You are invited to join a new reading group on religious literacy education. Religious literacy education is a relatively new field. Field research and academic debate are constantly adding new perspectives to its theory and practice. 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.

For the initial session of the reading group, we have set aside the last Tuesday of each month at 4:00 pm ET to meet on Zoom to discuss a text related to religious literacy education. For this session, we have selected the following pieces on the theme of “Perspectives on the Field of Religious Literacy:”

• • May 28: Marcus, B., and Ralph, A. “Origins and Development of Religious Literacy Education,” Religion & Education, 2021.

• • June 25: Walker, N., Chan, A., and McEver, B. “Religious Literacy: Civic Education for a Common Good,” Religion & Education, 2021.

• • July 30: Gallagher, E. “Reflections on Wolfart, Challenges to Religious Literacy, and Course Design,” Method and Theory in the Study of Religion, 2022.

• • August 27: Seiple, C., and Hoover, D. “A Case for Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy,” The Review of Faith and International Affairs, 2021. 

Kate and Dan will take turns leading discussion for these first few meetings. We ask that participants commit to attending the majority of the meetings for each session and reading the assigned text ahead of the discussion. 

If you have ideas for readings and would like to lead a discussion on it, let us know. While we have lots of ideas about themes for future sessions, we want the community to have the opportunity to read about and discuss issues that matter to them.