Is religious education possible? : a philosophical investigation
Michael Hand
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- 160 p. ; 23 cm.
- Continuum Studies in Research in Education .
- 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 educat.