Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781350066793
Subjects: Religious education of children
Description: "In Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence, John Tillson develops a theory concerning which kinds of formative influence are morally permissible, impermissible or obligatory. Applying this theory to the case of religion, he argues that religious initiation in childhood is morally impermissible whether conducted by parents, teachers or others. Tillson addresses questions such as: how we come to have the ethical responsibilities we do, how we understand religion, how ethical and religious commitments can be justified, and what makes children ethically special."--Bloomsbury Publishing.