The author responds to reviews by Kai Nielsen and Murdith McLean on his article "Indoctrination and Religious Education."

Objections have been raised against religious education as indoctrination rather than education. This article provides an argument against this theory by discussing indoctrination in science and various teaching methods. (DF)

This article offers a critique of Thiessen's "Indoctrination and Religious Education."

The author describes the functioning of a model juvenile training school established for poor and deviant girls in the nineteenth century. (GW)

Three main points from Thiessen's "Indoctrination and Religious Education" are explored. (DF)

A concept of spirituality appropriate for both religious and nonreligious people is proposed. Spirituality, along with cultural education, values education, and the like, should be a focus in the schools. The article is followed by a comment by Sharon Bailin. (MT)

Responds to a pro-religious article by de Ruyter on Christian schools in a pluralistic society, suggesting that de Ruyter is unrealistic in many of his recommendations and conclusions and noting that while de Ruyter appears to be building a rather generous defense for the infusion of Christian schools in a democracy, the defense incorporates…

Discusses whether separate Christian schools are defensible in a pluralistic, liberal democracy, presenting the perspective of Christian parents and assuming that these parents want their children to attend separate Christian schools. The paper argues that Christian education and separate Christian schools can be compatible with civic education…

Responds to a pro-religious article on Christian schools in a pluralistic society (the Netherlands), examining religious education in North America and the education of religious teachers. The paper emphasizes the creation of two distinct school systems in the U.S. and Canada which evolved from Catholic perceptions that public education was not…

Replies to two authors who commented on an article about Christian schools in a pluralistic society. The paper focuses on four questions and comments from both of the commentaries related to spirituality and religious education. It also discusses the issue of educating for critical thinking and defends the original article's central ideas and…

An examination of cultural pluralism in Israeli society and education questions Israel's commitment to cultural pluralism and argues that the guiding ideology of Israel's educational system emphasizes nation building. The proposed integrative national and cultural agenda ignores Israeli Palestinians and favors cultures and traditions of Jews of…