Agents of God: boundaries and authority in Muslim and Christian schools
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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New York, NY
/ Evangelical movement
/ Sunnites
/ Denominational school
/ Religious education
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| Further subjects: | B
Religious education ; Social aspects
B Religious education ; New York (State) ; New York B Christian education ; New York (State) ; New York B Islamic religious education ; New York (State) ; New York |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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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. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 18, 2020) |
| ISBN: | 0190244763 |