Faith Schools: Consensus or Conflict? arose from a conference in Londonthat was considering the Government's September 2001 white paper,Schools Achieving Success.
It asks whether the Government's endorsement of the Church of England'scall for 100 additional secondary schools, and its support for a growthin state-funded schools for minority faith communities mark a steptowards prejudice and chaos?
The rise of similar media concern following the 7 July London bombingshas made the timing of this volume's publication particularlyapposite.
The 25 contributors include practitioners, and the range of the book iswide: a helpful historical introduction to the church as an educationpioneer and other religions' involvement in the area; performanceindicators; and philosophical explorations of indoctrination andautonomy.
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