Religion and Belief Literacy

Adam Dinham is Professor of Faith and Public Policy, Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Unit and Head of the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is also Professor of Religion and Belief Literacy at VID Specialised University in Oslo.

• Introduction The broken chain of learning: the crisis of religion and belief literacy and its originsPolicy framings of religion and belief: consolidating the muddleReligion and belief in Religious Education Religion and belief across schools Religion and belief in university practices Religion and belief in university teaching and learning Religion and belief in professional education and workplaces Religion and belief in community education and learningThe future of religion and belief literacy: reconnecting a chain of learning

"The muddle that has long characterised policy and practice can be fixed. Adam Dinham proposes a coherent intersectoral framework which acknowledges the complexity of religion and beliefs within societies." Beth Crisp, Deakin University