The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
Resources for High School Teachers
- Pluralism Project
Teacher Affiliate Applications
- High School Teacher Affiliates:
- Ronnie Holley
- Eric J. Mayer
- Dr. Ajile A. Rahman
- James Stallman
“RSiSS is a growing coalition of public and private secondary school teachers committed to the idea that education is not complete without the academic study of the world's religious traditions and the ethical values, literatures, and cultures so inextricably linked to them. Our goal is to be a resource to educators and their students.”
Books -- Secondary Schools
Bellenir, Karen, Ed. Religious Holidays and Calendars: An Encyclopedic Handbook Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 1998.
Religious Holidays and Calendars offers an overview of the time-keeping and holiday traditions of the world's religions. The first part of this book focuses on the history of calendars, including lunar and solar calendars. The second part describes calendars and holidays for religious groups, including Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism,Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese Folk Religious, Shinto, Native American Tribal Religions, Paganism, and Western African religious and their New World expressions.
Butler, Jon and Harry S. Stout, Eds. Religion in American Life. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Religion in American Life (17 volumes) explores the evolution and structure of organized religion in America from 1500 to the present day. "The series features a unique organization which allows teachers to customize the books to specific needs and standards. Three chronological volumes follow the history of religion in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Nine volumes cover significant religious groups in America: Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Native Americans, alternative religions, and Buddhists, Sikhs, and Hindus. Finally, four volumes address specific themes: women, African Americans, church-state issues, and immigration. Teachers and students of American history, multicultural/ethnic studies, and religion will find these books very useful either as supplementary reading in core courses, or as the centerpiece of an AP course or seminar on a specific topic." For more information, visit www.oup-usa.org/rial
Rambachan, Anantanand and Craig D. Rice. Hinduism: Wisdom and Way Multimedia CD-ROM (PC only)
"Hinduism: Wisdom and Way is a multimedia CD-ROM providing an informative, reliable and exciting introduction to the basic elements of Hindu teaching and practice. This CD-ROM contains over 20 video clips, 70 images, and 24 recitations of sacred texts, chants, selections of instrumental music, and songs." For more information, visit www.uniyatra.com/hinduism.
Syllabi -- Secondary Schools
- Comparative World Religions
Bridgette Hajduk, Annie Wright School
Tacoma, Washington
- Religious Studies in Secondary Schools -- Additional Syllabi