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Agents of God : boundaries and authority in Muslim and Christian schools /

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Based on a year and a half of ethnographic observation and interviews with teachers and students at four high schools in the New York City area - two of them Sunni Muslim and two Evangelical Christian -, sociologist Jeffrey Guhin argues that these schools use politics, gender, sex, and the internet...

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Main Author: Guhin, Jeffrey (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Religious education > New York (State) > New York.
Religious education > Social aspects.
Islamic religious education > New York (State) > New York.
Christian education > New York (State) > New York.
Éducation religieuse > New York (État) > New York.
Éducation religieuse > Aspect social.
Christian education.
Islamic religious education.
Religious education.
New York (State) > New York.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Based on a year and a half of ethnographic observation and interviews with teachers and students at four high schools in the New York City area - two of them Sunni Muslim and two Evangelical Christian -, sociologist Jeffrey Guhin argues that these schools use politics, gender, sex, and the internet to separate themselves from the rest of America, a country they view as both a promise and a threat. In examining these boundaries, he describes how the schools use scripture, prayer, and science as a means of maintaining their authority over the students' lives.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190244767 (ebook)
0190244763 (ebook)