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New Direction for Moral Education: Reconsideration of Moral Pluralism and Christian-Secular Moral Dualism
Hasebe, Yuki
Critical Questions in Education, v12 n3 p217-235 Fall 2021
Christian-secular moral dualism, the idea that Christians and secular people hold different moral values, is prevalent in our social views and moral education. This belief, however, does not correspond with the findings of current studies on people's moral perceptions. This article presents an empirically defined welfare/harm-based morality that stands across different cultures and personal-social diversities including religious beliefs. This domain of morality differs from social conventions and rules as well as virtuous acts (e.g., honesty), both of which are often classified as a part of moral quality in other literature on moral perceptions and traditional character/moral education. The article describes the reasons why moral pluralism and Christian-Secular moral dualism have been prematurely, yet widely supported in societies, followed by pedagogical suggestions for a new direction for further understanding of welfare-based morality per se, as well as Christian morality in the context of the universal moral principle.
Descriptors: Moral Development, Moral Values, Christianity, Beliefs, Cultural Differences, Social Differences, Teaching Methods, Ethics, Catholics, Judaism, Parent Child Relationship, Decision Making, Definitions
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