Interfaith Lecture Series
Religious Literacy in Public Schools: Embracing Complexity and Tension
Educational, 04-Aug-2020
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
Benjamin Marcus on religious literacy and the intersection of religious constructs in society.
Marcus is the religious literacy specialist with the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute, where he examines the intersection of education, religious literacy, and identity formation in the United States.
He has developed religious literacy programs for public schools, universities, businesses, U.S. government organizations, and private foundations, and he has delivered presentations on religion and education in the U.S. and abroad.
This program is made possible by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Endowment Fund for Adult Programming.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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