Doubting Thomas and Contemporary Education

• Main Author: Miroy, Jovino G
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: doubt; skepticism; belief; Thomas the Apostle; twenty-first century education; Philosophy; Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/philo-faculty-pubs/59; https://ajol.ateneo.edu/budhi/articles/250/2713
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper aims to discuss what kind of training in doubt Filipino students require in the twenty-first century. To answer this question, the study alludes to the figure of Thomas the Doubter. Students often have a great deal of difficulty accepting the need to learn the skills of doubt and inquiry,...