Religious literacy : what every American needs to know--and doesn't / Stephen Prothero.

By:

Prothero, Stephen R

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : HarperOne, c2007.Description: viii, 372 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780060859527 (paperbacks)
0060859520

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

200.71/073

LOC classification:

BL 42.5 P967r 2008

Contents:

Introduction-- A nation of religious illiterates-- Religion matters-- Eden (what we once knew)-- The fall (how we forgot)-- Redemption (what to do?)-- A dictionary of religious literacy-- Appendix: Religious literacy quiz.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	BL 42.5 P967r 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000178072

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-279) and index.

Introduction--
A nation of religious illiterates--
Religion matters--
Eden (what we once knew)--
The fall (how we forgot)--
Redemption (what to do?)--
A dictionary of religious literacy--
Appendix: Religious literacy quiz.

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.

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