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Title: Cosmopolitan Tensions: Religious Diversity in an Australian University
Language: English
Authors: Sriprakash, Arathi, Possamai, Adam, Brackenreg, Ellen
Source: Australian Educational Researcher. Jul 2014 41(3):227-242.
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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.
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Number of References: 23
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1040639
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