Religion, the first amendment, and public schools : stories from K-12 and teacher education classrooms / edited by Aaron Bodle, James Madison University, Elizabeth E. Saylor, University of Georgia, Elizabeth Bellows, Appalachian State University, Sohyun An, Kennesaw State University, Lisa B. Buchanan, Elon University.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bodle, Aaron, editor.

Saylor, Elizabeth E., editor.

Bellows, Elizabeth (Educator), editor.

An, Sohyun, editor.

Buchanan, Lisa Brown, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion in the public schools.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Freedom of religion.

Church and education.

Religion and state.

Education and state--Political aspects.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023.

Summary:

"White Christian Nationalism is "an ideology that seeks to idealize and advocate a fusion of American Civic life with a... White Christian ethnoculture" rooted in traditionalism, anti-immigration, and their judicial codification (Gorski & Perry, 2021). Though the establishment clause clearly delineates a boundary between religion and state. Despite the clarity of this division in the Establishment Clause, this bedrock of our democracy has faced near-constant pressure from Christian right. Recently, this pressure has taken the form of strategic efforts to stack the Supreme Court of conserative judges and control local school boards by waging fear and misinformation campaigns. Political division, a lack of healthy discourse about religious diversity, and misunderstandings about the Establishment Clause have left many educators unsure about their role in valuing religious diversity in their schools and classrooms, and their responsibilities to maintain religious freedom for all students"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

towards the humanity of religious diversity and freedom of religion: A letter from the editors / Aaron Bodle, Elizabeth E. Saylor, Elizabeth Bellows, Sohyun An, and Lisa Buchanan

Part I: Public education and religion: Theory, research, and the law

Chapter 1

Part I: Introduction / Elizabeth E. Saylor and Aaron Bodle

Chapter 2. At the intersection of teacher education, the social studies, and religious and theological studies: A space for preparing preservice teachers to incorporate religion into their k-12 classrooms / Rory P. Tannebaum and Russell Olwell

Chapter 3. Religious freedom, public school, and the law / Elizabeth E. Saylor

Chapter 4. Religion and teacher education: Lessons for preservice teachers / Kimberly R. Logan and David F. Callaway

Chapter 5. Disrupting christian normalcy in U.S. Elementary schools: The potential of idealism in a system of forced neutrality / Elizabeth Bellows and Aaron Bodle

Part II: Stories from the k-12 schools: Problem, challenge, possibility

Chapter 6

Part II: Introduction / Jennifer Hauver

Chapter 7. Feminist and liberatory voices in Islam and christianity: Teaching diversity within religious faith / Esther June Kim and Lina Kassem

Chapter 8. Pulling aPart the sides of Islam and phobia: Children's literature as opportunities for engaging with sociophobic reactions / Nermin Vehabovic

Chapter 9. Appropriation and encounter in religious literacy education for pre-service teachers / Brett Bertucio

Chapter 10. Billboards, blowback, and fear: Teaching about Islam in the American south / Nick Bardo

Chapter 11. This is not about religion: Troubling the perceptions of palestine and palestinians / Hanadi Shatara and Muna Saleh

Part III: Stories from the teacher education classrooms: Problem, challenge, possibility

Chapter 12

Part III: Introduction / Shin Ji Kang

Chapter 13. I used to think religion

i mean christianity

was a cult: Examining christian hegemony in student understandings of religion / Emma Nicosia and Ryan Oto

Chapter 14. A deterrent to the religious beliefs of many of our families: Opposition to an elementary social studies curriculum / Anna M. Yonas and Stephanie van Hover

Chapter 15. Learning about world religions through local sacred spaces / Sarah Brooks

Chapter 16. Understanding educator motivations for participating in religious literacy professional development / Kate E. Soules and Gayle Pagnoni

Chapter 17. Released time education: The public bible education program / Grant Johnson

Chapter 18. Using inquiry to teach about religion in middle and high school classrooms / Kimberly R. Logan, John K. Lee, and David F. Callaway

Chapter 19. The complexities around religious freedom, positionalities, and k-12 schools: A narrative self-study of international and U.S. teachers / Ana Herrera Castillo, Hannah Wilpon, and Lisa Brown Buchanan. About the Editors. About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-87303-37-6

OCLC:

1554272363