The church school debate continues to be a matter of lively concern. Should the churches run schools? Should the state pay for church schools? Who should teach in church schools? Who attends church schools? How distinctive are church schools? How effective are church schools?

This reader brings together for the first time, in one volume, key articles on church schools, originally published in religious and secular journals in Britain, Europe, and the US, Canada, and Australia. It includes educational, philosophical, theological, political, multicultural, and empirical perspectives on Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, and Independent Christian schools. The contributors include Professor Brian V. Hill (Australia), Professor John M. Hull (UK), Professor Alan Peshkin (USA), and Dr. Elmer J. Thiessen (Canada).

The editors maintain that the church school debate needs to be both educationally and theologically informed, and that any claim about the distinctiveness and effectiveness of church schools needs to be subjected to close empirical scrutiny.

Christian Perspectives on Church Schools has important implications for how the churches think about church schools and for how teachers in church schools go about their work. It contains materials relevant for teachers, governors, clergy, administrators, and parents. 

Paperback, 502 pages

Published by Gracewing, UK.  European customers wishing to purchase this title should contact Gracewing directly at www.gracewing.co.uk.