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Tre' Gammage
EP 134 How Religion Still Matters In Schools with Dr. Tim Hall
20 minutes Posted Feb 17, 2020 at 1:50 pm.
A distinction between teaching about religion and not for religion
Teaching about religion provides a deeper understanding of history
An education that includes an understanding of religion helps develop the whole child
You can learn a lot from your students
How classical education differs from traditional education
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"[I]t might well be said that one’s education is not complete
without a study of comparative religion or the history of
religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization"
- Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark
Dr. Tim Hall is the Director of Academics at Thales Academy and the founder of Religion Matters, a consulting company that provides services on how to teach about religion in school. He noticed while teaching history that including lessons about religion helps gives students a deeper understanding of whom they're learning about while also breaking down cultural barriers between each other. You can find him at https://religion-matters.com/ and https://classicaledmatters.com/.