Why We Should Engage in Respectful ‘Religion Talk” in Our Work Environments ( unedited version) To appear in Thought Leadership- Professional Learning Hub , Griffith University For a number of reasons in the broader Australian public sphere “Religion Talk” is considered by many as highly sensitive and controversial that should, as much as possible, be avoided in the context of day to day workplace dynamics. Possible reasons for such views could range from the idea that in secular liberal democracies faith is viewed as a private issue, a matter of consciousness and personal belief that has no place in the public sphere to that of fear of conflict and the risk of being seen as either a religious/atheist zealot or coming across as being politically incorrect. While I do sympathise with some of these concerns in this short piece I would like to suggest that respectful “Religion Talk” should not be a taboo subject in the context of workplace environments and