In Defence Of Religious Schools And Colleges
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Author | : Elmer John Thiessen |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780773522213 |
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It is often argued that religious schools and colleges promote intolerance, divisiveness, and fanaticism and that they violate the principle of academic freedom. Some writers also suggest that economic support for religious schools by the state violates the principle of the separation of church and state. Elmer Thiessen provides a philosophical defence of religious schools and colleges against these and other standard objections. He concludes with a radical proposal: a pluralistic educational system will better prepare students for citizenship in pluralist liberal democracies than a monopolistic state-maintained school system. In placing his argument within the context of liberal-democratic values Thiessen gives concrete examples of objections to religious schools and offers practical suggestions that follow from the philosophical treatment of the problem. In Defence of Religious Schools and Colleges bridges the gap between philosophical argument and educational practice. It will be of interest not only to philosophers and educational theorists but also to practitioners in education. Academics, policy makers, political theorists, lay-people, teachers, administrators, and parents – those who object to religious schools and colleges and those who find themselves trying to answer the objections – will benefit from reading this book.
Author | : Elmer John Thiessen |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2001-07-19 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0773569162 |
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In placing his argument within the context of liberal-democratic values Thiessen gives concrete examples of objections to religious schools and offers practical suggestions that follow from the philosophical treatment of the problem. In Defence of Religious Schools and Colleges bridges the gap between philosophical argument and educational practice. It will be of interest not only to philosophers and educational theorists but also to practitioners in education. Academics, policy makers, political theorists, lay-people, teachers, administrators, and parents - those who object to religious schools and colleges and those who find themselves trying to answer the objections - will benefit from reading this book.
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Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1802 |
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Download Remarks on the Rev. Dr. Vincent's Defence of Public Education; with an attempt to state fairly the question, whether the religious instruction and moral conduct of the rising generation, are sufficiently provided for, and effectually secured, in our schools and universities ... By a Layman Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : William Egginton |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 023114878X |
Download In Defense of Religious Moderation Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
William Egginton laments the current debate over religion in America, in which religious fundamentalists have set the tone of political discourse--no one can get elected without advertising a personal relation to God, for example--and prominent atheists treat religious belief as the root of all evil. Neither of these positions, Egginton argues, adequately represents the attitudes of a majority of Americans who, while identifying as Christian, Jewish, or Muslim, do not find fault with those who support different faiths and philosophies. In fact, Egginton goes so far as to question whether fundamentalists and atheists truly oppose each other, united as they are in their commitment to a "code of codes." Fundamentalists--and stringent atheists--unconsciously believe that the methods we use to understand the world are all versions of an underlying master code. This code of codes represents an ultimate truth, explaining everything. The moderately religious, with their inherent skepticism toward a master code, are best suited to protect science, politics, and other diverse strains of knowledge from fundamentalist attack and to promote a worldview based on the compatibility between religious faith and scientific method.
Author | : Charles Russo |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1000435245 |
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This text presents a comparative, cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools. Offering rich, analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with expertise in law, education, and religion, this volume provides detailed consideration of legal complexities impacting the place of religion and religious education in public education. The volume pays attention to issues of national and international relevance including the separation of the church and state; public funding of religious education; the accommodation of students’ devotional needs; and compulsory religious education. The volume thus highlights the increasingly complex interplay of religion, law, and education in diverse educational settings and cultures across developing and developed nations. Providing a valuable contribution to the field of religious secondary education research, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religion and law, international and comparative education, and those involved with educational policy at all levels. Those more broadly interested in moral and values education will also benefit from the discussions the book contains.
Author | : James G. Dwyer |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2018-08-06 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1501723839 |
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Despair over the reported inadequacies of public education leads many people to consider religious schools as an alternative. James G. Dwyer demonstrates, however, that religious schooling is almost completely unregulated and that common pedagogical practices in fundamentalist Christian and Catholic schools may be damaging to children. He presents evidence of excessive restriction of children's basic liberties, stifling of intellectual development, the instilling of dogmatic and intolerant attitudes, as well as the infliction of psychological and emotional harms, including excessive guilt and repression and, especially among girls, diminished self-esteem. Courts, legal and political theorists, and the public typically argue that families and religious communities are entitled to raise their children as they see fit and that the state must remain neutral on religious matters. Dwyer proposes an alternative framework for state policy regarding religious schooling and other child-rearing practices, urging that the focus always be on what is best, from a secular perspective, for the affected children. He argues that the children who attend religious schools have a right to adequate state regulation and oversight of their education. States are obligated to ensure that such schools do not engage in harmful practices and that they provide their students with the training necessary for pursuit of a broad range of careers and for full citizenship in a pluralistic, democratic society.
Author | : Ralph D. Mawdsley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Church schools |
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This book addresses the legal problems faced by nonpublic schools. It is intended to help teachers and administrators recognize potential legal difficulties and to assist educators in developing preventive strategies to resolve problems before the legal system becomes involved. The text is divided into six chapters: (1) "Tort Liability"; (2) "Institution, Student, and Faculty Relationships: Constitutional and Contractual Considerations"; (3) "Governing Board Responsibilities and Liability"; (4) "Governmental Regulation of Nonpublic Schools"; (5) "Federal Anti-Discrimination Legislation"; and (6) "Special Problems." Topics covered include charitable immunity; exculpatory clauses; legal requirements; defenses to tort liability; self-defense and restraint; field trips; medical needs; defamation; invasion of privacy; corporal punishment, child abuse, and school liability for sexual misconduct by employees; constitutional constraints; contractual constraints; search and seizure; communicable diseases; pregnancies; ascending liability; fiduciary relationships; standard of care; donors and gifts; areas of vicarious liability; indemnification; liability insurance; closing a school; access to tax-exempt bonds and other public funds; defining the mission of a religious school; schools with or without a religious nexus; home instruction; religious belief and practice; statutes based or not based on federal assistance; immigration; bankruptcy; and family educational rights. The book includes an index and a table of cases arranged alphabetically. (Contains over 1,300 footnotes.) (RJM)
Author | : Mark Strasser |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2016-04-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1317067320 |
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In the context of education, Church and State issues are of growing importance and appear to be increasingly divisive. This volume critically examines the developing jurisprudence relating to religion in the schools beginning with Everson v. Board of Education, where the US Supreme Court discussed the wall of separation between Church and State. The study traces both how the Court's views have evolved during this period and how, through recharacterizations of past opinions and the facts underlying them, the Court has appeared to interpret Establishment Clause guarantees in light of the past jurisprudence when in reality that jurisprudence has been turned on its head. The Court not only offers an unstable jurisprudence that is more likely to promote than avoid the problems that the Establishment Clause was designed to prevent, but approaches Establishment Clause issues in a way that decreases the likelihood that an acceptable compromise on these important issues can be reached. The study focuses on the situation in the US but the important issue of religion, education and the state has great relevance in many jurisdictions.
Author | : Steven Paul Jones |
Publisher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781433107641 |
Download The Role of Religion in 21st-century Public Schools Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The fight over the role of religion in public schools is far from finished, and the last and final words have not been written. This collection of original essays reveals and updates the battlefield. Included are essays on school prayer, the evolution/intelligent design debate, public funding of religious groups on university campuses, religious themes in school-taught literature, and more. With diverse tones and points of view, these essays offer quality scholarship while revealing and honoring the heat these themes generate.
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Publisher | : TStorme |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2013 |
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ISBN | : 9082069601 |
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