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Religion in the Public Schools
Negotiating the New Commons
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2013
Summary
Since September 11, 2001, the profile of religion's role in our global society has increased significantly. Religion has long been a force in people's lives as numerous studies and polls show, yet we continue to struggle with understanding differing religious traditions and what they mean for our common life. There are few places where Americans can meet together to learn about each other and to share in the common construction of our futures. One such place for many is public education.
The purpose of this book is to illustrate the complexity of the social, cultural, and legal milieu of schooling in the United States in which the improvement of religious literacy and understanding must take place. Public education is the new commons.We must negotiate this commons in two meanings of that term: first, we must come to mutual understandings and agreement about how to proceed toward a common horizon of a religiously plural America; second, we must work our way through the obstacles in these settings in practical ways to achieve results that work.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4758-0162-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-4758-0163-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
195
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
Chapter One: Negotiating the New Commons in Religion and Education No access
Chapter Two: Tolerance, Civility, and Cognitive Development No access
Chapter Three: Prayer and Student-Initiated Religious Activities in Public Schools No access
Chapter Four: The Day of Dialogue and the Golden Rule Pledge No access
Chapter Five: Released Time Programs in Religion Education No access
Chapter Six: Promoting Civic and Religious Literacy in Public Schools No access
Chapter Seven: To Change Society or Reflect It? No access
Chapter Eight: Religion Knows No Boundaries No access
Chapter Nine: An Emerging “Middle Way” in Public and Private Education? No access
Chapter Ten: Integrating Religion into Multicultural Education No access
