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- catalog abstract ""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 the radical proposal that a pluralistic educational system will better prepare students for citizenship in pluralist liberal democracies than a monopolistic state-maintained school system. 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, 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12107699.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog 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 the radical proposal that a pluralistic educational system will better prepare students for citizenship in pluralist liberal democracies than a monopolistic state-maintained school system. 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, 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-348) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Problems of social harmony -- Rights and freedoms -- Economic concerns -- Problems of narrowness in religous education -- theology and education -- Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "viii, 368 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0773521771 (bound) :".
- catalog identifier "0773522212 (pbk.) :".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog subject "371.07/01 21".
- catalog subject "Cultural pluralism.".
- catalog subject "LC368 .T44 2001".
- catalog subject "Liberalism Religious aspects.".
- catalog subject "Pluralism.".
- catalog subject "Pluralisme (Philosophie)".
- catalog subject "Religious education Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "libéralisme Aspect religieux.".
- catalog subject "Éducation religieuse Philosophie.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Problems of social harmony -- Rights and freedoms -- Economic concerns -- Problems of narrowness in religous education -- theology and education -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "In defence of religious schools and colleges / Elmer John Thiessen.".
- catalog type "text".