Hijacking history : how the Christian right teaches history and why it matters /
Wellman, Kathleen Anne, 1951-
Hijacking history : how the Christian right teaches history and why it matters / Kathleen Wellman. - 1 online resource (384 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The teaching of history has long been the subject of partisan warfare. Religion often plays a prominent role in these debates, as secular progressives and conservative Christians disagree over which historical figures are worthy of study, how (or whether) certain events should be portrayed, and ultimately how tax dollars should be spent. But what about students who are educated outside the public schools, either in religious schools or at home? How are they learning history, and what effect does that have on our democracy? This book analyses the high school world history textbooks produced by the three most influential publishers of Christian educational materials. In these books, the historian, informed by his faith, tells the allegedly unbiased story of God's actions as interpreted through the Bible.
Specialized.
9780197579268 (ebook) : No price
Church and education--History.--United States
Christian education--History.--United States
Christianity and politics--History.--United States
LA95 / .W45 2021
261.8
Hijacking history : how the Christian right teaches history and why it matters / Kathleen Wellman. - 1 online resource (384 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The teaching of history has long been the subject of partisan warfare. Religion often plays a prominent role in these debates, as secular progressives and conservative Christians disagree over which historical figures are worthy of study, how (or whether) certain events should be portrayed, and ultimately how tax dollars should be spent. But what about students who are educated outside the public schools, either in religious schools or at home? How are they learning history, and what effect does that have on our democracy? This book analyses the high school world history textbooks produced by the three most influential publishers of Christian educational materials. In these books, the historian, informed by his faith, tells the allegedly unbiased story of God's actions as interpreted through the Bible.
Specialized.
9780197579268 (ebook) : No price
Church and education--History.--United States
Christian education--History.--United States
Christianity and politics--History.--United States
LA95 / .W45 2021
261.8