Equipping Educators to Teach Religious Literacy by Emile Lest... - 9780367775223

Equipping Educators to Teach Religious LiteracyLessons from a Teacher Education Program in the American South\nAuthor(s): Emile Lester, W. Y. Alice Chan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367775223, 978-0367775223\nSynopsis\nThis volume provides a detailed evaluation of a unique education program implemented in secondary schools in Georgia to enhance teachers religious literacy and their ability to promote this in schools and classrooms. The text demonstrates that religious literacy can be proactively taught to students, whilst also highlighting key considerations and tensions around religious liberty in the American South. \n\nSpanning rural, urban, and suburban Georgia, the text presents an original approach to the growing field of religious literacy by foregrounding community voices and perspectives. Using rich empirical data and qualitative interviews with religious and political leaders, scholars, teachers, p.