti-extremism education -- Education for anti-Semitism -- Supplementary schools education -- The citizenship test -- Conclusions -- 9 The future of religion and belief literacy: reconnecting a chain of learning -- Introduction -- Religion and belief literacy -- RE -- Schools -- Universities -- Professions and workplaces -- Communities -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover
Summary
This book presents a crisis of religion and belief literacy to which education at every level is challenged to respond. It provides a clear pathway for engaging well with religion and belief diversity in public and shared settings.
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9781447344643 electronic book
1447344642 electronic book
9781447344667 electronic book
1447344669 electronic book
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