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Israel Scheffler has only recently written directly and about religion and education in religion, although these are matters in which he has a strong personal interest. Scheffler's views on these issues are outlined and critically appraised, with some reference to the views of R.S. Peters on similar questions. It is suggested that one of the major difficulties which arise in relation to Schelffer's position concern its account of the balance between 'acceptance' and 'critical search for clarity' needed on the part of students in their engagement with Jewish ritual. This difficulty brings into focus a numer of central questions which arise concerning the reinterpretive account of Jewish tradition which Scheffler offers.
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McLaughlin, H.T. Israel Scheffler on Religion, Reason and Education. Studies in Philosophy and Education 16, 201–223 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004967509343
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