Faith in Education: A Tribute to Terence McLaughlin »

Graham Haydon is Visiting Professor of Education and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley.

This book attempts to get to the heart of debates about religious upbringing and autonomy and the place of faith schools within a liberal society. Contributions are drawn from scholars with research interests in philosophy of education and a range of faith traditions, working in the UK and internationally. They pose key questions such as:

* What is the justification for faith schools, and for state support of these schools?
* What is distinctive about upbringing and education within a faith tradition?
* Is an upbringing and education within a faith tradition compatible with the development of autonomy?
* Could it be possible that autonomy can be developed through faith?

Each chapter applies differing philosophical debates to the relevant issues, interacting critically with each other to form a rich and varied debate.

This collection is a tribute to the work of Terence McLaughlin, who was Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He made important contributions to the philosophical literature on the common school, and wrote extensively on the nature and justification of upbringing and education within a religious faith.

The timely debates in this book will be of interest to students and scholars, both within the philosophy of education and more widely. It will also provide a useful tool to leaders, supporters and critics of faith schools as well as policy-makers in informing their understanding of this key educational issue.

Notes on contributors vii

Introduction Graham Haydon ix

1 Terence McLaughlin: contributions to the study and practice of faith schooling and of Catholic education Gerald Grace 1

2 Why bring the kids into this? McLaughlin and Anscombe on religious understanding and upbringing Eamonn Callan 9

3 Autonomy, faith and reason: McLaughlin and Callan on religious initiation Hanan A. Alexander 27

4 In defence of faith schools J. Mark Halstead 46

5 Can faith schools serve the common good? Richard Pring 68

6 Faith schools, personal autonomy and democratic competence Harry Brighouse 78

7 Faith-based education and upbringing: some concluding remarks Michael Hand 94

References 106

Bibliography Terence H. McLaughlin 117

Index 126