RELIGION AND EDUCATION

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 336, S. 89-100

Abstract

Sunday Sch's, vacation church Sch's, summer camps & conferences, released time, & church-related elementary & secondary day Sch's are the principal programs for religious instruction in the US today. A trend toward more nonpublic Sch's on the elementary & secondary levels can be observed. An opposite trend can be observed in higher educ. Organized attempts are being made to co-ordinate efforts in religious educ made in the home & by mass communications media with the efforts of the churches & the major faiths. In a broad sense, no institution which permits or encourages the discussion of ultimate values is without a religious aspect. The public Sch's, therefore, are brought within the pale of the discussion of religion & educ. An intelligent appraisal of the needs of the US for religious educ, narrowly or broadly understood, requires answers to questions which have not yet been researched. AA.