Lecture 1: Extra Reading: Berglund: An ethnographic eye on religion in everyday life

Question 1

Pitfall associated with teaching about other religions?

Answer 1

Presenting it in a stereotypical way- robotic tendency

• Pupils who practice the religion may not be able to identify themselves in the religion
• Identifying that variations exist within different religions- may see themselves as poor followers

Question 2

What is the ethnographic approach?

Answer 2

Developing students’ knowledge of both religious and non-religious outlooks in a way that allows them to become literate in other people’s religions and how they express their faith in different ways