Preparing for App State’s Global Symposium! My session explores religious literacy and global competence: helping students move beyond assumptions and engage differences with curiosity, understanding, and respect. Religious literacy is a civic skill.
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence #AppState
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence #AppState
November 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Preparing for App State’s Global Symposium! My session explores religious literacy and global competence: helping students move beyond assumptions and engage differences with curiosity, understanding, and respect. Religious literacy is a civic skill.
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence #AppState
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence #AppState
More than a week later, I’m still grateful for Tanenbaum’s 2026 Adam Solomon Award for Excellence—and inspired to keep advancing religious literacy, understanding across differences, and inclusive classrooms. #ReligiousLiteracy
October 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
More than a week later, I’m still grateful for Tanenbaum’s 2026 Adam Solomon Award for Excellence—and inspired to keep advancing religious literacy, understanding across differences, and inclusive classrooms. #ReligiousLiteracy
Honored to receive the Adam Solomon Award for Excellence at last night’s Tanenbaum Celebration in NYC. Grateful for this recognition and our shared work to help students ask thoughtful questions and build respect across religious differences. #ReligiousLiteracy
October 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Honored to receive the Adam Solomon Award for Excellence at last night’s Tanenbaum Celebration in NYC. Grateful for this recognition and our shared work to help students ask thoughtful questions and build respect across religious differences. #ReligiousLiteracy
Enjoyed sharing “From World Religions to Lived Religion” at Wake Forest University and meeting students! Grateful for the welcome and hope to return.
Photos of me: Jarrod Whittaker. Photos enhanced with AI assistance.
#WakeForest #ReligiousLiteracy
Photos of me: Jarrod Whittaker. Photos enhanced with AI assistance.
#WakeForest #ReligiousLiteracy
October 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Enjoyed sharing “From World Religions to Lived Religion” at Wake Forest University and meeting students! Grateful for the welcome and hope to return.
Photos of me: Jarrod Whittaker. Photos enhanced with AI assistance.
#WakeForest #ReligiousLiteracy
Photos of me: Jarrod Whittaker. Photos enhanced with AI assistance.
#WakeForest #ReligiousLiteracy
A late birthday gift: Watchmen #6, signed by Dave Gibbons! 😀 Rorschach’s story raises questions about moral certainty, justice, and meaning-making. A future Religion Matters post may be taking shape.
#ReligionMatters #ReligiousLiteracy #Watchmen
#ReligionMatters #ReligiousLiteracy #Watchmen
October 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
A late birthday gift: Watchmen #6, signed by Dave Gibbons! 😀 Rorschach’s story raises questions about moral certainty, justice, and meaning-making. A future Religion Matters post may be taking shape.
#ReligionMatters #ReligiousLiteracy #Watchmen
#ReligionMatters #ReligiousLiteracy #Watchmen
Packing for New York City! Honored to receive the Adam Solomon Award for Excellence at tomorrow’s Tanenbaum Celebration, “Peace Made Possible.” Grateful to celebrate the work of religious understanding and dialogue.
#Tanenbaum #ReligiousLiteracy
#Tanenbaum #ReligiousLiteracy
October 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Packing for New York City! Honored to receive the Adam Solomon Award for Excellence at tomorrow’s Tanenbaum Celebration, “Peace Made Possible.” Grateful to celebrate the work of religious understanding and dialogue.
#Tanenbaum #ReligiousLiteracy
#Tanenbaum #ReligiousLiteracy
An honor to help set the stage for @simranjeetsingh.bsky.social Jeet Singh at today’s Sikh Coalition conference! After my keynote on lived religion, identity, and pluralism, I settled in to learn from him—with Modeling Religious Pluralism in hand. #ReligiousLiteracy
October 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
An honor to help set the stage for @simranjeetsingh.bsky.social Jeet Singh at today’s Sikh Coalition conference! After my keynote on lived religion, identity, and pluralism, I settled in to learn from him—with Modeling Religious Pluralism in hand. #ReligiousLiteracy
How does what we teach shape who feels they belong? Vicki Garlock reviews Indu Viswanathan’s *Hindu at Heart*, exploring Hindu American experiences, education, and belonging.
