다종교 사회의 종교문해력 : 역량 개념에 기초한 종교문해력 진단을 중심으로

Abstract

This study discusses the necessity of religious literacy, which requires understanding of the theory and practice of religion. It focuses on the awareness of the problem of multi-religious situations in a multi-cultural society. If the early concept of literacy started with the minimum functional ability to read and write, the latest consensus is that literacy requires creative, critical, and communal capacities. Literacy as a core competency concept presented by the OECD has become a prerequisite for social practice shared worldwide today. Accordingly, in order to cultivate competency-centered religious literacy, it is necessary to clearly present the factors and contents of competencies. Through this study, the religious literacy competencies of multi-religious societies were presented in the three areas of knowledge, empathy, and practice, so that the starting point behavior required for religious education could be diagnosed. In the area of knowledge, both tangible and intangible knowledge, together with knowledge of history and doctrine were presented. In the area of empathy, the main factors were divided into acceptance and recognition, and experience and expression. Finally in the practice area, caring and respect, communication and criticism were placed as the main factors so that students could explore whether they could practice them not only on the level of thoughts and attitudes but also through action. One might raise questions regardingthe fact that the competency of religious literacy is evaluated quantitatively, and also regarding the fact that that the level is diagnosed through questions. Nevertheless, it is argued that this study could serve as an opportunity for introducing the concept of religious literacy and stimulating practical research related to it