Hijacking History: How the Christian Right Teaches History and Why It Matters
| AUTHOR | Niemi, Kim; Wellman, Kathleen |
| PUBLISHER | Tantor Audio (02/15/2022) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Audio (Compact Disc) |
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The teaching of history has long been the subject of partisan warfare. Religion often plays a prominent role in these debates, as secular progressives and conservative Christians disagree over which historical figures are worthy of study, how (or whether) certain events should be portrayed, and ultimately how tax dollars should be spent. But what about students who are educated outside the public schools, either in religious schools or at home? How are they learning history, and what effect does that have on our democracy? Hijacking History analyzes the high school world history textbooks produced by the three most influential publishers of Christian educational materials. In these books, the historian, informed by his faith, tells the allegedly unbiased story of God's actions as interpreted through the Bible. History becomes a weapon to judge and condemn civilizations that do not accept the true God or adopt biblical positions. In their treatment of the modern world, these texts identify ungodly ideas to be vanquished--evolution, humanism, biblical modernism, socialism, and climate science among them.
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ISBN-13:
9798212067706
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CD-Audio (CD Standard Audio Format)
Content Language:
English
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25
Feature Codes:
Unabridged
Country of Origin:
US
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Education | History
Education | Educational Policy & Reform
Education | Education
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The teaching of history has long been the subject of partisan warfare. Religion often plays a prominent role in these debates, as secular progressives and conservative Christians disagree over which historical figures are worthy of study, how (or whether) certain events should be portrayed, and ultimately how tax dollars should be spent. But what about students who are educated outside the public schools, either in religious schools or at home? How are they learning history, and what effect does that have on our democracy? Hijacking History analyzes the high school world history textbooks produced by the three most influential publishers of Christian educational materials. In these books, the historian, informed by his faith, tells the allegedly unbiased story of God's actions as interpreted through the Bible. History becomes a weapon to judge and condemn civilizations that do not accept the true God or adopt biblical positions. In their treatment of the modern world, these texts identify ungodly ideas to be vanquished--evolution, humanism, biblical modernism, socialism, and climate science among them.
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Author:
Wellman, Kathleen
Kathleen Wellman is Professor of History at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. She is the author of La Mettrie: Medicine, Philosophy, and Enlightenment.
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