1st Edition

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

By Emile Lester, W. Y. Alice Chan Copyright 2022
162 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more
1: A Changing Context: The Challenges of Religious Diversity in Georgia

2: Theoretical Perspectives on Religious Literacy and Religious Liberty

3: The Georgia 3Rs Program

4: Conducting Qualitative Research in Urban, Rural, and Suburban Communities

5: Religion and the 3Rs: Navigating Conservative, Non-Religious, and Non-Christian Religions

6: Race and the 3Rs: Engaging with Majority-Minority Populations

7: Success in the Suburbs: Gwinnett, Fayette, and Cobb Counties

8: Can Rural Be a Fourth R? The 3Rs in Bleckley County

9: Alternate Forms of Education: Exploring beyond Traditional Education Settings

10: Outcomes and Implications for the United States

11: International Implications

Biography

Emile Lester is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington, USA.

W. Y. Alice Chan completed her PhD at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. She is is Executive Director and cofounder of the Centre for Civic Religious Literacy (CCRL), Canada.