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Who studies religion? Towards a better conversation between Theology, Religious Studies, and Religious Education (2023)
Journal Article
Benoit, C., & Hutchings, T. (2023). Who studies religion? Towards a better conversation between Theology, Religious Studies, and Religious Education. Journal of Religious Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-023-00213-0

This paper calls for better integration between the fields of Theology and Religious Studies (TRS) and Religious Education (RE). Positive reform in RE requires integration between educational theory, policy, and practice, but we argue that the academ... Read More about Who studies religion? Towards a better conversation between Theology, Religious Studies, and Religious Education.

“I’m just British—normal British”: Exploring Teachers’ and Pupils’ Conceptualisations of Religion(s) and Religious Belonging (2021)
Journal Article
Benoit, C. (2021). “I’m just British—normal British”: Exploring Teachers’ and Pupils’ Conceptualisations of Religion(s) and Religious Belonging. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 36(2), 311-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2021.1958493

This article seeks to foreground the voices of primary school teachers and children—often silenced in research—and explore how they understand religion(s) and religious belonging. The findings draw on qualitative data investigating the narratives of... Read More about “I’m just British—normal British”: Exploring Teachers’ and Pupils’ Conceptualisations of Religion(s) and Religious Belonging.