1st Edition
Spirituality, Philosophy and Education
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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The possibilities and importance of a spiritual dimension to education are subjects receiving increased consideration from educational practitioners, policymakers and philosophers. Spirituality, Philosophy and Education brings together contributions to the debate by a team of renowned philosophers of education. They bring to this subject a depth of scholarly and philosophical sophistication that... Read more
Introduction D. Carr & J. Haldane Part 1: Philosophy and spirituality 1. The very idea of spiritual values J. Haldane 2. Making spirits attentive: Moral and spiritual development M. McGhee 3. Spirituality, science and morality J. Cottingham 4. Spirituality and virtue 5. Spirituality, Stoic meditations and the shaping of character Part 2: Aspects of spirituality 6. Metaphor, cognition and spirituality reality M. Halstead 7. For spirit and against spirituality J. Dunne 8. Images of spirituality: Traditional and contemporary I. Yob 9. Scholarship and spirituality J. Sullivan 10. Spiritual learning: Good for nothing? J. Astley Part 3: Spirituality and education 11. Spiritual development and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority J. Keast 12. Longing to connect: Spirituality in public schools D. Vokey 13. Education in spirituality and the common school T. McLaughlin 14. Spiritual development, pluralism and the limits of common schooling K. Mott-Thornton 15. Three conceptions of spirituality for spiritual education D. Carr
Biography
David Carr is Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Faculty of Education of the University of Edinburgh
John Haldane is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews.
'This book offers a welcomed contribution to seriously exploring spirituality...It offers some grounding in many perspectives, and provides a rich collection of references for further research.' - International Journal of Children's Spirituality
