Does God belong in public schools?

"In this book, one of America's leading constitutional scholars asks what role religion ought to play in public schools. Kent Greenawalt explores many of the most divisive issues in educational debate, including teaching about the origins of life, sex education, and when - or whether - students can opt out of school activities for religious reasons." "Using these and other case studies, Greenawalt considers how to balance the country's constitutional commitment to personal freedoms and to the separation of church and state with the vital role that religion has always played in American society."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: AS WE HAVE SEEN, although American public schools have continually aimed to educate children to be moral persons and good citizens, the place of religion has undergone a fundamental shift: from colonial times to the mid-twentieth century, primary and secondary education became increasingly public, universal, and secular.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Editions

1

Pages

272

ISBN

9780691130651

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