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For the Civic Good: The Liberal Case for Teaching Religion in the Public Schools (The New Public Scholarship)
Feinberg, Walter, Layton, Richard A.
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Description for For the Civic Good: The Liberal Case for Teaching Religion in the Public Schools (The New Public Scholarship)
Hardcover. A case for teaching classes on world religion and the Bible in public schools Series: New Public Scholarship Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNU; YQR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Why teach about religion in public schools? What educational value can such courses potentially have for students?
In For the Civic Good, Walter Feinberg and Richard A. Layton offer an argument for the contribution of Bible and world religion electives. The authors argue that such courses can, if taught properly, promote an essential aim of public education: the construction of a civic public, where strangers engage with one another in building a common future. The humanities serve to awaken students to the significance of interpretive and analytic skills, and religion and Bible courses have the potential to add a ... Read more
Why teach about religion in public schools? What educational value can such courses potentially have for students?
In For the Civic Good, Walter Feinberg and Richard A. Layton offer an argument for the contribution of Bible and world religion electives. The authors argue that such courses can, if taught properly, promote an essential aim of public education: the construction of a civic public, where strangers engage with one another in building a common future. The humanities serve to awaken students to the significance of interpretive and analytic skills, and religion and Bible courses have the potential to add a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
New Public Scholarship Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472072071
SKU
V9780472072071
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About Feinberg, Walter, Layton, Richard A.
Walter Feinberg is Charles D. Hardie Professor of Philosophy of Education (emeritus) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA. Richard A. Layton is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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