Is Religious Education Possible?
A Philosophical Investigation
1st Edition
Published on 14. October 2006
192 pages
978-1-84714-389-1 (ISBN)
Description
Is Religious Education Possible?: A Philosophical Investigation tackles a well-established problem in the philosophy of education. The problem is the threat posed to the logical possibility of non-confessional religious education by the claim that religion constitutes an autonomous language-game or form of knowledge. Defenders of this claim argue that religion cannot be understood from the outside: it is impossible to impart religious understanding unless one is also prepared to impart religious belief.
Michael Hand argues for two central points: first, that non-confessional religious education would indeed be impossible if it were true that religion constitutes a distinct form of knowledge; and, second, that religion does not in fact constitute a distinct form of knowledge.
Michael Hand argues for two central points: first, that non-confessional religious education would indeed be impossible if it were true that religion constitutes a distinct form of knowledge; and, second, that religion does not in fact constitute a distinct form of knowledge.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84714-389-1 (9781847143891)
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Content
Foreword by Richard Pring
1. A philosophical problem
2. Understanding a form of knowledge
3. Is there a religious form of knowledge?
4. The meaning of religious propositions
5. mental and material propositions
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
1. A philosophical problem
2. Understanding a form of knowledge
3. Is there a religious form of knowledge?
4. The meaning of religious propositions
5. mental and material propositions
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
