#  RPL in the News: Project transforms the perception of religion in classrooms around the nation 

 





January 03, 2019

 

 

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*MultiBriefs* writer [Sheilamary Koch](http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/author/sheilamary-koch) writes about the impact of RPL at Harvard Divinity School as it guides teachers in incorporating a constitutionally sound approach to presenting the interplay between culture and religion.

> "From reading Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” to analyzing artwork at the Art Institute of Chicago, students around the nation are embarking on educational activities from a new religious studies-informed angle.
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> Thanks to the Religious Literacy Project (RLP) at Harvard Divinity School, which guides teachers in incorporating a constitutionally sound approach to presenting the interplay between culture and religion, students are developing better understanding of how the multiple facets of religion influence human experience.
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> Not a moment too soon in today’s pluralistic society, teamwork involving educators and RLP scholars and fellows has begun to reshape how religion is perceived and discussed in classrooms — and out in the world.
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> ## **Teaching religion from a cultural perspective impacts democracy**
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> Religion is a powerful force behind world affairs past and present, yet receives insufficient attention in K-12 education.
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> When presented in world history or social studies in text books, religion is often relegated to what Religious Literacy Project founder Diane L. Moore calls “the religion centerfold,” a two-page section that names the major world religions, their founders, dates, location and beliefs."

Read the full article on [MultiBriefs](http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/project-transforms-the-perception-of-religion-in-classrooms-around-the-nati/education).



 

 

 



 

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