Learning to Talk: Conversation Across Religious Difference

Bringing adults to speak about their religious belief and practice requires moving beyond what is deemed socially polite. Yet the plural nature of U.S. society increasingly demands that adults develop just such conversational capacities. This article offers a description of conversation as suggested...

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Published in:Religious education 2009-04, Vol.104 (2), p.197-213
Main Author: O'Keefe, Theresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Beliefs
Burbules, Nicholas
Catholics
Christians
Differences
Educational Strategies
Interpersonal Communication
Jewish people
Jews
Learning Activities
Qualitative Research
Religious education
Religious Factors
Synchronous Communication
Teaching methods
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Summary:Bringing adults to speak about their religious belief and practice requires moving beyond what is deemed socially polite. Yet the plural nature of U.S. society increasingly demands that adults develop just such conversational capacities. This article offers a description of conversation as suggested by Nicholas Burbules, and reports on the findings of a qualitative research study set in an adult interreligious learning project involving Roman Catholics and Conservative Jews. This article reports on the study's primary finding, that conversation across difference is a learned activity, and suggests educational strategies for promoting conversation among learners.
ISSN:0034-4087
1547-3201
DOI:10.1080/00344080902794665