Wellman, Kathleen Anne,  1951- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/> Also issued in print: 2021. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780197579268 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church and education--History.--United States<br/>Christian education--History.--United States<br/>Christianity and politics--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LA95  / .W45 2021 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.8