Journal of Research on Christian Education · 2013 · 42 citations · 4 references
ReligiosityEducationReligious PluralismMuslim PhilosophersPhilosophy Of ActionReligion StudiesJewish StudiesPhilosophy Of EducationReligious SystemsMiddle Eastern StudiesLanguage StudiesProper HabitsPhilosophy Of PlayMuslim PhilosophiesEducational ContextPhilosophy Of ReasonEducational PhilosophyEffective EducationEpistemologyJewish ThoughtEducational Theory
Abstract Jewish and Muslim philosophers, alike, regarded the formation of proper habits to be the key to effective education. They also considered rational acceptance of religious obligation to be mandatory for successful observance. This essay examines the relationship between these two dimensions of religious education: knowledge and reason on the one hand, and habit and action on the other hand, in the philosophical and pedagogical works of Abu Hāmid al-Ghazāli (1058–1111,) Moses Maimonides (1135–1204), and the anonymous Sefer Ha-Hinnukh (13th century). Additional informationNotes on contributorsMoshe Sokolow Moshe Sokolow is Associate Dean and Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Chair at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Yeshiva University in New York City.
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