ERIC Number: EJ800938
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 22
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The New Outspoken Atheism and Education
Noddings, Nel
Harvard Educational Review, v78 n2 p369-390 Sum 2008
In this essay, Nel Noddings calls upon U.S. public schools to equip students with a more nuanced understanding of religious vocabulary, history, and ideas. Examining recent books by outspoken atheists including Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens, Noddings argues that schools should help students "communicate across the chasm" between belief and unbelief in an effort to prepare a more civil and informed citizenry. In a wide-ranging discussion of religious vocabulary, belief, logic, morality, and aesthetics, she illustrates ways in which schools can incorporate religious literacy across the curriculum and foster a rich understanding of religious history and ideas among the students they serve.
Descriptors: Religious Education, Religious Factors, Citizenship Education, Religion, Beliefs, Educational Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Educational Philosophy, Ethical Instruction, Values Education, Democratic Values, Educational Principles, Vocabulary, Critical Thinking, Public Schools, Literacy, History Instruction, Logical Thinking, English Instruction, Aesthetics, Intercultural Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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