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

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
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• | Publication Date: Apr 20, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Education
• | ISBN-10: 1350047694
• | ISBN-13: 9781350047693