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Indoctrination and religious education

Elmer J. Thiessen
- 01 Sep 1984 - 
- Vol. 15, Iss: 3, pp 27-43
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This article is published in Interchange.The article was published on 1984-09-01. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Philosophy education & Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

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Promoting spiritual ideals through design thinking in public schools

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue for the introduction of spiritual ideals into the public school curriculum against a backdrop of the debates on religious education in public or state schools, and argue that ideas drawn from religious/spiritual sources play a significant role in the students' identity formation, development into reasonable liberal democratic citizens, and flourishing as adults.
Dissertation

Systems of Indoctrination: Accelerated Christian Education in England

TL;DR: This article conducted qualitative interviews with students who were educated at ACE schools in England and found that while some participants found their ACE experience beneficial, the majority experienced inadequate education, sexism, homophobia, excessive punishment, and discrimination against those considered "ungodly".
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Religious Education and the Return of the Teacher

TL;DR: In this article, the role of the teacher in religious education is discussed and it is tempting to start at the religious end of the spectrum in order to begin identifying what the particular aims and purposes of education are.
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History of Western Philosophy

TL;DR: The History of Western Philosophy (HOWP) as mentioned in this paper is one of the most popular philosophy books of the 20th century and is the most important philosophical work of all time.
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The Concept of Education

R. S. Peters
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of the concept of education is presented and a comprehensive coverage of a complex theme which should be of interest to those involved in the fields of philosophy and education alike.
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A Cognitive Theory of Religion [and Comments and Reply]

TL;DR: This paper argued that religious belief is as much based in experience as is non-religious belief and that it consists in a plausible application of significant models to ambiguous phenomena, and argued that religion is a special case of the more general phenomenon of anthropomorphism.
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On a Cognitive Theory of Religion

TL;DR: AITCHISON, J., J. F. HABBEMA, and J. W. KAY 1977.