The first book to look at the connections between religion, policy and education and offer a concrete framework for religious literacy work, arguing that education at every level needs to respond to the current crisis to mend the chain of learning.-Students and academics in Sociology, Social Policy, Public Policy, Theology and Religious Studies; -It will be core reading for those taking the BA in Religious Studies.This book presents a crisis of religion and belief literacy to which education at every level is challenged to respond. As understanding different religions, beliefs and influences becomes increasingly important, it fills a gap for a resource in bringing together the debates around religious literacy, from theoretical approaches to teaching and policy. This timely publication provides a clear pathway for engaging well with religion and belief diversity in public and shared settings.This book presents a crisis of religion and belief literacy to which education at every level is challenged to respond. Uniquely bringing together theory and policy with analysis of key areas of the public realm, it provides a clear pathway for engaging well with religion and belief diversity in public and shared settings.