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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.

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'I am not sure I should support this, since I disagree with Michael and I have the inquisition on my side. But, as a liberal Catholic who has excaped so far the clutches of Opus Dei, I have agreed to support and write a foreword if it comes to publication - as I hope it does. I might even write a rival script' Professor Richard Pring

'This clearly argued essay presents an original perspective on a complex issue which should be of interest to many philosophers of education, as well as contributing to the literature on the justification of religious education as a curriculum subject.' -- British Journal of Religious Education

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Michael Hand is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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