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#ReligiousLiteracy
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#ReligiousLiteracy
Hindu at Heart: Education, Faith, and What it Means to Belong in America — A Book Review
Are you interested in how education about Hinduism in U.S. schools is viewed by Hindus, themselves? Do you appreciate learning from marginalized voices? Do you value historical insights? If any of …
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October 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
How does what we teach shape who feels they belong? Vicki Garlock reviews Indu Viswanathan’s *Hindu at Heart*, exploring Hindu American experiences, education, and belonging.
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#ReligiousLiteracy
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#ReligiousLiteracy
Great session at NCAEE exploring religious literacy through picture books! Thank you to the educators building curiosity, understanding, and respect in K–5 classrooms. This work can begin with a story.
📷 Vick Garlock
#NCAEE26 #ReligiousLiteracy
📷 Vick Garlock
#NCAEE26 #ReligiousLiteracy
October 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Great session at NCAEE exploring religious literacy through picture books! Thank you to the educators building curiosity, understanding, and respect in K–5 classrooms. This work can begin with a story.
📷 Vick Garlock
#NCAEE26 #ReligiousLiteracy
📷 Vick Garlock
#NCAEE26 #ReligiousLiteracy
Tomorrow, I’ll be at the NCAEE State Conference at William Peace University sharing ways to bring religious literacy into the K–5 classroom through picture books. Hope you can join us.
#NCAEE #ReligiousLiteracy #ElementaryEducation
#NCAEE #ReligiousLiteracy #ElementaryEducation
October 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Tomorrow, I’ll be at the NCAEE State Conference at William Peace University sharing ways to bring religious literacy into the K–5 classroom through picture books. Hope you can join us.
#NCAEE #ReligiousLiteracy #ElementaryEducation
#NCAEE #ReligiousLiteracy #ElementaryEducation
Just finished Derek W. Black’s Schoolhouse Burning. It has me thinking about school as a laboratory for democracy. How can student voice, inquiry, and religious literacy bring that idea to life?
#DemocraticEducation #ReligiousLiteracy #StudentVoice
#DemocraticEducation #ReligiousLiteracy #StudentVoice
September 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Just finished Derek W. Black’s Schoolhouse Burning. It has me thinking about school as a laboratory for democracy. How can student voice, inquiry, and religious literacy bring that idea to life?
#DemocraticEducation #ReligiousLiteracy #StudentVoice
#DemocraticEducation #ReligiousLiteracy #StudentVoice
Religion, identity, and popular culture meet in Doctor Fate, Vol. 1: The Blood Price. Khalid Nassour’s story raises a question that interests me: How do comics shape the way we imagine religious traditions and the people who live them? #ReligiousLiteracy #DoctorFate @drofcomics.bsky.social
September 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Religion, identity, and popular culture meet in Doctor Fate, Vol. 1: The Blood Price. Khalid Nassour’s story raises a question that interests me: How do comics shape the way we imagine religious traditions and the people who live them? #ReligiousLiteracy #DoctorFate @drofcomics.bsky.social
Pretty cool to see my book on Amazon! 📚 Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom reflects my passion for helping students understand diverse perspectives and learn across differences.
Take a look: bit.ly/4xx7g9i
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
Take a look: bit.ly/4xx7g9i
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
Amazon.com: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K-12 Social Studies: 9781041213598: Hall, Tim: Books
Amazon.com: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K-12 Social Studies: 9781041213598: Hall, Tim: Books
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September 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Pretty cool to see my book on Amazon! 📚 Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom reflects my passion for helping students understand diverse perspectives and learn across differences.
Take a look: bit.ly/4xx7g9i
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
Take a look: bit.ly/4xx7g9i
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
185 places of worship in one month! Vicki Garlock, Education Director of Religion Matters and Guinness World Records holder, shares six tips for planning your own visit.
