Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--and Doesn't - Hardcover

Prothero, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060846704 ISBN 13: 9780060846701

Publisher: Harperone, 2007

Synopsis

A religious primer serves as an argument for why the author believes that 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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Review:

"Remarkable...an especially deft examination of the reasons for Americans' religious literacy."--Washington Monthly

"Compelling and persuasively presented . . . a critical addition to the debate about teaching religion in public school."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Prothero makes you want to go back to college ... a scholar with the soul of a late-night television comic."--Newsweek

"Religious Literacy presents a compelling argument for Bible-literacy courses."--Time magazine

"Provocative and timely . . . Combines a lively history with a set of proposed remedies."--Washington Post Book World

"Prothero's book can be recommended for its readability. It is constantly interesting, very well-written, and chock full of essential information about all religions...This could be one of the most important books to be published this year. It deserves serious attention."--Journal of American Culture

"Smart but gentle, loving but blunt, Prothero is uniquely qualified to guide us through the fraught fields of faith."--Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible and Where God Was Born

"A compelling, provocative, wholly innovative historical interpretation of the place of learning in American religious life. I love this book!"--Lauren F. Winner, author of Girl Meets God and Real Sex

This book is a must-read not only for educators, clergy and government officials, but for all adults. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

Smart but gentle, loving but blunt, Prothero is uniquely qualified to guide us through the fraught fields of faith. --Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible and Where God Was Born"

About the Author:

Stephen Prothero is the New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One and a professor of religion at Boston University. His work has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, NPR, and other top national media outlets. He writes and reviews for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Slate, and other publications. Visit the author at www.stephenprothero.com or follow his tweets @sprothero.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperone
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060846704
• ISBN 13: 9780060846701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296