1st Edition
Christian Privilege in U.S. Education Legacies and Current Issues
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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Using critical curriculum theory as its lens, this book explores the relationship between religion—specifically, Christianity and the Judeo-Christian ethos underlying it—and secular public education in the United States. Despite various 20 th -century court decisions separating religion and education, the authors challenge that religion is in fact absent from public education, suggesting instead... Read more
Introduction
1. Christianity and American Education: Historical Connections
2. Religious Sediments in Educational Discourses and Practices
3. The Bible: A Blueprint for Contemporary Educational Practices
4. The Inherent Religiosity of the Standards Movement
5. To Teach as Jesus (Would)
6. Pedagod: God as Teacher Co-Authored w/Scott Jarvie
7. Teaching as Revelation
Conclusion
Biography
Kevin J. Burke is Assistant Professor of English Education, University of Georgia, USA.
Avner Segall is Professor of Teacher Education, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University, USA.
