Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Decline of the Vernacular in the Chinese Religion in Singapore -- 3. Singing in My Language(s): How Religious Verse and Song Contribute to Minority Language Maintenance -- 4. The Role of Islam in the Language Maintenance of the Malay Muslims in Singapore -- 5. The Role of Religion in Written Language Maintenance and Shift in Uganda -- 6. Faith and Language Maintenance in Transnational Places of Worship: Brazilian Christian Settings in London -- 7. Language Shift but Religious and Cultural Maintenance: A Study of the Punjabi Sikh Community in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia -- 8. Does Religion Promote as well as Retard Language Maintenance in a Multilingual Context? Evidence from Hinduism and Buddhism -- 9. Religion and Education in the Preservation of Hebrew and Other Jewish Language Varieties -- 10. The Role of the Islamic Movement in Maintaining Standard Arabic in Israel -- 11. Development of Hebrew/ English Biliteracy in a Jewish Day School: Issues of Language and Identity -- 12. Islamic Religious Education, Identity and the Arabic Language Among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria -- 13. Religion and Algerian Languages in the Education System -- 14. Epilogue -- Index