Is Religious Education Possible?: A Philosophical InvestigationIs 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. |
Contents
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2 Understanding a Form of Knowledge | 25 |
3 Is there a Religious Form of Knowledge? | 57 |
4 The Meaning of Religious Propositions | 93 |
5 Mental and Material Propositions | 119 |
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