Read her tips: bit.ly/46tHFDg
#ReligiousLiteracy
Read her tips: bit.ly/46tHFDg
#ReligiousLiteracy
Want to Visit Places of Worship? Use these 6 Tips from a Guinness World Records™ holder
Last fall I earned a Guinness World Records™ title for Visiting the Most Places of Worship in One Month. It was truly the adventure of a lifetime – exciting , rewarding, and also challenging in man…
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September 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
185 places of worship in one month! Vicki Garlock, Education Director of Religion Matters and Guinness World Records holder, shares six tips for planning your own visit.
Read her tips: bit.ly/46tHFDg
#ReligiousLiteracy
Read her tips: bit.ly/46tHFDg
#ReligiousLiteracy
As we remember 9/11, Infidel offers a way to reflect on Islamophobia: What happens when fear defines how we see our neighbors? Religious literacy asks us to challenge assumptions and understand people beyond labels. CIO: imagecomics.com/comics/serie...
#ReligiousLiteracy #GraphicNovels
#ReligiousLiteracy #GraphicNovels
September 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
As we remember 9/11, Infidel offers a way to reflect on Islamophobia: What happens when fear defines how we see our neighbors? Religious literacy asks us to challenge assumptions and understand people beyond labels. CIO: imagecomics.com/comics/serie...
#ReligiousLiteracy #GraphicNovels
#ReligiousLiteracy #GraphicNovels
Religious literacy starts with curiosity. Join me Oct. 3 at NCAEE in Raleigh to explore how picture books help K–5 students ask questions, understand diverse lived experiences, and build belonging. #NCAEE #ReligiousLiteracy
September 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Religious literacy starts with curiosity. Join me Oct. 3 at NCAEE in Raleigh to explore how picture books help K–5 students ask questions, understand diverse lived experiences, and build belonging. #NCAEE #ReligiousLiteracy
Honored to keynote the Sikh Coalition’s The Mosaic of Light on October 10! I’ll explore the heart of religious literacy: lived religion, identity, and pluralism.
Join us virtually at 12 PM ET.
Register: bit.ly/3T1dkZr
#ReligiousLiteracy #Sikhi
Join us virtually at 12 PM ET.
Register: bit.ly/3T1dkZr
#ReligiousLiteracy #Sikhi
September 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Honored to keynote the Sikh Coalition’s The Mosaic of Light on October 10! I’ll explore the heart of religious literacy: lived religion, identity, and pluralism.
Join us virtually at 12 PM ET.
Register: bit.ly/3T1dkZr
#ReligiousLiteracy #Sikhi
Join us virtually at 12 PM ET.
Register: bit.ly/3T1dkZr
#ReligiousLiteracy #Sikhi
How can students learn to disagree thoughtfully?
Jon Resendez explores how Jonathan Rauch’s Cross Purposes can spark classroom inquiry into Christianity, pluralism, and American democracy.
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#ReligiousLiteracy #CivicEducation
Jon Resendez explores how Jonathan Rauch’s Cross Purposes can spark classroom inquiry into Christianity, pluralism, and American democracy.
religionmatters.org?p=7457
#ReligiousLiteracy #CivicEducation
Cross Purposes: Using Jonathan Rauch’s Book with High-Schoolers
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September 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
How can students learn to disagree thoughtfully?
Jon Resendez explores how Jonathan Rauch’s Cross Purposes can spark classroom inquiry into Christianity, pluralism, and American democracy.
religionmatters.org?p=7457
#ReligiousLiteracy #CivicEducation
Jon Resendez explores how Jonathan Rauch’s Cross Purposes can spark classroom inquiry into Christianity, pluralism, and American democracy.
religionmatters.org?p=7457
#ReligiousLiteracy #CivicEducation
As the school year begins, these Freedom Forum resources offer helpful guidance about religion, science, student expression, and the First Amendment in public schools.
Article: www.freedomforum.org/religion-sci...
