Religion in the public schools
Subtitle: negotiating the new commons
By: edited by Michael D. Waggoner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781475801613; 9781475801620; 9781475801637
Subjects: Religion in the public schools
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Negotiating the New Commons in Religion and Education  -- Michael D. Waggoner; title: Tolerance, Civility, and Cognitive Development  -- Andrew Fiala; title: Prayer and Student-Initiated Religious Activities in Public Schools  -- Charles J. Russo; title: The Day of Dialogue and the Golden Rule Pledge: Public Discussion, Religious Belief, and Mutual Respect  -- Brendan Randall; title: Released Time Programs in Religion Education  -- James A. Swezey and Katherine G. Schultz; title: Promoting Civic and Religious Literacy in Public Schools: The California 3 Rs Project  -- Bruce Grelle; title: To Change Society or Reflect It?: Comparing the Cultural Studies and Community Consensus Approaches to Teaching About Religion  -- Emile Lester; title: Religion Knows No Boundaries: The Face to Faith Initiative of the Tony Blair Foundation  -- Janet E. Bordelon; title: An Emerging "Middle Way" in Public and Private Education?  -- Bruce S. Cooper and Arthur Plaza; title: Integrating Religion into Multicultural Education -- Kimberly R. White.