Religion in the Public Schools

Authors

Carl S. Meyer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

2-1-1957

Document Type

Article

Keywords

public education, religion, religious schools, moral, spiritual, teaching, culture, democracy, political, secularization

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

To the traditional three R's in education many would place as the first a fourth R - Religion. Some maintain that Religion should be taught only in the schools of the church; some say that Religion or spiritual values should be taught in the schools of the state. Others have urged that the fourth R in modern education should be Right Relations or Human Relations. The debate touches on the question of basic objectives in education and involves the question of the relationship between church and state. It embraces the questions: Do the functions of the state include the teaching function? If so, what limitations, if any, are to be attached to this function?

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Meyer, Carl S. (1957) "Religion in the Public Schools," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 28, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol28/iss1/7