Angela Wright

Angela Wright is a Lecturer in Religious Education at King's College London, affiliated with the School of Education, Communication & Society within the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. She has held roles including PGCE Religious Education director at University College London and resources officer at the National Society's Religious Education Resource Centre. Her research focuses on Critical Religious Education (CRE), emphasizing pedagogical approaches rooted in critical realism to explore religious and secular worldviews.

Key areas of investigation include truth's role in religious education, worldview analysis, and fostering religious literacy through interdisciplinary methods. She actively promotes CRE through publications, webinars (e.g., 'What is the place of truth in Religion and Worldviews?'), and teacher training initiatives. Angela co-authored a British Academy-funded project on Evidence-Based Health Care and contributes to Initial Teacher Education programs.

Her work critiques liberal tolerance frameworks, advocating for deeper engagement with religious and secular worldviews to address societal challenges like religious illiteracy. Angela’s publications include a teacher’s guide for secondary classrooms and contributions to teacher education textbooks.