After introductory material noting the decreased popularity of religious studies and other humanities courses in the wake of dwindling enrollments, fiscal constraints, and the growing demand for non-transfer, vocational education, this paper reviews the development of religious studies curricula at the California community colleges during the…

This report presents data from a 1999 survey of sixth graders in the District of Columbia. The survey asked students: (1) where they were; (2) what they were doing; and (3) who they were with the day before, on the hour and on the half hour, between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. The surveys were administered on Wednesday, November 10, because the previous…

As the Mexican American community multiplies and strengthens its position across the United States, its civic and religious celebrations expand in number and visibility. Through periodic observances, unequivocally Mexican cultural traditions have materialized in the secular and spiritual domains of American public spaces. This paper examines the…

The historical relations of public education to the institutions of religion have been variously significant. While governmental affairs and ecclesiastical affairs have been set apart from each other in this country, the teaching of sectarian doctrines is generally excluded from the schools of the several States, an understanding of the relations…

This paper discusses present forms of traditional Islamic (Quranic) education in Morocco in the light of modernization. Also considered is the potential impact of such traditional pedagogy on various cognitive abilities, whose growth is sometimes said to have been stunted by such experiences. (Author/SJL)

Argues for a definition of revelation as a process of speaking and listening. Using this premise, argues that revelation is a process of personal relation that cannot be exclusive to any religious group. Discusses the implications of this definition for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. (MJP)

Examines the extent to which Western consciousness of the content and process of knowing provide an adequate epistemic foundation for religious education. Places this question in a historical perspective and includes a discussion of contemporary theorists. Outlines various characteristics of religious epistemology and discusses these from a…

Examines the lives of Teresa of Avila, Peter of Alcantara, John of the Cross, and Jeronimo Gratian for predominant characteristics of mentoring. Discusses the relevance of these characteristics and lives for mentoring religious educators today. Briefly explores divergent issues of mentoring between the past and present. (MJP)

Presents information about Illinois' Father Sweeney School for the Academically Gifted Child. Discusses the school's curriculum, which includes math, French, science, language arts, social studies, and religious education. Indicates that students are taught to become responsible for their own learning. Describes other school activities, including…

Explores distinctions between educational and confessional aims of religious education, examines the meanings of indoctrination, and addresses how these issues affect religious education in Scotland's nondenominational state schools. Offers an approach for meeting the requirement of religious observance in public schools that avoids both…

Argues that although Jewish all-day schools aspire to a curriculum integrated between Jewish and general studies, they have not succeeded. Offers a working model of this integration. Uses evidence from the curriculum of a Jewish day school in Great Britain to show that students can succeed with an integrated approach. (CAJ)

States that religious practices in the Venezuelan public schools encourage moral development and do not create controversy because these policies have traditionally been an important part of Venezuelan children's education. Contends that values are taught to children not only in school but also by the family and the Roman Catholic church, the…

Efforts by Siena College's faculty to integrate women's, minority, and other social perspectives into the curriculum are illustrated in courses offered in political science, religious studies, and English and in an interdisciplinary social sciences course. (MSE)

Contends that, although the majority of Jews leaving nations of the former Soviet Union are settling in Israel, a substantial number are coming to the United States. Asserts that a careful balance must be maintained between cultural and religious programming to avoid conflicts within immigrant families. (CFR)

Describes St. Bonaventura, an inner-city Catholic school in Philadelphia, that consistently produces students who outperform public school students. The article discusses the school's financial problems, dwindling enrollment, teacher and administrator attitudes and motivation; and claims that vision, autonomy, and traditional values make Catholic…