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Teaching about religions : a democratic approach for public schools / Emile Lester.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lester, Emile.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religions--Study and teaching--United States.
- Religions.
- Religion in the public schools--United States.
- Religion in the public schools.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Public schools can play a role in promoting respect for religious differences.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Distinctive Paradox of Religious Tolerance
- 2. Teaching Good Faith
- 3. A Cultural Mystery in Modesto
- 4. An Intelligent Democratic Design to Teaching about Evolution
- 5. The Limits of Consensus and the Civil Politics of Teaching about the Bible
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9786613113764
- 9781283113762
- 1283113767
- 9780472026746
- 0472026747
- OCLC:
- 729252854
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