ABSTRACT In this paper, the central findings of a research project into religious literacy are presented. This project sought to answer the question as to whether or not religious literacy can be a way forward for religious education (RE). Starting with the idea of ‘literacy’, dominant approaches religious literacy in the literature are examined. An educational argument is developed, building on a definition of literacy in relation as being an effective navigation of a domain. At this point, a question is raised about whether domains should be accepted as they are, or whether education needs also to work with students on the ability to raise critical questions about how domains are defined and policed. This moves the discussion from functional literacy towards critical literacy; highlighting the political dimension of literacy. By way of conclusion, we consider what all this means for RE, and whether or not religious literacy can offer a way forward for RE.

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宗教素养：宗教教育的出路？

摘要 本文介绍了宗教素养研究项目的核心发现。该项目试图回答有关宗教扫盲是否可以成为宗教教育 (RE) 前进道路的问题。从“扫盲”的概念开始，研究了文学中的主要宗教扫盲方法。发展了教育论点，建立在将读写相关的定义作为一个领域的有效导航的基础上。在这一点上，提出了一个问题，即域是否应该被接受，或者教育是否也需要与学生合作，以提出关于域如何定义和监管的关键问题。这将讨论从功能性识字转向批判性识字；突出扫盲的政治层面。