Religiösa skolor

Many colleges with historical church ties experience significant tension between the desire to compete in the secularised world of higher education and the desire to remain connected to their religious commitments and communities. In this history ...

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In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011, discussions on ties between Islamic religious education institutions, namely madrassahs, and transnational terrorist groups have featured prominently in the Western media. In the frenzied...

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Catholic colleges and universities play a crucial role in handing on a rich faith tradition to young adults today. As these institutions have become more professional and pluralistic, many are asking how effective they are at carrying out the reli...

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First published in 1993 this volume is an extension and revision of the 1986 book entitled Religious Schools in America: A Selected Bibliography. This new version contains additional annotated bibliographies of the various denominational schools a...

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First published in 1993 this volume is an extension and revision of the 1986 book entitled Religious Schools in America: A Selected Bibliography. This new version contains additional annotated bibliographies of the various denominational schools a...

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Sacrifice and Survival, recounts the history and development of Jesuit higher education in the American South. R. Eric Platt examines in Sacrifice and Survival the history and evolution of Jesuit higher education in the American South and hypothes...

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Recounts the history and development of Jesuit higher education in the American SouthR. Eric Platt examines in Sacrifice and Survival the history and evolution of Jesuit higher education in the American South and hypothesizes that the identity and...

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New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien. Following an outline of the origins of the concept of ethos as it is found in the writings of Aristotle and Plato, James Norman examines the Catholic Church's understanding of ethos in...

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The heart of a truly complete education lies in individual students' integration of understandings from the many dimensions of their lives - religious, academic, and personal. The general failing of formal schooling to achieve such an education is...

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Gateways to Spirituality: Pre-School through Grade Twelve focuses on spiritual formation in American pre-collegiate education. Its fifteen contributors advance distinctive views about the connections that exist between spirituality, learning, soci...

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Philanthropy is typically considered to be within the province of billionaires. This book broadens that perspective by highlighting modest acts of giving by African Americans on behalf of their own people. Examining the important tradition of Blac...

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During the mid-nineteenth century, Americans created the functional equivalent of earlier state religious establishments. Supported by mandatory taxation, purportedly inclusive, and vested with messianic promise, public schooling, like the earlier...

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Searching for Spirituality in Higher Education brings together eclectic points of view on spirituality, drawing upon various theoretical perspectives to frame a discussion of spirituality in higher education. Following a comprehensive review of th...

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While public-private partnerships in education in the United States have received a lot of attention, research on such partnerships elsewhere has been limited-even though such partnerships have been steadily gaining prominence, particularly in dev...

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Transforming Ourselves, Transforming the World is an insightful collection that articulates how Jesuit colleges and universities create an educational community energized to transform the lives of its students, faculty, and administrators and to e...

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Teach Me to Be Generous tells the remarkable story of Regis High School, the Jesuit school on New Yorks Upper East Side that was founded in 1914 by an anonymous donor as a school for Catholic boys whose families could not otherwise afford a Cathol...

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This study of the work of Catholic school governors in England and Wales places their work in the context of contemporary school governance, and the extensive (but largely unknown to both scholars and students) literature of the Catholic Church pe...

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Veteran educator Marjan Glavac’s latest book gives new meaning to the concept of the “teachable moment”.  His collection of personal and inspirational affirmations are guaranteed to connect with anyone who has dedicated thei...

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The Power of Prophetic Parenting is a comprehensive guide that catapults parents of all backgrounds and life experiences into a more robust, dynamic, and effective approach to parenting. One that helps their children fulfill their unique purpose a...

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On the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary (1969-2019), the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary has produced this commemorative volume that chronicles its history.  It also includes many historical photos and provides a description of the...

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Faith-based Identity and Curriculum in Catholic Schools examines the relationship between faith-based education and whole curriculum at a time when neoliberal ideologies and market values are having a disproportionate influence on national educati...

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Faith-based Identity and Curriculum in Catholic Schools examines the relationship between faith-based education and whole curriculum at a time when neoliberal ideologies and market values are having a disproportionate influence on national educati...

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Major social changes, especially as a result the more multicultural nature of society, have raised important issues about the teaching of religion and the rational basis of different religious faiths. Challenges for Religious Education addresses a...

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Major social changes, especially as a result the more multicultural nature of society, have raised important issues about the teaching of religion and the rational basis of different religious faiths. Challenges for Religious Education addresses a...

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In this study, first published in 1983, Robert Burgess discusses the definitions, redefinitions, strategies and bargains used in and out of classrooms by teachers and pupils in a co-educational Roman Catholic school where he spent some time as a r...

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In this study, first published in 1983, Robert Burgess discusses the definitions, redefinitions, strategies and bargains used in and out of classrooms by teachers and pupils in a co-educational Roman Catholic school where he spent some time as a r...

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Faith-based Identity and Curriculum in Catholic Schools examines the relationship between faith-based education and whole curriculum at a time when neoliberal ideologies and market values are having a disproportionate influence on national educati...

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This volume explores how conservative Christian schools are shaping education in America and in turn, students attitudes about diversity. Based on data collected as part of a year-long, ethnographic study of a K-12 conservative, Christian school i...

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This book offers an account of religious schooling committed to queer-thriving and envisions how queer staff and students can live their lives without being accommodated within heteronormative religious traditions. Engaging with queer theological ...

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This book offers an account of religious schooling committed to ?queer-thriving? and envisions how queer staff and students can live their lives without being ?accommodated? within heteronormative religious traditions. Engaging with queer theologi...

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