Is Religious Education Possible?: A Philosophical Investigation

By Michael Hand

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350047694
• ISBN13: 9781350047693
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"