Religion in the Classroom

Jennifer Hauver James is Associate Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of Georgia, USA.Simone Schweber is Goodman Professor of Education and Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.Robert Kunzman is Professor and Associate Dean for Teacher Education Faculty at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.Keith C. Barton is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University, USA.Kimberly Logan is a recent graduate from the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University of Georgia, USA.

• Beginnings. Chapter One: On Religion. Chapter Two: Toward Democratic Living and Learning. Chapter Three: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Our Work. Chapter Four: The Not-So-Hidden Curriculum of Religion in Public Schools. Chapter Five: Unpacking Narratives of Calling and Purpose in Teaching. Kimberly Logan. Chapter Six: Fishing Below the Surface: Understanding the Role of Religion in Student Learning. Simone Schweber. Chapter Seven: Reconsidering Religion in the Curriculum. Keith C. Barton. Chapter Eight: Talking with Students Who Already Know the Answer: Navigating Ethical Certainty in Democratic Dialogue. Robert Kunzman. Chapter Nine: Continuing the Conversation.

Providing a mixture of personal accounts, theory, and the voices of students and teachers, Religion in the Classroom is an important and accessible volume that highlights the complexities surrounding the nature and scope of religion and its impact in/on education. Avner Segall, Associate Professor, Michigan State UniversityThis is an exciting and refreshingly bold book about the intersections across religion, democracy, and schooling. The authors’ candid reflections on the role of religion in their personal and professional lives, together with the penetrating and insightful questions they pose, provide a powerful starting point for meaningful conversations among teachers and teacher educators. Patricia G. Avery, Professor, University of Minnesota