03797nam 2200709Ia 450 991082327260332120230912140344.01-282-85928-597866128592810-7735-6916-210.1515/9780773569164(CKB)1000000000244930(OCoLC)180773083(CaPaEBR)ebrary10119858(SSID)ssj0000280688(PQKBManifestationID)11206247(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280688(PQKBWorkID)10291201(PQKB)11438650(CaPaEBR)400231(CaBNvSL)gtp00521495 (Au-PeEL)EBL3330593(CaPaEBR)ebr10132774(CaONFJC)MIL285928(OCoLC)929120816(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/jmtzk2(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400231(MiAaPQ)EBC3330593(DE-B1597)655875(DE-B1597)9780773569164(MiAaPQ)EBC3243510(EXLCZ)99100000000024493020001019d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIn defence of religious schools and colleges[electronic resource] /Elmer John ThiessenMontreal McGill-Queen's University Press20011 online resource (376 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2221-2 0-7735-2177-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Context of Charges against Religious Schools and Colleges -- Problems of Social Harmony -- The Charge of Promoting Divisiveness -- The Charge of Fostering Intolerance -- Rights and Freedoms -- The Denial of Parental Rights to Educate -- The Charge of Violating Academic Freedom -- Economic Concerns -- Funding of Religious Schools and the Separation of Church and State -- The Charge of Elitism and Other Economic Objections -- Problems of Narrowness in Religious Education -- The Charge of Indoctrination -- The Charge of Censorship -- Theology and Education -- The Possibility of Christian Curriculum and Scholarship -- The Danger of Fundamentalist Fanaticism -- Conclusion -- Liberal Values: The Underlying Problem and a Proposed Revision -- Towards Educational Pluralism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn placing his argument within the context of liberal-democratic values Thiessen gives concrete examples of objections to religious schools and offers practical suggestions that follow from the philosophical treatment of the problem. In Defence of Religious Schools and Colleges bridges the gap between philosophical argument and educational practice. It will be of interest not only to philosophers and educational theorists but also to practitioners in education. Academics, policy makers, political theorists, lay-people, teachers, administrators, and parents - those who object to religious schools and colleges and those who find themselves trying to answer the objections - will benefit from reading this book.Religious educationPhilosophyPluralismLiberalismReligious aspectsReligious educationPhilosophy.Pluralism.LiberalismReligious aspects.371.07/01Thiessen Elmer John1942-1678163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823272603321In defence of religious schools and colleges4045590UNINA