From 1990 to 1999, almost 15 million children in the United States experienced the divorce of their parents. Children experience varied effects from the divorce process, and they carry these effects with them into the classroom. By knowing what possible effects may occur, educators can be better equipped to effectively teach the children from…

This book argues that understanding the current state of academic teaching, and the study of religion in higher education, requires familiarity with the individuals and organizations that have shaped the field and, more importantly, with the arguments used to justify religion as a field of academic inquiry. The primary focus of the book is on the…

Article considers the myriad aspects of religion and attempts to improve religious understanding by presenting viewpoints of persons who have tried to correlate religious knowledge with the modern world view. (Author/RK)

Airs the educational policies of the Rissho Kosei-kai, a modern Japanese Buddhist movement. (DS)

Discusses the three categories of the overall Soviet human rights movement: that of the Jewish community, that which is comprised of the numerous Christian sects, and the component comprised of Soviet intellectual dissidents. (JM)

The Latin literature of the Middle Ages is unlimited. One could pursue one kind only for a year. Colleges love it, the students light up, and so does the teacher. (Author)

Twelve parents, members of a special commission in France on religious training, discuss personal points of view. (DS)

Presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the National Catholic Educational Association, Detroit, Michigan, April 7-10, 1969.

An analysis of missionary education of slaves in the British West Indies from 1800 to 1833 examines the aims of missionary education and how they were either congruent with or antithetical to the society in which they operated; the methods of instruction; the nature of content and materials; and the impact on the slave society in the West Indies.…

Presented is a history of higher education for women that explores the changing circumstances that made it possible for a woman, Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Psicopia, to earn a university degree. Topics include the education of women in ancient society, Christianity's influence, the rise of universities, and changes caused by the humanists. (JMD)

After 13 years of rebelling against alleged public school transgressions of parental rights, Citizens for Excellence in Education is promoting reconciliation with public school educators. Actions include focusing rhetoric on solutions, not problems; developing biblical support papers to guide Christian conduct; and promoting improvement-oriented…