Guide: www.freedomforum.org/wp-content/u...
#ReligiousLiteracy #FirstAmendment
Article: www.freedomforum.org/religion-sci...
Guide: www.freedomforum.org/wp-content/u...
#ReligiousLiteracy #FirstAmendment
August 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
As the school year begins, these Freedom Forum resources offer helpful guidance about religion, science, student expression, and the First Amendment in public schools.
Article: www.freedomforum.org/religion-sci...
Guide: www.freedomforum.org/wp-content/u...
#ReligiousLiteracy #FirstAmendment
Article: www.freedomforum.org/religion-sci...
Guide: www.freedomforum.org/wp-content/u...
#ReligiousLiteracy #FirstAmendment
Looking forward to joining Wake Forest University for From World Religions to Lived Religion. I’ll explore how religious literacy can help students understand religion as lived identity, culture, community, and public life.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
August 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Looking forward to joining Wake Forest University for From World Religions to Lived Religion. I’ll explore how religious literacy can help students understand religion as lived identity, culture, community, and public life.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
Honored to speak at Wake Forest University on October 15 as part of the Yeazel Speaker Series. My lecture, “From World Religions to Lived Religion,” will explore religious literacy and the K–12 classroom.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
August 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Honored to speak at Wake Forest University on October 15 as part of the Yeazel Speaker Series. My lecture, “From World Religions to Lived Religion,” will explore religious literacy and the K–12 classroom.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies
The cover is here!
Excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies, from Routledge Eye on Education.
A meaningful milestone—and one step closer to publication.
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence
Excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies, from Routledge Eye on Education.
A meaningful milestone—and one step closer to publication.
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence
August 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The cover is here!
Excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies, from Routledge Eye on Education.
A meaningful milestone—and one step closer to publication.
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence
Excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies, from Routledge Eye on Education.
A meaningful milestone—and one step closer to publication.
#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence
One more step closer to publication. 📚
Today: completing the Notes for the Copyeditor for Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies.
The little details matter, too.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies #AcademicPublishing
Today: completing the Notes for the Copyeditor for Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies.
The little details matter, too.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies #AcademicPublishing
August 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
One more step closer to publication. 📚
Today: completing the Notes for the Copyeditor for Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies.
The little details matter, too.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies #AcademicPublishing
Today: completing the Notes for the Copyeditor for Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies.
The little details matter, too.
#ReligiousLiteracy #SocialStudies #AcademicPublishing
A meaningful book milestone: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies is now moving toward production with Routledge Eye on Education.
Grateful for the support along the way—and excited for the next stage. #religiousliteracy
Grateful for the support along the way—and excited for the next stage. #religiousliteracy
August 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A meaningful book milestone: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence for K–12 Social Studies is now moving toward production with Routledge Eye on Education.
Grateful for the support along the way—and excited for the next stage. #religiousliteracy
Grateful for the support along the way—and excited for the next stage. #religiousliteracy
Learning about #religion isn’t just knowing what is - it’s knowing what isn’t.
👀 Not all believers think the same.
🧪 Religion ≠ anti-science.
🧍♂️ Atheists have values too.
☮️ Religion isn’t all good… or evil.
Nuance > assumptions.
#ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions
👀 Not all believers think the same.
🧪 Religion ≠ anti-science.
🧍♂️ Atheists have values too.
☮️ Religion isn’t all good… or evil.
Nuance > assumptions.
#ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions
July 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Learning about #religion isn’t just knowing what is - it’s knowing what isn’t.
👀 Not all believers think the same.
🧪 Religion ≠ anti-science.
🧍♂️ Atheists have values too.
☮️ Religion isn’t all good… or evil.
Nuance > assumptions.
#ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions
👀 Not all believers think the same.
🧪 Religion ≠ anti-science.
🧍♂️ Atheists have values too.
☮️ Religion isn’t all good… or evil.
Nuance > assumptions.
#ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions