Books / Reviews
Annotated Bibliography
By Jennifer SeedA listing of texts, supplemental material, and audio-visual resources used in courses in ethics and character education, values in literature, the Bible, religious studies, and world religions in the late 1990s. Read more here.
Christianity in China
By Bruce HoffEducator Bruce Hoff guides teachers through the complexities of both
the past and emerging Christian faith in China. The course uses David Aikman’s
textbook, Jesus in Bejing as its primary guide. Hoff’s curriculum is a clear, thorough resource for religious studies teachers. Read more here.
Interfaith Understanding: Possibilities for Schools
By Michele IsraelThis book outlines eight successful models for transforming ignoance, unfamiliarity, or prejudice into shared understandings and visions of common goals. Read more here.
Religious Literacy, Textbooks, and Religious Neutrality
By Warren A. NordArgues that high school textbooks in the social sciences are not neutral toward religion but rather implicitly hostile, and proposes both textbook revisions and a new definition of neutrality. Read more here.
Twenty-One for Teens: Case Studies for the 21st Century
By Adriana MurphyTwenty-one ethical situations with accompanying discussion questions divided into
general areas of school, family, and self. Read more here.
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?
By Trevor RomainWhat happens to the person’s body? Will I ever feel better? These and lots of other questions provide the framework for this little book for elementary school children dealing with a death, but perhaps not completely comfortable talking with adults about it yet. Read more here.