Is Religious Education Possible?: A Philosophical Investigation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350047693)

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.

Author: Michael Hand
ISBN-10: 1350047694
ISBN-13: 9781350047693
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2017
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.36d