Diversity and Intersectionality

This volume brings together two core concepts – intersectionality and diversity – that are central to the understanding of the social and public significance of religions and theologies in the contemporary world. It represents a unique collection of international perspectives on these interlocking themes.

CONTENTS: Julian Stern: Foreword – Jeff Astley/Leslie J. Francis: Introduction – Kerstin von Brömssen: Is there a Place for Intersectionality in Research on Religious and Values Education? – Karin Sporre: Gender in Research on Religious Education and Values Formation – Elisabeth Arweck: Religious Diversity in the UK: Do Thirteen- to Sixteen-Year-Old Students Perceive it as a Site of Multiple Intersections? – Leslie J. Francis/Gareth Byrne/Bernadette Sweetman/Gemma Penny: Growing Up Female and Catholic in the Republic of Ireland and in Scotland: The Intersectionality of Religious Identity, Religious Saliency, and Nationality – Tove Nicolaisen: Can Religious Education (and Students) Benefit from an Intersectional Approach to Identity? – Doug Blomberg: Will/ing Acceptance of Others – Dörthe Vieregge: Religion in the Lives of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Young People: Findings of an Empirical Study in Hamburg, Germany – Denise Cush: Combating Sexism, Homophobia, Religionism, and Subjectism: Equality and Diversity in Religious Studies and Religious Education – Dzintra Iliško: Women and Religion: Life Stories of Women Academics in Latvia – Mario O. D’Souza: Equality, Difference, and Our Historical Condition: The Error of Conceptualism and the Liberation of Education – Bernd Schröder: Coping with Diversity by Means of Inclusive Education: Reflections from a Christian (Protestant) Perspective on If and How Theological Arguments can Support a Pedagogical Concept – Jeff Astley: ‘I warn you not to be ordinary’: Reflections on the Intersectionality of Ordinariness