36%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Faith in Schools?: Autonomy, Citizenship, and Religious Education in the Liberal State
Ian Macmullen
€ 33.99
€ 21.90
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Faith in Schools?: Autonomy, Citizenship, and Religious Education in the Liberal State
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM; JNLR; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Should a liberal democratic state permit religious schools? Should it fund them? What principles should govern these decisions in a society marked by religious and cultural pluralism? In Faith in Schools?, Ian MacMullen tackles these important questions through both political and educational theory, and he reaches some surprising and provocative conclusions. MacMullen argues that parents' desires to educate their children in the faith must not be allowed to deny children the opportunity for ongoing rational reflection about their values. Government should safeguard children's interests in developing as autonomous persons as well as society's interest in the education of ... Read more
Should a liberal democratic state permit religious schools? Should it fund them? What principles should govern these decisions in a society marked by religious and cultural pluralism? In Faith in Schools?, Ian MacMullen tackles these important questions through both political and educational theory, and he reaches some surprising and provocative conclusions. MacMullen argues that parents' desires to educate their children in the faith must not be allowed to deny children the opportunity for ongoing rational reflection about their values. Government should safeguard children's interests in developing as autonomous persons as well as society's interest in the education of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691171388
SKU
V9780691171388
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ian Macmullen
Ian MacMullen is assistant professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis.
Reviews for Faith in Schools?: Autonomy, Citizenship, and Religious Education in the Liberal State
A political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis and a native of England, where public funding of religious schools is common, MacMullen dissects the educational and political arguments for and against implementation of such a system in the United States... [MacMullen] proposes a solution he believes can satisfy both the wishes of families and the requirements of citizenship.
Education ... Read more
Education ... Read more