Christian privilege and the promotion of “secular” and not-so “secular” mainline christianity in public schooling and in the larger society

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-210

  Blumenfeld, Warren J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349419401     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665680600788024     Document Type: Article

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