Interfaith?: A Critical Examination of the Interfaith Learning and Development (ILDT) Framework for Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities

• Published in: Journal of College and Character Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 283 - 294
• Main Authors: Nielsen, J. Cody, Edwards, Sachi, Sayers, Matthew R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Berlin Routledge 02.10.2022; Informa UK Limited; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: American Indian Culture; Beliefs; Buddhism; Campuses; Christianity; Confucianism; Critical Race Theory; Cultural Pluralism; Ecumenism; Higher Education; Identity; Islam; Judaism; Language Usage; Minority Groups; Religious Cultural Groups; Religious Education; Religious Factors; Secularism; Self Concept; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Spiritual Development; Spirituality
• ISSN: 2194-587X; 1940-1639
• DOI: 10.1080/2194587X.2022.2123830

In a recent volume of the Journal of College and Character, Matt Mayhew and Alyssa Rockenbach presented their frameworks by which they have designed and utilized their IDEALS study over the past several years. In this present article, the authors contend that despite their rigorous research, the researchers and measurements oftentimes have lacked recognition and acknowledgement of Christian biases and hegemony and thus have limited their results. We propose several remediations for how the data can be helpful and effective and suggest future scholarship which evaluates more critical approaches to the subject of religious, secular, and spiritual identities (RSSIs).