Overcoming Religious Illiteracy

Overcoming Religious Illiteracy   Order Description   These 2-3 page (double-spaced) reflection papers are designed to give students the opportunity to synthesize responses to the required readings assigned. Occasionally, the professor will specify a particular question or idea to focus upon for these papers. Otherwise, each student should 1) choose a theme or idea from the required reading(s) that s/he found particularly compelling and/or problematic; 2) offer a text based synthesis of that idea/theme; and 3) write a personal reflection and/or commentary. Reflection papers are not intended to be a synthesis or summary of the entire text but rather a focused reflection of a particular aspect of the assigned reading (considered in context). Diane L. Moore, Overcoming Religious Illiteracy, "Preface" "Introduction" and Chapters 1-4. Recommended: Diane L. Moore, Overcoming Religious Illiteracy, Chapters 5-7, “Conclusion” and “Epilogue”. American Academy of Religion Guidelines for Teaching about Religion in K-12 Public Schools in the United States found at https://www.aarweb.org/search/node/American %20Academy%20Guidelines Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Chapters 1-3. Amy Gutmann, Democratic Education, "Introduction" and Chapters 1-5.