Events
Upcoming Events
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.
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
During the academic year, the REC hosts regular speakers to share their work in the field of religion and education. We encourage members to share work-in-progress and to suggest topics or speakers of interest.
Events are open to all REC members at no cost.
Past Events
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.
Religious Literacy: Children’s Museums as Playful Spaces to Engage Young Children and Adults
November 1, 2023 — Children’s museums provide playful spaces within the public sphere for children and adults to engage together through familiar and novel content and platforms. This talk explores processes in developing religious literacy within the informal educational context of Boston Children’s Museum (BCM). To guide critical theory-practice connections, we reflect on how as collaborators in the Religious Literacy Initiative we sought to provide children and the adults who care for them opportunities to: 1) unpack how beliefs and values develop as a facet of identity; 2) increase comfort around differing belief systems and uncover commonalities; and 3) celebrate religious, cultural and familial traditions.
Podcasting as Pedagogy
October 12, 2023 — World Religions high school teacher Greg Soden will offer tips, show examples and rubrics, and discuss the various tools available to educators who want to assess their students via podcasting!