Download or read book The Wealth of Religions written by Robert J Barro and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How religious beliefs and practices can influence the wealth of nations Which countries grow faster economically—those with strong beliefs in heaven and hell or those with weak beliefs in them? Does religious participation matter? Why do some countries experience secularization while others are religiously vibrant? In The Wealth of Religions, Rachel McCleary and Robert Barro draw on their long record of pioneering research to examine these and many other aspects of the economics of religion. Places with firm beliefs in heaven and hell measured relative to the time spent in religious activities tend to be more productive and experience faster growth. Going further, there are two directions of causation: religiosity influences economic performance and economic development affects religiosity. Dimensions of economic development—such as urbanization, education, health, and fertility—matter too, interacting differently with religiosity. State regulation and subsidization of religion also play a role. The Wealth of Religions addresses the effects of religious beliefs on character traits such as work ethic, thrift, and honesty; the Protestant Reformation and its long-term effects on education and religious competition; Communism’s suppression of and competition with religion; the effects of Islamic laws and regulations on the functioning of markets and, hence, on the long-term development of Muslim countries; why some countries have state religions; analogies between religious groups and terrorist organizations; the violent origins of the Dalai Lama’s brand of Tibetan Buddhism; and the use by the Catholic Church of saint-making as a way to compete against the rise of Protestant Evangelicals. Timely and incisive, The Wealth of Religions provides fresh insights into the vital interplay between religion, markets, and economic development.

Download or read book Teaching about Religion in the Social Studies Classroom written by Charles C. Haynes and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teaching Religious Education written by Elaine McCreery and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-05-21 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many trainee primary teachers are uncertain as to the place and purpose of RE in primary schools. This book is designed to alleviate such fears and give trainees the security and confidence to teach RE effectively. Trainees are encouraged to recognise their own religious position and understand how they handle their own beliefs and commitments in the classroom. In addition, they will learn how to be sensitive to children′s religious viewpoints, allowing children to share their beliefs in a secure and supportive environment. A range of strategies help readers to provide engaging and appropriate RE across the primary age phase.

Download or read book The Status of Religious Instruction for Children Under Sixteen Years of Age written by Sister Josefita Marie and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Place of Religious Instruction in the Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States written by Harold Raymond Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Religion in Secular Education written by Cathy Byrne and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cathy Byrne presents the secular principle as a guiding compass for religion in government schools in plural democracies. Using in-depth case studies, historical and contextual research from Australia, and comparisons with other developed nations, Religion in Secular Education provides a comprehensive, at times confronting, analysis of the ideologies, policies, pedagogies, and practices for state-school religion. In the context of rising demands for students to develop intercultural competence and interreligious literacy, and alongside increasing Christian evangelism in the public arena, this book highlights risks and implications as education develops religious identity – in individual children and in nation states. Byrne proposes a best practice framework for nations attempting to navigate towards socially inclusive outcomes and critical thinking in religions education policy.

Download or read book A Hand book of the Education Question written by James Godkin and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book State Support for Religious Education written by and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at those interested in the vital relationship between international human rights law and domestic policy. This work provides a set of source documents concerning the legal and political history of religious education in a multicultural environment and especially in Ontario, Canada's largest province.

Download or read book Education the School and the Teacher in English Literature written by Henry Barnard and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Hand Book of the Education Question Education in Ireland from the earliest times to the present written by James GODKIN and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Review and Compendium of the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee of the House of Lords Appointed on the 17th of February 1854 to Inquire Into the Practical Working of the System of National Education in Ireland Containing an Impartial Summary of the Whole written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the Practical Working of the System of National Education in Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Discourses of Religion and Secularism in Religious Education Classrooms written by Karin Kittelmann Flensner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book answers the question on how students and teachers talk about religion when the mandatory and nonconfessional school subject of Religious Education is on the schedule in the “world’s most secular country” To do this, it analyses discourses of religion as they occur in the classroom practice. It is based on findings from participant observation of Religious Education lessons in several upper secondary schools in Sweden. The book discusses different aspects of the role and function of nonconfessional integrative Religious Education in an increasingly pluralistic, multireligious, yet also secularized society, at a general level. It looks at the religious landscape, different perspectives on school subjects, various models and the development of Religious Education, and discourses of religion of a secularist, spiritual and nationalistic nature. Religious Education is a school subject that manoeuvres in the midst of a field that on the one hand concerns crucial knowledge in a pluralistic society, and on the other hand deals with highly contested questions in a society characterized by diversity and secularity. In the mandatory, integrative and non-confessional school subject of Religious Education in Sweden, all students are taught together regardless of religious or secular affiliation. The subject deals with major world religions, important non-religious worldviews and ethics, from a non-confessional perspective. Thus, in the classroom, individuals who identify with diverse religious and non-religious worldviews, with a different understanding of what religion could be and what it might mean to be religious, are brought together. The book examines questions raised in this pluralistic context: What discourses of religion become hegemonic in the classroom? How do these discourses affect the possibility of reaching the aim of Religious Education which concerns understanding and respect for different ways of thinking and living in a society characterized by diversity?

Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the Normal Model Grammar and Common Schools in Upper Canada written by Ontario. Dept. of Education and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of a Commission Appointed in Accordance with Addresses of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly to Inquire Into and Report Upon the Government Educational System of the Colony written by Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Education Commission and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book State Guidance Programs written by Maris Marion Proffitt and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Documentary History of Education in Upper Canada 1856 1858 written by Ontario. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: