DelFattore, Joan The Fourth R ISBN 13: 9780300102178

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A timely and engaging story of two centuries of controversy—and sometimes violence—over prayer in America’s public schools

Contrary to popular belief, God has certainly not been kicked out of the public schools. What is banned is state-sponsored prayer, not the religious speech of the students themselves. But as news stories, political speeches, and lawsuits amply demonstrate, this approach has by no means resolved the long-standing debate over religion in public education. While some people challenge the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, with its reference to “one nation under God,” others view school shootings and the terrorism of 9/11 as evidence that organized prayer must once again become part of the official school day.

In this lively book, Joan DelFattore traces the evolution of school-prayer battles from the early 1800s, when children were beaten or expelled for refusing to read the King James Bible, to current disputes over prayer at public-school football games. Underlying these events, she shows, is a struggle to balance two of the most fundamental tenets of Americanism: majority rule and individual rights. Her highly readable book explores the enduring tension between people of good will who wish the schools to promote majoritarian beliefs, and equally well-meaning (and often religious) people who deplore any governmental influence in religious matters.

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Also available by Joan DelFattore: What Johhny Shouldn't Read: Textbook Censorhip in America
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"The Fourth R offers a thorough and thoughtful look at the long evolution of religion in the public school. Even those who think they know this history will be surprised by the drama played out across three centuries by the courts, the Congress, and ever-expanding advocacy groups. A must-read and an important contribution to American religious and social history." - Rev. Robert Edgar, General Secretary, National Chamber of Churches; "Joan DelFattore has written a solid, sane, reasonable discussion of the perennial debate about the place of religion in public schools in the United States. It is both informative and readable, leavened with the author's witty asides." - Diane Ravitch, author of The Language Police

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  • PublisherYale University Press
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 0300102178
  • ISBN 13 9780300102178
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages352
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