Investigating Christian privilege and religious oppression in the United States / / edited by Warren J. Blumenfeld; Khyati Y. Joshi; Ellen E. Fairchild.

Today, the United States stands as the most religiously diverse country in the world. This diversity poses great challenges as well as opportunities. Christian denominations and their cultural manifestations, however, often function to marginalize, exclude, and deny members and institutions of other...

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Superior document:Transgressions : cultural studies and education
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam, The Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Transgressions (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • Christian Privilege in the United States: An Overview / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • The Treaty of Tripoli and the Myth of a Christian Nation / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • The Racialization of Religion in the United States / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • So, Why This Fracas over Marriage? And, What Might It Tell Us about “America” as a “Christian” Nation? / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • Implications and Complications of Faith-Based Initiatives for Educational Programs / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • Clash over the Crosses: Las Cruces New Mexico—Preserving “Our Cultural Heritage” or Maintaining Christian Hegemony / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • When a Safe Space becomes an Oppressive Space: Christmas in a Cultural Center / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • Christian Teachers and Christian Privilege / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • “I Believe” in Education / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild
  • About the Authors / Warren J. Blumenfeld , Khyati Y. Joshi and Ellen E. Fairchild.