Religious upbringing and the costs of freedom personal and philosophical essays / edited by Peter Caws and Stefani Jones.

Other author Caws, Peter.
Other author Jones, Stefani, 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,
Descriptionviii, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Part I: Childhood vulnerability and internalized belief -- Indirect indoctrination, internalized religion, and parental responsibility / Christine Overall -- Religious indoctrination and the wish for the irrevocable : reflections on a Muslim upbringing / Irfan Khawaja -- From Fundamentalist to freethinker (it all began with Santa) Raymond D. Bradley -- Growing up to question Catholicism : emotional suffering, the euthyphro, and the life of the mind / Damien Alexander Dupont -- Part II: Reconfiguring the morality of indoctrination -- Biting into the hermeneutical apple : biblical literalism and the lure of uncertainty / Amalia Jiva -- Autonomy and indoctrination in Evangelical Christianity / Tasia Persson -- Indoctrination, autonomy, and authenticity / Glen Pettigrove -- Part III: Embodiment, family, and conflict -- From revelation and faith to reason and agnosticism / Paul H. Hirst -- For the love of paradox : Mennonite morality and philosophy / Diane Enns -- Finding my voice / Stefani Jones -- Tragedies of belief / Peter Caws.
Abstract "Brings together autobiographical narratives and reflections by philosophers who were brought up in strict religious environments"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009046588
ISBN9780271036793 (cloth : alk. paper)

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