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Mar 2016
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World Religions for the World Wide Web

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
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Diane Moore, Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard University, examines both the mechanics and importance of teaching religion to a global community.

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