Guest Blog: Matt Gresick The other issue I address from the start is to let students know that their words carry weight and have power. As such, they need to be civil and respectful to one another. I remember a time during my first year teaching the class. We were just finishing the Christianity unit, […]
Religion in Schools
How Can Teachers Explore Religions in the K-5 Classroom?
Guest Blog: Rev. Dr. Vicki Garlock Teaching About the World’s Religions (K-5)World Interfaith Harmony Week: Sacred Spaces World Interfaith Harmony Week is a United Nations event that takes place during the first week of February (Feb. 1-7) every year. The goal is to promote peace, mutual understanding, and cooperation across faith traditions. One way to […]
What are Some Reasons to Bring Religion into the Classroom?
Dr. Tim Hall Religious literacy is important to our students since helps to build a religious pluralism that strengthens a pluralistic democracy. Research demonstrates that knowledge of other faith traditions helps to eliminate prejudice, hate, and intolerance. Therefore, teachers shouldn’t avoid the topic of religion. Instead, they should support and incorporate it into the classroom. […]
What is Religious Literacy?
Dr. Tim Hall What is religious literacy? What does it mean to be religiously literate? And why is it essential to our students? These are crucial questions towards better civic literacy and global competence in the 21st century for our students. Religious literacy can be simply defined as a basic understanding of beliefs, behaviors, and […]
How to Teach about Religion in an Age of Intolerance
A review of Linda K Wertheimer’s Faith Ed. Teaching about Religion in an Age of Tolerance Dr. Tim Hall How can an educator successfully teach for a deep understanding of religious traditions in the classroom or school during divisive times? This vital question for an ever-increasing global and diverse America is the subject of Faith […]