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Richard A. Baer, Jr.
Professor

8B Fernow Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ph: 607-255-7797
Fx: 607-255-0349
e.mail: rab12@cornell.edu
Richard A. Baer, Jr.

Ph.D - Harvard University - 1965
B.D. - Princeton Theological Seminary - 1957
A.B. - Syracuse University - 1953

Richard Baer joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1974. He conducts research in ethics, environmental ethics, religion, and the philosophy of eductation.

Research

Current research examines: (1) how ethics can be taught equitably in a democratic, pluralistic society, (2) the place of religiously grounded ethics in forming public policy, (3) Diversity of ideas and values in K-12 and in higher education.

Teaching

Selected Publications

  • Baer, R.A Jr. and Carper, J. "'To the Advantage of Infidelity',or How Not to Deal With Religion in America's Public Schools," Educational Policy, Vol. 14, No. 5 (November 2000), pp. 600-621.

  • Baer, R. A. Jr. "Environmental Realism, in Calvin B. DeWitt, editor, Caring for God's Creation: Responsible Stewardship of God's Handiwork , Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1998, pp. 61-70.

  • Baer, R.A. Jr., Why a Functional Definition of Religion is Necessary if Justice is to Be Achieved in Public Education, chap. 7 in James T. Sears, editor, Curriculum, Religion, and Public Education: Conversations for Enlarging the Public Square, New York: Teachers College Press, 1998, pp. 106-115.