Agents of God: Boundaries and Authority in Muslim and Christian Schools
Based on a year and a half of ethnographic observation and interviews with teachers and students atfour high schools in the New York City area -- two of them Sunni Muslim and two EvangelicalChristian --, sociologist Jeffrey Guhin argues that these schools use politics, gender, sex, and theinternet t...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New York, NY
/ Evangelical movement
/ Sunnites
/ Denominational school
/ Religious education
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| Further subjects: | B
Islamic religious education-New York (State)-New York
B Electronic books B Religious education-Social aspects B Religious education-New York (State)-New York |
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| Summary: | Based on a year and a half of ethnographic observation and interviews with teachers and students atfour high schools in the New York City area -- two of them Sunni Muslim and two EvangelicalChristian --, sociologist Jeffrey Guhin argues that these schools use politics, gender, sex, and theinternet to separate themselves from the rest of America, a country they view as both a promise and athreat. In examining these boundaries, he describes how the schools use scripture, prayer, andscience as a means of maintaining their authority over the students' lives. cover -- Half title -- Blank -- Agents of God -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Authority and Essence -- 2. Politics and Public Schools -- 3. Differently Differentiating Gender -- 4. Sex and the Internet -- 5. Scripture as External Authority -- 6. Prayer as External Authority -- 7. Science as External Authority -- 8. It's Dangerous Out There -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197542999 |