Critical Religious Pluralism in Higher Education - 9780367491505

Name: Critical Religious Pluralism in Higher Education - 9780367491505
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Critical Religious Pluralism in Higher EducationA Social Justice Framework to Support Religious Diversity\nAuthor(s): Jenny L. Small\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367491505, 978-0367491505\nSynopsis\nThis text presents a new critical theory addressing religious diversity, Christian religious privilege, and Christian hegemony in the United States. It meets a growing and urgent need in our societythe need to bring together religiously diverse ways of thinking and being in the world, and eventually to transform our society through intentional pluralism. The primary goal of Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) is to acknowledge the central roles of religious privilege, oppression, hegemony, and marginalization in maintaining inequality between Christians and non-Christians (including the nonreligious) in the United States. Following analysis of current literature on religious, secular, and spiritual identi.