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Religious literacy : what every American needs to know--and doesn't / Stephen Prothero.

Author/creator Prothero, Stephen R. author.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st HarperCollins paperback ed.
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : HarperOne, 2008.
Descriptionviii, 372 pages ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
Contents A nation of religious illiterates -- Religion matters -- Eden (what we once knew) -- The fall (how we forgot) -- Redemption (what to do?) -- A dictionary of religious literacy -- Appendix : Religious literacy quiz.
Abstract A religious primer serves as an argument for why religion should become a mandatory subject in American public schools, contending that most Americans are not able to identify basic tenets of their faith and that key political challenges can be better met with faith-based resolutions.
General noteOriginally published: HarperSan Francisco, 2007.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 307-352) and index.
Genre/formDictionaries.
ISBN9780060859527 (pbk.)
ISBN0060859520 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks BL42.5 .U5 P76 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold