Covenantal Pluralism and a Revised Account of Religious Literacy

This paper has two main goals. First, it introduces the audience to ‘covenantal pluralism,’ a new concept and research initiative supported by the Templeton Religion Trust. Second, it argues for a revised understanding of religious literacy. To motivate my preferred account of religious literacy, I examine prominent accounts—namely, the knowledge-based, analytic-based, and skills-based—revealing their limitations. In response, I propose an alternative: an attentiveness-based approach to religious literacy.