{"product_id":"the-fourth-r-joan-delfattore-9780300102178","title":"The Fourth R: Conflicts Over Religion in America's Public Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely and engaging story of two centuries of controversy--and sometimes violence--over prayer in America's public schools\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contrary to popular belief, God has certainly not been kicked out of the public schools. What is banned is state-sponsored prayer, not the religious speech of the students themselves. But as news stories, political speeches, and lawsuits amply demonstrate, this approach has by no means resolved the long-standing debate over religion in public education. While some people challenge the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, with its reference to \"one nation under God,\" others view school shootings and the terrorism of 9\/11 as evidence that organized prayer must once again become part of the official school day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lively book, Joan DelFattore traces the evolution of school-prayer battles from the early 1800s, when children were beaten or expelled for refusing to read the King James Bible, to current disputes over prayer at public-school football games. Underlying these events, she shows, is a struggle to balance two of the most fundamental tenets of Americanism: majority rule and individual rights. Her highly readable book explores the enduring tension between people of good will who wish the schools to promote majoritarian beliefs, and equally well-meaning (and often religious) people who deplore any governmental influence in religious matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan DelFattore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300102178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300102178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.38w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2004 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 735\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 44 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 1776","brand":"Joan DelFattore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425002635519,"sku":"9780300102178","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3894397b-58fd-4f71-adca-6b91bac89723.jpg?v=1761536325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fourth-r-joan-delfattore-9780300102178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}