Open AccessWatering America’s Religious Roots: The Case for Religious Pluralism in American Public Schools
Author(s) -
Joshua DeSantis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of multicultural education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1934-5267
DOI - 10.18251/ijme.v13i1.376
Subject(s) - pluralism (philosophy) , rhetoric , cultural pluralism , multiculturalism , religious pluralism , sociology , political science , government (linguistics) , law , public administration , religious studies , gender studies , social science , theology , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics
The longest lasting and most intimate interaction with government for most Americans takes place in US public schools. The Court’s choice to enter into the national religious debate intensified the rhetoric and polarized many Americans into opponents and proponents of increasing religious instruction in public schools. This work narrates the positions of Christian Americanists, pluralists, and secularists in this debate. It argues that court-originated policy governing religion in schools is a failure. A return to Constitutional Pluralism would benefit all people in the United States.