Religious schooling in America : private education and public life /

Advocates of religious schooling have frequently had to answer the charge that what they supported was un-American. In a book that is more than just a history, Jones tries to make sense of that charge by tracing the development of religious schooling in America over the last 125 years. He explores t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Steven L., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Subjects:
Church schools > United States.
Religious education > United States.
Private schools > United States.
Écoles confessionnelles > États-Unis.
Éducation religieuse > États-Unis.
Écoles privées > États-Unis.
Church schools
Private schools
Religious education
Bekenntnisschule
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Public and private schooling in America
  • The place of schooling in religious communities
  • Religious schools and the undermining of democracy
  • Religious schools and the fulfillment of democratic freedom
  • Joining America's civil religion
  • Islamic schooling in America
  • Conclusion: moving the debate forward.

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