Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
56,3 (2021) 470-486
Keywords:
Religious education Philosophy
;
Education Philosophy
;
Love Philosophy
;
Education Political aspects
;
Secularism Philosophy
Abstract:
Recent debates in Israel highlight a resurfacing of the tensions between secular education and religion by assuming a clear separation between a critical attitude toward religion and the preparing of students for a life of religious obedience. Drawing on Theodor Adorno's discussion of education from the 1960's I wish to challenge this taken-for-granted assumption. I show how Adorno's famous educational appeal for "critical selfreflection" can be traced back to its theological sources. Specifically, I argue that, in Kierkegaard's theology of love, Adorno found a particular case for bringing together critique and theology that he then brought to bear on his educational position in which secular education and religion do not represent contradictory elements.
DOI:
10.1353/ecu.2021.0025
URL:
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