Governed by a changeable body of ‘basic laws,’ Israel never settled basic questions like the rights of religious minorities. These destabilizing issues will continue to fester under a new government.
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Educators walk an fine line when it comes to marking religious holidays. But in so doing, are they missing an opportunity for teachable moments on faith issues?
The history of education in the West is closely associated with Christian religious spaces – from the first cathedral schools to the use of churches to teach children in WWII.
There’s been a reversal of power between religious and secular sides of American culture. The Supreme Court is now at the center of that shift.
Thirty years after the Supreme Court ruled that creationism cannot be required in schools, ‘creation science’ is still taught in some schools. What are the implications for climate education?
President Trump claims that churches suffer from the over-regulation of their political speech. In reality, oversight is lax for religious groups and secular tax-exempt nonprofits alike.
Once again South Africa is facing the challenge of a compromised relationship between the state and the church. Is Nelson Mandela inadvertently responsible?
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Faculty Lecturer in Political Science, McGill University
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John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
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PhD Candidate (Theology and Religious Studies), King's College London
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Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee
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Professor of History and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Moi University
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Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Law, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Theology, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam