Linda K. Wertheimer – “Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance”

Event date: 
10/14/2015 - 7:00pm

Veteran education journalist, Linda K. Wertheimer, discusses the debate over religion in public schools in her book, Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance. Adam Blumer, the social studies department head for Wellesley Middle School, will joining Linda after the talk for a questions and answers segment with the audience.

Join us Linda K. Wertheimer discusses her new book, Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance. Faith Ed stems from the firestorm of controversy over a Wellesley sixth-grade field trip to a mosque Wertheimer goes on fascinating investigation cross country to discover the pros and cons of teaching religion in our public schools

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Linda K. Wertheimer is a veteran journalist and a former education editor of The Boston Globe. She teaches journalism part-time at Boston University and lives in the Boston area with her husband and son.

*This event is free and open to the public. To enter the signing line at this event, attendees must have purchased Faith Ed, Teaching About Religion In An Age of Intolerance from Wellesley Books.

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$25.95
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ISBN: 9780807086162
Published: Beacon Press - August 18th, 2015

Event address: 
Wellesley Books
82 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02482-5714