Abstract of

Literacy & Identity
Taken on Faith: Religion and Identity in Writing Classes

Bronwyn T. Williams

In exploring her uneasiness in dealing with issues of religion in her classroom, the author asks, “Should I guide students away from writing about issues that explicitly dealt with their faith? Should I impose an outright prohibition on such writing? Or should I find ways to engage with the issues and the perspectives that were so clearly important to these students?” This insightful and reflective essay highlights the connections between faith and identity and the role that literacy may play in expression of both.

Abstract from Williams, B.T. (2005, March). Taken on Faith: Religion and Identity in Writing Classes. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 48(6), 514–518. doi: 10.1598/JAAL.48.6.6