Religion, the first amendment, and public schools : stories from K-12 and teacher education classrooms

• Other Authors: Bodle, Aaron (Editor), Saylor, Elizabeth E. (Editor), Bellows, Elizabeth (Educator) (Editor), An, Sohyun (Editor), Buchanan, Lisa Brown (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023.
• Subjects: Religion in the public schools.; Teachers > Training of.; Freedom of religion.; Church and education.; Religion and state.; Education and state > Political aspects.; Education > Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects.; Philosophy and theory of education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806601486
• DOI: 10.1108/979-8-88730-337-6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 237 pages)

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Table of Contents:

• Introduction--towards the humanity of religious diversity and freedom of religion: A letter from the editors / Aaron Bodle, Elizabeth E. Saylor, Elizabeth Bellows, Sohyun An, and Lisa Buchanan
• Part I: Public education and religion: Theory, research, and the law
• Chapter 1
• Part I: Introduction / Elizabeth E. Saylor and Aaron Bodle
• Chapter 2. At the intersection of teacher education, the social studies, and religious and theological studies: A space for preparing preservice teachers to incorporate religion into their k-12 classrooms / Rory P. Tannebaum and Russell Olwell
• Chapter 3. Religious freedom, public school, and the law / Elizabeth E. Saylor
• Chapter 4. Religion and teacher education: Lessons for preservice teachers / Kimberly R. Logan and David F. Callaway
• Chapter 5. Disrupting christian normalcy in U.S. Elementary schools: The potential of idealism in a system of forced neutrality / Elizabeth Bellows and Aaron Bodle
• Part II: Stories from the k-12 schools: Problem, challenge, possibility
• Chapter 6
• Part II: Introduction / Jennifer Hauver
• Chapter 7. Feminist and liberatory voices in Islam and christianity: Teaching diversity within religious faith / Esther June Kim and Lina Kassem
• Chapter 8. Pulling aPart the sides of Islam and phobia: Children's literature as opportunities for engaging with sociophobic reactions / Nermin Vehabovic
• Chapter 9. Appropriation and encounter in religious literacy education for pre-service teachers / Brett Bertucio
• Chapter 10. Billboards, blowback, and fear: Teaching about Islam in the American south / Nick Bardo
• Chapter 11. This is not about religion: Troubling the perceptions of palestine and palestinians / Hanadi Shatara and Muna Saleh
• Part III: Stories from the teacher education classrooms: Problem, challenge, possibility
• Chapter 12
• Part III: Introduction / Shin Ji Kang
• Chapter 13. I used to think religion--i mean christianity--was a cult: Examining christian hegemony in student understandings of religion / Emma Nicosia and Ryan Oto
• Chapter 14. A deterrent to the religious beliefs of many of our families: Opposition to an elementary social studies curriculum / Anna M. Yonas and Stephanie van Hover
• Chapter 15. Learning about world religions through local sacred spaces / Sarah Brooks
• Chapter 16. Understanding educator motivations for participating in religious literacy professional development / Kate E. Soules and Gayle Pagnoni
• Chapter 17. Released time education: The public bible education program / Grant Johnson
• Chapter 18. Using inquiry to teach about religion in middle and high school classrooms / Kimberly R. Logan, John K. Lee, and David F. Callaway
• Chapter 19. The complexities around religious freedom, positionalities, and k-12 schools: A narrative self-study of international and U.S. teachers / Ana Herrera Castillo, Hannah Wilpon, and Lisa Brown Buchanan. About the Editors. About the Contributors.