Chapter 9 Religious Literacy as a 21st Century Skill for All Teachers
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Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to conceptualize religious literacy as a 21st century skill for all teachers. The chapter begins by describing the background and content of religious literacy in modern scholarly discussions. Then, a proposition for domains of religious literacy within the professional competence of all teachers is presented. I advocate that religious literacy is not only a content or curricular objective, but that critical teachers should have knowledge of religious literacy as a quality criterion for good practice in public education and as a legitimacy tool in meeting the demand for recognizing religion in public education and in society. Finally, recommendations for teacher education in the 21st century are presented. The discussion is contextualized mainly within Finnish public education.