For Goodness Sake: Religious Schools and Education for Democratic Citizenry (Social Theory, Education, and Change)

Driven by a concern for how religious instruction in patriarchal schools affects the fate of democracy in a multicultural, multi-faith America, For Goodness Saketakes the readers to a variety of religious-education classrooms in some of America's private schools, including Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Lutheran. In an attempt to answer the questions of:- What kind of religious/moral education in parochial schools best prepares youths to participate constructively in a multi-faith American democracy?- To what extent do students in religious schools experience such an ideal kind of instruction?Walter Feinberg offers a fascinating analysis of what he witnessed in classrooms through his observations of both teachers and students.Walter Feinberg is the author of 'For Goodness Sake: Religious Schools and Education for Democratic Citizenry (Social Theory, Education, and Change)', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415953788 and ISBN 0415953782.