ERIC Number: EJ684319
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Publication Date: 2005-Mar
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Taken on Faith: Religion and Identity in Writing Classes
Williams, Bronwyn T.
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, v48 n6 p514-518 Mar 2005
In exploring her uneasiness in dealing with issues of religion in her classroom, the author asks, "Should I guide students away from writing about issues that explicitly dealt with their faith? Should I impose an outright prohibition on such writing? Or should I find ways to engage with the issues and the perspectives that were so clearly important to these students?" This insightful and reflective essay highlights the connections between faith and identity and the role that literacy may play in expression of both.
Descriptors: State Church Separation, Beliefs, Religion, Religious Factors, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition)
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Language: English
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