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"This important book takes seriously a critical problem too often neglected by educators—assessing the proper role of religion in the public school curriculum. By enlarging the conversation to include a variety of thoughtful religious and secular voices, the book reveals the complexity of the problem, exposes the shallowness of the conventional wisdom, and throws much needed light on dark places."
—Warren A. Nord, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"This book is an important step forward in deepening a conversation critical to our nation’s future. The contributors have modeled the difficult work of engaging in dialogue on our deepest differences. Now it is up to the rest of us to read this book and bring the conversation home."
—Diane G. Berreth, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
"Once again Sears demonstrates he is one of the most perceptive, original, and significant scholars at work today."
—William F. Pinar, Louisiana State University
"It is hard to imagine a book that incorporates a more diverse group of voices or that provides a livelier conversation on the subject of religion and education. This collection is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the culture wars that surround contemporary public schooling."
—B. Edward McClellan, Indiana University
Along the fault line of public education and conservative religious beliefs, this break-through volume explores five curriculum arenas that have been "ground zero" in community debate—science and human evolution, textbook selection, sexuality instruction, character development, and outcome-based education. Curriculum, Religion, and Public Education will assist educators, parents, and community leaders in crossing boundaries to communicate with "the others," and in the process transform schools—and ourselves.
Contributors include: Richard Baer, Nancy Brickhouse, Charles Glenn, Maxine Greene, Phillip Johnson, George Marsden, Martin Marty, Michael McConnell, Peter McLaren, Richard John Neuhaus, Nel Noddings, Alan Peshkin, Eugene Provenzo, Gilbert Sewall, Kenneth Strike, and Paul C. Vitz
