RT Article
T1 Education between Critique and Theology
JF Journal of ecumenical studies
VO 56
IS 3
SP 470
OP 486
A1 Ḥotam, Yotam 1968-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1767312911
AB Recent debates in Israel highlight a resurfacing of the tensions between secular education and religion by assuming a clear separation between a critical attitude toward religion and the preparing of students for a life of religious obedience. Drawing on Theodor Adorno's discussion of education from the 1960's I wish to challenge this taken-for-granted assumption. I show how Adorno's famous educational appeal for "critical selfreflection" can be traced back to its theological sources. Specifically, I argue that, in Kierkegaard's theology of love, Adorno found a particular case for bringing together critique and theology that he then brought to bear on his educational position in which secular education and religion do not represent contradictory elements.
K1 Kierkegaard
K1 Theology
K1 Love
K1 Post-secularism
K1 secular education
K1 Israeli education
K1 Critical Theory
K1 Theodor Adorno
DO 10.1353/ecu.2021.0025