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Is atheism a ‘faith’ position? A reply to Brendon Larvor and Marilyn Mason

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2009

Brenda Watson
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Abstract

The on-going debate over religious eduction in schools takes a new turn, with Brenda Watson arguing that atheism is just as much a ‘faith position’ as theism.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 4 , Issue 12 , Spring 2006 , pp. 43 - 48
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2006

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