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Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice
Adam Dinham
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Description for Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice
Paperback. This valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis of key areas of the public realm to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed and what might be done about it. It is aimed at academics, policy-makers and practitioners interested in the continuing presence of religion and belief in the public sphere. Editor(s): Dinham, Adam; Francis, Matthew. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM2; JFSR; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
It has long been assumed that religion is in decline in the West: however it continues to have an important yet contested role in individual lives and in society at large. Furthermore half a century or so in which religion and belief were barely talked about in public has resulted in a pressing lack of religious literacy, leaving many ill-equipped to engage with religion and belief when they encounter them in daily life - in relationships, law, media, the professions, business and politics, among others. This valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis and expertise on practices in key areas of the public realm to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed and what might be done about it. It makes the case for a public realm which is well equipped to engage with the plurality and pervasiveness of religion and belief, whatever the individual's own stance. It is aimed at academics, policy-makers and practitioners interested in the policy and practice implications of the continuing presence of religion and belief in the public sphere.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447316664
SKU
V9781447316664
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Ref
99-50
About Adam Dinham
Professor Adam Dinham is Professor of Faith & Public Policy and Director, Faiths & Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London. His work focuses on religion through faith-based social action, faith-related social policy, and professional practice with religiously diverse publics. Adam convenes the leading policy-practice-research network on faith and civil society and is advisor to a number of national and international policy bodies. He is director of the Religious Literacy Leadership Programme, Professor of Religious Literacy at VID University, Oslo, Chair of the British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group (BSA Socrel), and Fellow of the Westminster Abbey Institute for Faith and Public Life. Matthew Francis is a Research Associate at Lancaster University. He is also the founding editor of RadicalisationResearch.org and has researched and written about religion and violence for the British Home Office and in the media.
Reviews for Religious Literacy in Policy and Practice
A significant contribution to the improvement of conversation about religious literacy by insisting that informed debate be the norm rather than a rarity. Lori G Beaman, University of Ottawa [This] book is timely, and provides a solid introduction to the field. It should be of interest, not only to scholars and policymakers, but also to anyone concerned about the poverty of current public discourse about religion. British Politics [This book] will prove an essential resource for scholars and educators interested in the role of religious literacy in the contemporary scene. Sociology of Religion The aim of the volume is excellent...all the themes will keep experts busy researching and advising for years to come. Church Times This is a ground-breaking and positive response by relevant experts to questions about the discussion of religion in a wide range of social contexts. Each chapter is thought-provoking, original and clear. James A. Beckford, University of Warwick ?? A clear and fearless statement that we need to regain a proper conversation about religion and politics in our uncertain age, it provides both the tools and the ideas by which we may begin to have this conversation in public. Professor Chris Baker, University of Chester and Director of Research, William Temple Foundation