Moral education beyond the secular and sacred dichotomy
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Bender, Kimlyn J.
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2007
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9
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This paper addresses the current debate in public higher education regarding the proper goals of ethical education. On one side are those who espouse the classical aim of moral character formation, and on the other, those who emphasize the liberal aim of self-determination and autonomy. The paper attempts to analyze this debate in light of the context of Christian moral education and puts forth the argument that moral formation can only be rightly addressed by reintroducing theology as a discipline within the secular academy in a manner that forces us to rethink the place of religion in the public sphere and the relation between moral education in the private academy and the public one. In so doing, the secular and sacred dichotomy is transcended, if not entirely dissolved.
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Bender, Kimlyn J. (2007), Moral education beyond the secular and sacred dichotomy. Journal of Religion & Society, 9.
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University
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1522-5658