Taking Religion Seriously Across the Curriculum
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In Taking Religion Seriously Across the Curriculum, Warren A. Nord and Charles C. Haynes chart a middle course in our culture wars over religion and public education—one that builds on a developing national consensus among educational and religious leaders. While it is not proper for schools to practice religion or proselytize, it is not permissible to make them into “religion-free” zones either; schools must take religion seriously. Unfortunately, religion is taken far from seriously in the K–12 curriculum, as the authors' review of textbooks and the new national content standards makes clear.
About the authors
Warren A. Nord received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978. Since 1979 he has taught the philosophy of religion and been director of that university's Program in the Humanities and Human Values. He is the author of Religion and American Education: Rethinking a National Dilemma (1995), a comprehensive study of historical, philosophical, constitutional, and pedagogical issues relating to religion and education. He may be reached at the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, Campus Box 3425, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (e-mail: wnord@email.unc.edu).
Charles C. Haynes is Senior Scholar for Religious Freedom at the First Amendment Center and serves on the Board of Directors of the Character Education Partnership. He was a principal organizer and drafter of a series of consensus guidelines on religious liberty issues in public schools endorsed by leading religious and educational organizations. Dr. Haynes is the author of Religion in American History: What to Teach and How (1990) and Finding Common Ground: A First Amendment Guide to Religion and Public Education (1994). He holds a master's degree in religion and education from Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. in theological studies from Emory University. He may be contacted at the First Amendment Center, The Freedom Forum, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209. Phone: 703-284-2859, Fax: 703-284-2879. E-mail: chaynes@freedomforum.org