People, Programs, and Practices: Religious Literacies in the Lives of Latter-Day Saint Young Adults

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Title: People, Programs, and Practices: Religious Literacies in the Lives of Latter-Day Saint Young Adults
Language: English
Authors: Rackley, Eric D. (ORCID 0000-0002-9298-9690)
Source: Religious Education. 2023 118(1):54-68.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Religious Education, Literacy, Young Adults, Religious Factors, Christianity, Religious Cultural Groups, Family Relationship, Friendship, Social Influences, Biblical Literature, Church Programs
DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2023.2170950
ISSN: 0034-4087
1547-3201
Abstract: Informed by social and cultural perspectives, this article examines the religious literacies of sixteen Latter-day Saint young adults. Religious literacy for them was a deeply embedded religiosocial experience involving family, friends, and others associated with the faith (people); activities, events, and courses they participated in (programs); and specific actions they used when reading sacred texts (practices). As a framework for examining the nature of religious literacies, people, programs, and practices represent mediating forces in the development of young adults' meaning-making work with sacred texts. Findings have implications for theorizing and studying religious literacies as social practice across faith traditions.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1385131
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Informed by social and cultural perspectives, this article examines the religious literacies of sixteen Latter-day Saint young adults. Religious literacy for them was a deeply embedded religiosocial experience involving family, friends, and others associated with the faith (people); activities, events, and courses they participated in (programs); and specific actions they used when reading sacred texts (practices). As a framework for examining the nature of religious literacies, people, programs, and practices represent mediating forces in the development of young adults' meaning-making work with sacred texts. Findings have implications for theorizing and studying religious literacies as social practice across faith traditions.
ISSN:0034-4087
1547-3201
DOI:10.1080/00344087.2023.2170950