Inquiry into Philosophical and Religious Issues: A Practical Resource for Students and Teachers
Ebook
Inquiry into Religious and Philosophical Issues provides an educational experience of both wonder and discovery. The text's focus on epistemology applies this inquisitive discipline to an array of topics, including religious faith, ethics, personal meaning and happiness. Sources from philosophy, theology, and psychology interact with debates, role-playing, essays, and other student-centered activities to encourage meaningful thinking and engagement. Students are taught skills to develop personal awareness and resilience in order to help them flourish. Complex subjects such as religion and philosophy often lead to difficult questions and ideas that, for many students, go unheard. With Inquiry into Religious and Philosophical Issues, these questions and ideas will now have a voice.
"Curiosity is a gift, which young people have in abundance. In
many ways, philosophy is the discipline that honors the gift of
curiosity by exploring the things that matter, and how we go about
exploring. To this end, Rosemary Laoulach has written an
introduction to religious education, with clarity and substance,
which will encourage young people to think, question, and
explore."
--Steven Ogden, Charles Sturt University, author The Church,
Authority, and Foucault
"In her book titled Inquiry into Philosophical and Religious
Issues, Rosemary writes about issues in a way that encourages
students to ask questions everyone should ask themselves at some
stage in their lives. Being inquisitive and wondering about ideas,
building patterns, making connections, and thinking beneath the
surface of things is crucial to endeavoring to find answers to life
questions. . . . An engaging and resourceful book that
will inspire students to become learners who enjoy asking the big
questions and thinking independently."
--Maria Caristo, St. Luke's Grammar School
"An Inquiry into Philosophical and Religious Issues is super
important to the debate affecting the Western world right now
namely the always re-emerging fight between religion and science.
This book shows us how not to apply religious epistemological
concepts of knowledge to non-religious issues or scientific
matters. Instead we are shown how reason and faith can be
appropriately applied to critical world views and decisions in real
life that create human well-being, not confusion, for others and
ourselves."
--Christopher A. Ulloa Chaves, author Liberal Arts and Sciences:
Thinking Critically, Creatively, and Ethically
"One of my favorite books recently. . . . A book that teaches you
how to think. . . . Rosemary puts together theology,
ethics, psychology, and history, and explains difficult concepts in
a simple, accessible way that is a pleasure to read.
. . . All the activities and questions are written in a
way that creates a will to debate, which is exactly what she is
aiming to achieve--she welcomes readers to debate and question what
she has written, to ask those questions in a way that makes them
think and disagree with her, if needed. . . . This book
is remarkable, and I highly, highly recommend it."
--Shalom Drimer, Light Chiropractic and Wellness
Product Details
- Title : Inquiry into Philosophical and Religious Issues: A Practical Resource for Students and Teachers
- Author: Laoulach, Rosemary
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781532606236
Rosemary Laoulach has been an educator in philosophy and religious education for over nineteen years, working in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. She has worked in international education and facilitates workshops for the Theory of Knowledge course in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme to teachers in the Asia-Pacific region. Rosemary is also a trained counsellor and mindfulness teacher. She is currently completing her PhD in philosophy and resides in Sydney, Australia.