May 4, 2007

What Students Need to Be Taught About Religion

To the Editor:

Stephen Prothero is quite right to lament the growing religious illiteracy among college students ("Worshiping in Ignorance," The Chronicle Review, March 16). Faculty members and administrators should be embarrassed to graduate students with gaps in their knowledge like those described in the article.

But Mr. Prothero overstates his case by ignoring the larger context. Students would do well to learn geography, politics, international affairs, literature, and just

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