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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.
Table of Contents
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
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Product details

Published | 20 Apr 2017 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 192 |
ISBN | 9781350047693 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
Series | Continuum Studies in Research in Education |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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'This clearly argued essay presents an original perspective on a complex issue which should be of interest to many philosophers of education, as well as contributing to the literature on the justification of religious education as a curriculum subject.'
British Journal of Religious Education