Hijacking history: how the Christian right teaches history and why it matters

The teaching of history has long been the subject of partisan warfare. Religion often plays a prominent role in these debates, as secular progressives and conservative Christians disagree over which historical figures are worthy of study, how (or whether) certain events should be portrayed, and ulti...

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1. Verfasser: Wellman, Kathleen 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:The teaching of history has long been the subject of partisan warfare. Religion often plays a prominent role in these debates, as secular progressives and conservative Christians disagree over which historical figures are worthy of study, how (or whether) certain events should be portrayed, and ultimately how tax dollars should be spent. But what about students who are educated outside the public schools, either in religious schools or at home? How are they learning history, and what effect does that have on our democracy? This book analyses the high school world history textbooks produced by the three most influential publishers of Christian educational materials. In these books, the historian, informed by his faith, tells the allegedly unbiased story of God's actions as interpreted through the Bible
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (384 Seiten)
ISBN:9780197579268
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197579237.001.0001

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