TY - BOOK AU - Feinberg,Walter AU - Layton,Richard A. TI - For the civic good: the liberal case for teaching religion in the public schools T2 - The new public scholarship SN - 9780472072071 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - LC 111 .F43 2014 PY - 2014///] CY - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press KW - Bible KW - Study and teaching KW - United States KW - Religion in the public schools KW - Religious education KW - Church and education KW - Religion and state N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162) and index; Introduction: The liberal case for teaching religion in public schools -- Bible history courses, I : partnership between school and community -- Bible history courses, II : the art of staying on the surface -- Misrecognition and nonrecognition : a caution for religion courses -- The Bible and its influence : instilling equal recognition into the curriculum -- The Bible as literature : detachment as a means toward autonomy -- World religions : reflection as an educational goal -- Problems, reservations, and recommendations -- Appendix: Method and the schools included in the study ER -