Research Catalog

Title

Grappling with the good : talking about religion and morality in public schools / Robert Kunzman.

Author

Kunzman, Robert, 1968-

Publication

Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006.

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Details

Description

xii, 168 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Weaving together history, philosophy, and curriculum, Grappling with the Good offers a vision of public education in which students learn to engage respectfully with the diversity of beliefs about how to live together in society. Robert Kunzman argues that we can and should help students learn how to talk about religion and morality, and bring together our differing visions of life. He describes how such an approach might work in the K-12 setting, explores central philosophical principles, and shares his ongoing experiences and insights in helping students to "grapple with the good.""--Jacket.

Series Statement

Suny series, the philosophy of education

Uniform Title

SUNY series in philosophy of education

Subject

• Religion in the public schools > United States
• Moral education > United States
• Moral education
• Religion in the public schools
• Öffentliche Schule
• Religionsunterricht
• Sittliche Erziehung
• United States
• USA

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-164) and index.

Contents

A definition of "ethical education" : more than morals -- Evading the ethical : how we got here -- Why religion belongs in ethical dialogue -- Imaginative engagement with ethical difference -- Grappling in the classroom I : civic deliberation -- Grappling in the classroom II : the role of religion -- Preparing teachers for ethical dialogue.

ISBN

• 079146685X
• 9780791466858
• 0791466868
• 9780791466865

LCCN

• 2005014015
• 99817714547

OCLC

• ocm60453599
• 60453599
• SCSB-8905787

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library