March 2008
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Recent Scholarship on Religious LiteracyLanguages of Sacred TextsReligious Codes in Religious ActsLanguage in Religious EducationEducation and Faith Development in Relation to Religious Literacy
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... Literacy contains about writing systems, not only on language systems, but also on the use of language which requires knowledge of how language is used, either in spoken or inwritten contexts, to create a discourse. Watt and Fairfield (2008) suggested characteristics of religious literacy are that: (1) religious literacy is usually centered on texts (The definition of this text can be expanded), either sacred texts such as Al-Quran and Bible, or other kinds of religious texts which are the result of religious thought and contemplation, (2) those texts are used intergenerationally, (3) the sacred religious text (holy scripture) becomes a part of a religious ritual, (4) religious texts, both sacred and profane, become part of collective and individual identities. ...
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