How will educators in the upcoming school year make sense of the recent Supreme Court ruling on public school prayer? As longtime First Amendment scholar Charles C. Haynes told me for my commentary for the Boston Globe Magazine, the Kennedy v. Bremerton ruling has blurred the lines separating church from state. Continue reading
Greeting, Faith Ed subscribers! I know it’s been a long time – perhaps nearly two years – since I’ve sent out a newsletter. I thought this was a good time to reconnect, given the state of our world and continued concerns about a rise in religious bigotry and racism in America.Faith Ed turns six years old this summer, and I still hear from new readers who have discovered the book and want to learn more about how religion is taught in the school … Continue reading
Furor over lessons on Islam in the curriculum rage on, reflecting the tenor of our times. Continue reading
Read the New York Times review of Faith Ed. Continue reading
See the official book trailer on Faith Ed, a book on religion and public schools coming out on Aug. 18 from Beacon Press. Also see the latest roundup of events. Continue reading
Summary: Hannah Cummins opened her life and heart up to me for this Boston Globe article about her depression and how a program at Brookline High School helped her make a good comeback.
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