Addressing Religious Difference in Social Justice Education

Nancy Evans, Iowa State University

Abstract

In this article, I assert that religious differences and interfaith conflict are important topics for discussion on college campuses and should be considered within the context of social justice education. Starting with a hypothetical scenario centering on a conflictual situation resulting from religious differences that takes place within a student affairs classroom, I propose that principles of social justice education can be used in such situations to develop the interfaith leaders for whom Patel and Meyer (2009) argued.