American Evangelicals and Religious Diversity
Subcultural Education, Theological Boundaries, and the Relativization of Tradition
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Administration, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781607525622 | |
| Publisher: | Information Age Publishing | Publication: | May 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Information Age Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781607525622 |
| Publisher: | Information Age Publishing |
| Publication: | May 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Information Age Publishing |
| Language: | English |
American Evangelicals and Religious Diversity is a qualitative study of how religion and education intersect at one conservative Christian school. The school is Evangelical and American. The school’s curriculum is biblebased and fulfills its state’s educational requirements for high school graduation. While the school has an environment that is Evangelical, the students live in a religiouslydiverse world. This book documents how three students and their teacher struggle to understand a world that challenges their faith. The context for this understanding is how the teacher presents and the three students come to understand Catholicism, Islam, and the indigenous religions of the Americas. Americans continue to debate whether religious schools are too parochial and do not prepare students to live a diverse society.
American Evangelicals and Religious Diversity is a qualitative study of how religion and education intersect at one conservative Christian school. The school is Evangelical and American. The school’s curriculum is biblebased and fulfills its state’s educational requirements for high school graduation. While the school has an environment that is Evangelical, the students live in a religiouslydiverse world. This book documents how three students and their teacher struggle to understand a world that challenges their faith. The context for this understanding is how the teacher presents and the three students come to understand Catholicism, Islam, and the indigenous religions of the Americas. Americans continue to debate whether religious schools are too parochial and do not prepare students to live a diverse society.
