"[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/.

02:10 - A distinction between teaching about religion and not for religion

06:20 - Teaching about religion provides a deeper understanding of history

10:00 - An education that includes an understanding of religion helps develop the whole child

13:15 - You can learn a lot from your students

18:10 - How classical education differs from traditional education