Religious Literacy, Textbooks, and Religious Neutrality.

Nord, Warren A.

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ERIC Number: EJ415789

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Publication Date: 1989

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Religious Literacy, Textbooks, and Religious Neutrality.

Nord, Warren A.

Religion & Public Education, v16 n1 p111-21 Win 1989

Describes religious illiteracy among undergraduate students. Examines high school textbooks in United States and world history, economics, home economics, and biology. Finds religion almost completely ignored. Argues that the religious neutrality mandated by the Supreme Court effectively eradicates religion from the curriculum. Suggests a new test of neutrality. (DB)

Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Content Analysis, High Schools, Higher Education, Religion, Religion Studies, State Church Separation, Textbook Content, Textbook Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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