Natural-Theological Understanding from Childhood to Adulthood
Author:   Olivera Petrovich (University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   182
Publication Date:   13 September 2018
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Author:   Olivera Petrovich (University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781138939448


ISBN 10:   1138939447
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   13 September 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Causal understanding: Physical and metaphysical Chapter Three Children’s theories: Scientific and non-scientific Chapter Four Early ontological knowledge: The world and its contents Chapter Five In the beginning: Cosmological reasoning in children and adults Chapter Six The natural-theological concept of God: A unique causal agent Chapter Seven Theology as a core cognitive domain Chapter Eight Innateness of religion within the limits of science alone Chapter Nine Conclusions, exclusions and some implications References Appendix Author Index Subject Index

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A common objection to teaching about religious faith by parents and schools is that this implants ideas that children would otherwise lack. In this fascinating book, Olivera Petrovich explores the validity of this objection. Drawing on data from studies in a number of countries, Petrovich shows that children's questions about the physical world lead them to postulate causal agents which transcend the empirical domain. In other words, they behave much as natural theologians have always done. Petrovich's work has major implications for how we should teach about theology in schools and elsewhere. Professor Michael J Reiss, UCL Institute of Education


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Olivera Petrovich is Research Fellow at the University of Oxford in the Department of Experimental Psychology. Her research deals with the origin and development of natural religious understanding across different cultures.

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