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Overcoming Religious Illiteracy: Expanding the Boundaries of Religious Education
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After defining religious literacy, the article explores key characteristics of the study of religion based on the differentiation of the devotional expressions of religions and their study, the fact that religions are internally diverse, and that they are situated in cultures. A cultural studies approach to the teaching of religion is described. Implications are drawn for the work of religious educators.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Moore, D. L.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Moore, Diane L.
- Venue
- Religious Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-07-24
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 379-389
- ISSN
- 0034-4087 (ISSN-L)
- 1547-3201
- OpenAlex
- W2025447779
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 13.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Religious Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Religious Education and Schools
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Theology, and Education
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Keywords
- religious literacy, religion and culture, cultural studies approach, religious educators, religious education
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