Warren Nord

Does God Make a Difference?

Taking Religion Seriously in Our Schools and Universities

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Produktbeschreibung

Most public schools avoid teaching their students about religion, and university students must enroll in religious studies courses in order to learn about it. Warren Nord shows that these practices are not religiously neutral; in fact, they border on secular indoctrination. Nord uses an examination of textbooks to make a case for the study of religion in schools and universities, and explains how such study came to be neglected. He puts forward a number of arguments for taking religion seriously in the curriculum: most importantly, that a liberal education and critical thinking require it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780199766888
• ISBN-10: 0199766886
• Artikelnr.: 31081437

Autorenporträt

Warren A. Nord was director of the interdisciplinary Program in the Humanities and Human Values (1979-2004) and taught the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of education (1981-2009) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1.: PROBLEMS
1. Does God Still Matter at the Beginning the Twenty-First Century?
2. Does God Measure Up to American Standards?
3. The Secularization of American Education
4. Problems
2.: SOLUTIONS
5. Liberal Education
6. Moral, Existential, and Civic Arguments
7. Constitutional Considerations
8. Complications, Concerns, and Clarifications
3.: IMPLICATIONS
9. The Basics
10. Taking Religion Seriously Across the Curriculum
11. Religion and Science Courses
12. Religion and Moral Education
Conclusions