Standing on the Premises of God
Subtitle: The Christian Right's Fight to Redefine America's Public Schools
Publisher: NYU Press; New York University Press
Published: December 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780814719145
Subjects: American studies; Central government policies; Christian social thought & activity; Education; Aims And Objectives Of Education; Church And Social Problems; Religion; Religion - Educational Resources; USA; Administration - General; Christian Education - General; Religion / Christian Life; Christian Theology - General; Church and education; Fundamentalism; Religion in the public schools; United States
Description: "Taking the novel approach of framing the Christian Right as a revitalization movement, Detwiler shows how it seeks to effect cultural transformation in order to bring public education - and our society more generally - in line with its world view. He provides insights into why education is so pivotal to the Christian Right, and offers an assessment of the religious viability of the Christian Right as a social movement."--BOOK JACKET.