Fighting the Elephant in the Room: Ethical Reflections on White Privilege and Other Systems of Advantage in the Teaching of Religion

• Published in: Teaching theology & religion Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 3 - 23
• Main Author: Hill, Jack A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2009; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Change Strategies; College faculty; Critical Theory; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Ethics; Instructional Design; Interviews; Learner Engagement; Learning Activities; Multicultural Education; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Reflective Teaching; Religion; Religion Studies; Religious Education; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Theology; United States; United States

This article contends that teaching more effectively for diversity requires a radical re‐envisioning of pedagogical practice. Drawing on qualitative interviews with religion and theology professors of color throughout the United States, it explores how faculty can re‐imagine their teaching by engagi...