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New book: 'How To Think About Religious Schools'

15 August 2024

Matthew Clayton, Andrew Mason, Ruth Wareham and Adam Swift provide a clear framework for understanding debates about religious schools, offer three different philosophical perspectives and a thought-provoking account of how religious schools in England should be regulated

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Adam Swift, Professor of Political Theory °ÄÃÅÀúÊ·¿ª½±¼Ç¼, is co-author of a new book about the ethics and regulation of religious schooling. Written in an accessible style, , clearly sets out the various moral considerations at stake and suggests a method for moving from philosophical principles to policy proposals. The book ends with some concrete suggestions about how religious schools in England should be regulated - and about how religion should be taught in all schools.

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Prof Swift joined an episode of UCL Uncovering Politics in which he talked about this particular project and his wider work on the normative dimensions of educational policy.

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Ìýby Matthew Clayton, Andrew Mason, Adam Swift and Ruth Wareham.

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