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Asks whether public schools can and should help students discuss moral disagreements, even when religion is involved.

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Author:   Robert Kunzman
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780791466858

ISBN 10:   079146685
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   16 February 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Introduction A Definition of ""Ethical Education"": More Than Morals The Focus of This Book The Structure of This Book A Learning Process 2. Evading the Ethical: How We Got Here Tracing the Path to Ambivalence Colonial Origins and Ethical Assumptions Common Schools in Search of Common Ethics The Gradual Shift toward Civic Religion The Emerging Wall of Separation Ethical Education on the Secular Side of the Wall From Entanglement to Engagement 3. Why Religion Belongs in Ethical Dialogue Moral Respect As a Foundation for Ethical Dialogue Understanding As Vital for Respect Understanding Projects Involves Evaluating Them Respectful Understanding As a Moral, Not Instrumental, Claim The Link between Project Pursuit and Broader Ethical Frameworks The Implications for Curricula and Pedagogy Religious Frameworks and Secular Worldviews: Is There a Difference? America's Religious Landscape Ethical Dialogue and Rooted Religious Identity 4. Imaginative Engagement with Ethical Difference A Deeper Sense of Appreciation Our Capacity for Empathic Understanding Stirring the Ethical Imagination Combining Head and Heart Imaginative Engagement: The Groundwork of Deliberation 5. Grappling in the Classroom I: Civic Deliberation The Big(ger) Tent of the Civic Sphere Qualities of Deliberative Reason Alternatives to Deliberative Reasoning Deliberative Reasoning in the Classroom A Portrait of Ethical Dialogue 6. Grappling in the Classroom II: The Role of Religion Religion in the Civic Realm Can Religion Be Reasonable? Fallibilism and Ethical Adherence Civic Virtue: Beyond Proceduralism A Final Portrait of Classroom Deliberation 7. Preparing Teachers for Ethical Dialogue Teacher Capacity for Ethical Dialogue Professional Commitment to Ethical Dialogue Collaboration As Central to Professional Development 8. Conclusion Notes Index"

Reviews

This is a book of great significance and originality. In an age of increasing religious diversity, Kunzman provides a powerful argument that public schools should renounce the neutrality or hands-off doctrine that has characterized their attitude toward religion since the 1950s. Kunzman writes like a dream, with a no-nonsense style that is exceptionally clear and concise for a work that covers extremely difficult ideas.

Author Information

Robert Kunzman is Associate Professor of Education at Indiana University at Bloomington and a public high school teacher.

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