In Defence of Religious Schools and Colleges

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  • In Defence of Religious Schools and Colleges Book Detail

  • Author : Elmer John Thiessen
  • Release Date : 2001
  • Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
  • Genre : Education
  • Pages : 382
  • ISBN 13 : 9780773522213
  • File Size : 41,41 MB
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In Defence of Religious Schools and Colleges by Elmer John Thiessen PDF Summary

Book Description: It is often argued that religious schools and colleges promote intolerance, divisiveness, and fanaticism and that they violate the principle of academic freedom. Some writers also suggest that economic support for religious schools by the state violates the principle of the separation of church and state. Elmer Thiessen provides a philosophical defence of religious schools and colleges against these and other standard objections. He concludes with a radical proposal: a pluralistic educational system will better prepare students for citizenship in pluralist liberal democracies than a monopolistic state-maintained school system. In 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.

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