Preparing the Soil: The Mission of Christian Teachers in Public Schools

Christian teachers in public schools are provided an opportunity by the FirstAmendment to pursue a specific and active work to promote Christ. This muststop short of proselytizing yet does extend beyond teaching moral values or livingas a silent witness. The parable of the sower provides...

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Main Author: Birmingham, Carrie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2009
In: Stone-Campbell journal
Year: 2009, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-207
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Christian teachers in public schools are provided an opportunity by the FirstAmendment to pursue a specific and active work to promote Christ. This muststop short of proselytizing yet does extend beyond teaching moral values or livingas a silent witness. The parable of the sower provides the framework for exploringhow this Christian mission of public school educators requires critical considera-tion of culturally held expectations of schooling in order to educate students to beinquisitive, rational, and to respect the value of intangible goods.
ISSN:1097-6566
Contains:Enthalten in: Stone-Campbell journal