Breaking spiritual silences as literacy education scholars: a conversation

Abstract

Purpose This essay-conversation brings together two literacy scholars who have worked with religious literacies: Suresh Canagarajah and Anne Elrod Whitney. They discuss not only the importance of religious literacies research but also their own experiences conducting such research as people of faith themselves. Design/methodology/approach The essay is derived from a live interview conversation between the authors, which was later edited along with short introductory and closing material. Findings Their conversation addresses religious literacies in disciplinary contexts, in teaching and in the careers of scholars. Originality/value This essay offers researchers and practitioners in literacy education a perspective from two scholars whose recent work has treated their own faith explicitly.