Is Religious Education Possible?: A Philosophical Investigation (Continuum Studies in Research in Education) - Softcover

Hand, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350047694 ISBN 13: 9781350047693

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Michael Hand is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Review

'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.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1350047694
• ISBN 13: 9781350047693
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192