Cosmopolitan Tensions: Religious Diversity in an Australian University
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| Title: | Cosmopolitan Tensions: Religious Diversity in an Australian University |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sriprakash, Arathi, Possamai, Adam, Brackenreg, Ellen |
| Source: | Australian Educational Researcher. Jul 2014 41(3):227-242. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, College Students, Universities, Student Diversity, Religious Cultural Groups, Focus Groups, Interviews, Cultural Pluralism |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13384-013-0123-y |
| ISSN: | 0311-6999 |
| Abstract: | This paper examines ideas of cosmopolitanism, particularly social theorists' interests in a cosmopolitan "disposition", to consider how religiously diverse students experience campus life in a multi-faith Australian university. We draw on data from focus-group interviews conducted with students from Muslim, Christian, Spiritual, and Atheist student-groups to contribute empirical insights into theoretical debates about cosmopolitanism. We show how students understand religious relations in a university campus in multiple ways; moving back and forth between relations of religious openness and tension in different institutional scenarios. In light of these findings, we reflect on the possibilities of fostering "cosmopolitan religiosity" in higher-education settings and demonstrate the limits of a liberal multicultural approach to religious diversity. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 23 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1040639 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper examines ideas of cosmopolitanism, particularly social theorists' interests in a cosmopolitan "disposition", to consider how religiously diverse students experience campus life in a multi-faith Australian university. We draw on data from focus-group interviews conducted with students from Muslim, Christian, Spiritual, and Atheist student-groups to contribute empirical insights into theoretical debates about cosmopolitanism. We show how students understand religious relations in a university campus in multiple ways; moving back and forth between relations of religious openness and tension in different institutional scenarios. In light of these findings, we reflect on the possibilities of fostering "cosmopolitan religiosity" in higher-education settings and demonstrate the limits of a liberal multicultural approach to religious diversity. |
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| ISSN: | 0311-6999 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13384-013-0123-y |
