Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence: introduction to the symposium.
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| Title: | Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence: introduction to the symposium. |
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| Authors: | Tillson, John1 tillsoj@hope.ac.uk |
| Source: | Journal of Philosophy of Education. Feb2024, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p99-103. 5p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Conferences & conventions, Religious influence, Philosophers |
| Reviews & Products: | Children, Religion & the Ethics of Influence (Book) |
| People: | Tillson, John |
| Abstract: | It is morally impermissible for parents, educators, and others to initiate children into religious belief systems. That is the provocative conclusion of John Tillson's Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence —the book which is the focus of the present symposium. This introduction briefly summarizes the book's arguments together with the criticisms levelled against them. The symposium includes critiques by Matthew Clayton, Anca Gheaus, Michael Hand, David Lewin, and Ruth Wareham. Clayton and Wareham propose alternative bases for prohibiting religious initiation, whilst Hand, Lewin, and Gheaus propose conditions under which religious initiation may be permissible. The symposium concludes with a rejoinder by Tillson. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | It is morally impermissible for parents, educators, and others to initiate children into religious belief systems. That is the provocative conclusion of John Tillson's Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence —the book which is the focus of the present symposium. This introduction briefly summarizes the book's arguments together with the criticisms levelled against them. The symposium includes critiques by Matthew Clayton, Anca Gheaus, Michael Hand, David Lewin, and Ruth Wareham. Clayton and Wareham propose alternative bases for prohibiting religious initiation, whilst Hand, Lewin, and Gheaus propose conditions under which religious initiation may be permissible. The symposium concludes with a rejoinder by Tillson. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 03098249 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jopedu/qhae011 |
