Religious literacy : what every American needs to know--and doesn't / Stephen Prothero.
A religious primer serves as an argument for why religion should become a mandatory subject in American public schools, contending that most Americans are not able to identify basic tenets of their faith and that key political challenges can be better met with faith-based resolutions.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060846704
- ISBN: 9780060846701
- ISBN: 0060859520
- ISBN: 9780060859527
- Physical Description: viii, 296 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-279) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 A Nation of Religious Illiterates 21 -- 2 Religion Matters 39 -- Part 2 Past -- 3 Eden (What We Once Knew) 59 -- 4 Fall (How We Forgot) 87 -- Part 3 Proposal -- 5 Redemption (What to Do?) 125 -- 6 A Dictionary of Religious Literacy 149 -- Appendix Religious Literacy Quiz 235.
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- Religious education > United States.
Religions > Dictionaries. - Genre:
- Dictionaries.
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- 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 200.71 PRO (Text) | 37810460006595 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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