Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice - Hardcover

Adam Dinham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447316657 ISBN 13: 9781447316657

Publisher: Policy Press, 2015

Synopsis

It has long been assumed that religion is in decline in the West: however it continues to have an important yet contested role in individual lives and in society at large. Furthermore half a century or so in which religion and belief were barely talked about in public has resulted in a pressing lack of religious literacy, leaving many ill-equipped to engage with religion and belief when they encounter them in daily life in relationships, law, media, the professions, business and politics, among others. 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.

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About the Author

Adam Dinham is Professor of Faith and Public Policy at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is director of the Religious Literacy Programme and has advised the UK government on issues of public faith. Matthew Francis is a Research Associate at Lancaster University. He is also the founding editor of RadicalisationResearch.org and has researched and written about religion and violence for the British Home Office and in the media.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447316657
• ISBN 13: 9781447316657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Adam Dinham, Matthew Francis