TY - CHAP AB - Abstract Discussion of religion and education continues to evoke conceptions of confessional teaching; however, research and educational practices in recent decades illustrate an expanded understanding that relates to the teaching of, about, and from religion across formal and non-formal educational spaces in secular and religious spheres. An expanded understanding also illustrates various intersections between religion and education that extend beyond religious or non-sectarian instruction, to include everything from the recognition and accommodation of religious student identities in K-12 public school settings, to the internationalization of religious higher education. Drawing on the Comparative and International Education Society’s Religion & Education Special Interest Group’s programing and activities, this paper aims to present a brief summary of trends observed both in research and practice concerning religion and education among educators worldwide, and highlights the place of religion in our growing recognition of intersectionality, one that occurs between academics and the community. VL - 37 SN - 978-1-83867-416-8, 978-1-83867-415-1/1479-3679 DO - 10.1108/S1479-367920190000037004 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-367920190000037004 AU - Chan W. Y. Alice AU - Collet Bruce ED - Alexander W. Wiseman PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - The “R-Word” Today: Understanding Religion in Secular and Religious Formal and Non-Formal Educational Spaces T2 - Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2018 T3 - International Perspectives on Education and Society PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 43 EP - 50 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -