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Language and Spirit

Exploring Languages, Religions and Spirituality in Australia Today

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Editors:
  1. Robyn Moloney

    1. School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

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  2. Shenouda Mansour

    1. NSW Ecumenical Council, Sydney, Australia

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  • Reveals a new picture of lives engaged with languages and religion/spirituality
  • Provides a living portrait of the multi-faith nature of global cities
  • Presents a profile of Australian languages and spirituality as a microcosm of a bigger movement in global diaspora

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvii
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Language, Identity and Spirituality

      • Robyn Moloney, Father Shenouda Mansour
      Pages 3-26

    3. Living Spiritualities on Country

      • Robyn Moloney
      Pages 27-56

    4. Living Faiths Section 1 (Buddhism and Christianity)

      • Robyn Moloney
      Pages 57-91

    5. Introduction: Living Faiths Section 2: Hinduism, Islam, Judaism

      • Robyn Moloney
      Pages 93-123

    6. The Front Line: Teaching Language and Spirit

      • Robyn Moloney
      Pages 125-152

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Aboriginal Language and Spirituality Within the Context of Riddim and Poetry: A Creative School Program

      • Devrim Yilmaz, Michael Jarrett
      Pages 155-176

    3. Many Members, One Body: A Multilingual Church in Central Australia

      • David Moore
      Pages 177-195

    4. Why Should We Sing to the Sharks? Language Reclamation and Indigenous Wellbeing

      • Ghil’ad Zuckermann
      Pages 197-215

    5. Multilingualism and Religion in a Multicultural Australia

      • James Forrest
      Pages 217-235

    6. A Framework for the Revitalisation of the Coptic Language in the Twenty-First Century

      • Father Shenouda Mansour, Ounas Gerges
      Pages 237-262

    7. Language and Religion in the Lives of Two Transnational Sojourners

      • Lisa Gilanyi
      Pages 263-285

    8. Hakha Chin Language in Melbourne: A Marker of Cultural and Spiritual Identity

      • Salai Biak Za Lian Ching, Alistair Welsh, Ramon Lopez Castellano
      Pages 287-305

    9. Christian Bilingual Practices and Hybrid Identities as Vehicles of Migrant Integration

      • Yining Wang, Ingrid Piller
      Pages 307-326

    10. The Intersection of Hebrew, Judaism and Jewish Spirituality

      • Zehavit Gross, Suzanne D. Rutland
      Pages 327-349

    11. The Impact of Learning Language and Culture on Adolescents’ Identity Formation, Enculturation and Socialisation: A Case Study of a Pluralistic Faith-Based School

      • Yona Gilead
      Pages 351-373

    12. Journey into Indian Spirituality: A Westerner Perspective

      • Chantal Crozet
      Pages 375-389

    13. Some Final Words on Languages and Religion: Peacebuilding, Personal Reflections and Professional Problems

      • Joseph Lo Bianco
      Pages 391-411
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About this book

​This edited book explores stories of linguistic and spiritual identity in the urban and rural Australian landscape. It is an innovative mix of thirty six personal narratives and eleven research studies, which together offer accounts of the intersection of languages, religion and spirituality in people’s lives. Teachers of Indigenous languages speak of the critical connection between language revitalization, the spirituality of Country, and well-being. Both new and long-established diaspora individuals speak of the often complex but vital joint role of language and faith in belonging and heritage. The new dimension which the book brings to multilingualism is relevant to all complex global societies. Language and Spirit is ideal for both the general reader interested in community languages and interfaith issues, and academics in global intercultural studies and Applied Linguistics study wishing to gain a nuanced insight into the Language and Spirit intersection. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

    Robyn Moloney

  • NSW Ecumenical Council, Sydney, Australia

    Shenouda Mansour

About the editors

Robyn Moloney is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University, Australia. Formerly a language teacher in schools she became a language teacher educator and researcher. Her many book and journal publications cover personal development in learners and teachers through language learning. She currently works in supporting teacher intercultural development.

Shenouda Mansour is a Priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Australia. His research has investigated attitudes to identity and language in a Coptic school. He is the General Secretary of NSW Ecumenical Council, a body which enables churches to deepen their Christian unity. He is the director of Coptic Orthodox Community Outreach Service and is a radio program producer. He has a passion for building a cohesive society through interfaith understanding and breaking barriers.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Language and Spirit

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring Languages, Religions and Spirituality in Australia Today

  • Editors: Robyn Moloney, Shenouda Mansour

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93064-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93063-9Published: 08 November 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93066-0Published: 09 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-93064-6Published: 07 November 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXVII, 422

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Multilingualism, Religious Studies, general, Language Policy and Planning, History, general, Cultural Studies

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