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Religion in Schools

Why The Odyssey Is a Religious Literacy Story

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Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters Most audiences encounter The Odyssey as an adventure story. It is a tale of monsters, shipwrecks, warfare, temptation, endurance, and one man’s long struggle to return home. Odysseus confronts the Cyclops, resists the Sirens, descends into the underworld, and survives the anger of the sea.  Those elements [...]

Seeing Jerusalem Is Not Understanding Jerusalem

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Most approaches to religious literacy focus on beliefs, practices, and traditions. This work matters, but it is incomplete. Drawing on Calvary, this piece explores what happens when religion is encountered as lived experience—shaped by trust, trauma, and moral complexity—and what that means for how we prepare students to understand religion in the real world.

🌍 Global Competence Starts with Understanding Difference

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Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When I talk with teachers about global competence, the conversation often turns to what we want our students to take with them when they leave our classrooms. We hope they can navigate an increasingly complex world. A world filled with difference, ambiguity, and interconnection. Yet we seldom [...]

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