An Unwarranted Fear of Religious Schooling [Abstract]

In this article, we challenge the common liberal assumption that religious schooling undermines the goals of liberal civic education, making it impossible for children to acquire tolerance, critical reasoning skills, or personal autonomy. As a framework for this argument, we respond to some of the c...

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Published in:Canadian journal of education 2007-01, Vol.30 (1), p.269-290
Main Authors: Kroeker, Frances M., Norris, Stephen P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catholic Schools
Child Advocacy
Children & youth
Citizenship Education
Critical Thinking
Educational vouchers
Fear
Ideology
Individual Development
Justice
La RCE en-ligne / CJE On-Line
Liberal arts education
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personal Autonomy
Public Education
Public policy
Religion
Religious Education
Religious organizations
Religious schools
School Choice
School Organization
Skill Development
Social Justice
Society
Thinking Skills
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Summary:In this article, we challenge the common liberal assumption that religious schooling undermines the goals of liberal civic education, making it impossible for children to acquire tolerance, critical reasoning skills, or personal autonomy. As a framework for this argument, we respond to some of the claims made by Harry Brighouse in his recent book, School Choice and Social Justice, arguing that the liberal fear of religious schooling, as reiterated by Brighouse, is largely unwarranted. Rather, religious parents and religious schooling can offer children an education that promotes tolerance and critical reflection and that encourages and supports their future autonomy. /// Dans cet article, les auteurs contestent l'hypothèse libérale courante voulant que les écoles confessionnelles nuisent aux buts de l'éducation civique libérale en empêchant les enfants de devenir tolérants, capables de raisonnement critique ou d'autonomie. Dans le cadre de leur argumentation, les auteurs répondent à certaines des affirmations de Harry Brighouse qui, dans un récent ouvrage intitulé School Choice and Social Justice, avance que la peur libérale de l'enseignement religieux est largement injustifiée. Au contraire, les parents qui ont des convictions religieuses et les écoles confessionnelles offrent aux enfants une éducation qui prône la tolérance et la réflexion critique et qui encourage et favorise leur autonomie future.
ISSN:0380-2361
1918-5979
DOI:10.2307/20466635