Many young people’s first experience with religious difference occurs in classrooms, where they encounter a diversity of classmates and are introduced to mind-expanding ideas. How are we equipping students with the ability to engage in dialogue across differences? In this one-hour Zoom session, educators will be introduced to an interreligious framework to apply to their institutions. In addition, participants will walk away with a number of resources to begin asking questions about religious diversity and inclusion in their schools.
Christine Gallagher has more than a decade of teaching and ministry experience. Most recently, she was the director of mission and ministry at a Baltimore Catholic school where she taught world religions and social justice courses, planned the school’s religious and spiritual programming, and served on a number of committees to help further reflection on how the school lives its mission. She grew up in Philadelphia, studied American Studies at Georgetown University, and received M.A.’s in Theology and History at Villanova University. Christine served on the planning committee for the Teachers’ Fellowship and was a member of the first cohort.