Oct. 6 — Beyond The Metaphor: How Literacy Research and Theory Can Inform Religious Literacy
Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 4pm ET Heidi Hadley, Auburn University The “literacy” part of religious literacy is not just a metaphor for knowing something about a topic. Literacy is a field of study in its own right. More than just the capacity to read and write, it is a complex meaning-making process. This session will […]
Mapping K-12 Religious Literacy Education: What’s next?
Wednesday, July 23 — 2pm (ET) Join us for a conversation about the article we published earlier this year, “Mapping the Field of K-12 Religious Literacy Education: A Working Report” (Soules and del Nido, 2025), what we learned in that process, and what is next for the overall project of trying to better understand our field.
Boniuk Institute’s 2024 Summer Educator Professional Development: “World Religions and Culture”
June 11-13, 2024 —The Boniuk Institute’s Educator Professional Development program for secondary school educators, held each spring, offers instruction and training to deepen content knowledge of different religions and successfully incorporate it in their classrooms.
REC Reading Group
We are starting a new reading group on religious literacy education. This reading group aims to create a space for scholars, practitioners, and other stakeholders to discuss new research, examine issues in the field, and sharpen our thinking on our common project. The group will meet monthly, with each meeting focusing on discussion of an article or chapter in the field.
Mapping the Field of Religious Literacy Education: A Working Retreat
This working retreat was intended to take stock of the state of the field of religious literacy education in the post-pandemic era and serve as a step toward developing cohesion in the field of K-12 religious literacy education.
JLR Special Issue Call “Critical Religious Literacy”
There is a growing need for literacy scholars to examine how prejudices impact literacy practices in K-12 contexts and beyond. More broadly, the role of religion, religious literacy, and critical religious literacy cannot be underscored enough in how it shapes public and private discourses. In this special issue, we call on literacy scholars to submit Insights essays and/or empirical research that speak to the role of religion in literacy education “from the heroic to the heinous” and everything in between from a broad range of perspectives (i.e., non-Western, Western, Indigenous) and contexts (private religious to public secular schools, as well as out-of-school contexts).
Special Issue of The Lion and the Unicorn: Twenty-First-Century Religion and Culture in Youth Literature
This special issue aims to revive and expand long-standing conversations about the roots and continued presence of religion in children’s literature, beyond consideration of early Christian influences. With an eye towards interfaith dialogue and inclusion, we will feature a variety of perspectives on religion and culture in children’s and young adult literature.
Understanding Diversity & Inclusion: Exploring Indic Traditions
July 8-12: Join us for a free immersive workshop where you’ll dive deep into the teachings of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Gain valuable insights and discover the best pedagogical strategies to effectively integrate these teachings into diverse educational settings.
Summer Institute for Educators: Imagining a Better World: Arts, Activism, and Social Justice
July 29 – Aug 1: Religion and Public Life is again partnering with Harvard’s Global Studies Outreach Committee to provide a four-day workshop for educators. The 2024 theme will be “Imagining a Better World: Arts, Activism, and Social Justice.”
Religious Worlds of New York Summer Institute
The Religious Worlds of New York summer institute is a project of the Interfaith Center of New York that helps K-12 teachers teach creatively and effectively about religious diversity. The next Religious Worlds institute will meet from July 8-26, 2024. Applications are due by March 5.