Description: Further DetailsTitle: Does God Belong in Public Schools?Condition: NewISBN-10: 0691130655EAN: 9780691130651ISBN: 9780691130651Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/06/2007Description: Controversial Supreme Court decisions have barred organized school prayer, but neither the Court nor public policy exclude religion from schools altogether. In this book, one of America's leading constitutional scholars asks what role religion ought to play in public schools. Kent Greenawalt explores many of the most divisive issues in educational debate, including teaching about the origins of life, sex education, and when--or whether--students can opt out of school activities for religious reasons. Using these and other case studies, Greenawalt considers how to balance the country's constitutional commitment to personal freedoms and to the separation of church and state with the vital role that religion has always played in American society. Do we risk distorting students' understanding of America's past and present by ignoring religion in public-school curricula? When does teaching about religion cross the line into the promotion of religion?Tracing the historical development of religion within public schools and considering every major Supreme Court case, Greenawalt concludes that the bans on school prayer and the teaching of creationism are justified, and that the court should more closely examine such activities as the singing of religious songs and student papers on religious topics. He also argues that students ought to be taught more about religion--both its contributions and shortcomings--especially in courses in history. To do otherwise, he writes, is to present a seriously distorted picture of society and indirectly to be other than neutral in presenting secularism and religion. Written with exemplary clarity and even-handedness, this is a major book about some of the most pressing and contentious issues in educational policy and constitutional law today.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 369gAuthor: Kent GreenawaltGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Children's Learning & Education, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Does God Belong in Public Schools?
Title: Does God Belong in Public Schools?
ISBN-10: 0691130655
EAN: 9780691130651
ISBN: 9780691130651
Release Date: 05/06/2007
Release Year: 2007
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Society & Culture
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Name: Does God Belong in Public Schools?
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Education, Educational Law & Legislation, Aims & Objectives
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Author: Kent Greenawalt
Subject Area: Law, Religion, Education
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Perfect
