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Religious fundamentalism and American education : the battle for the public schools / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Provenzo, Eugene F.
- Series:
- SUNY series in philosophy of education.
- SUNY series, frontiers in education.
- SUNY series in philosophy of education
- SUNY series, frontiers in education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church and education--United States.
- Church and education.
- Public schools--United States.
- Public schools.
- Fundamentalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 134 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1990.
- Summary:
- For the past twenty-five years, 'ultra-fundamentalist' Christians have put increasing pressure on American public education to conform exclusively with their own philosophy and vision of education and culture. Eugene Provenzo considers and addresses the impact that the fundamentalist movement has had on such issues as censorship, textbook content, Creationism versus Evolution, the family and education, school prayer, and the state regulation of Christian schools. In exploring both sides of the debate, however, the author concludes that many fundamentalists' concerns are justified, due to a basic inconsistency between the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment and the position that many public schools have legally assumed. Eugene F. Provenzo is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Miami, Coral Gables.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Ultra-Fundamentalism and American Education
- 2. Censorship and the Ultra-Fundamentalists
- 3. Textbooks and the Curriculum
- 4. Creationism and the Schools
- 5. The Family and Education
- 6. School Prayer and State Regulation of Christian Schools
- 7. Implications of the Ultra-Fundamentalist Critique of American Education
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4384-1651-2
- 0-585-07639-1
- OCLC:
- 70773075
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