Religion And Radical Pluralism

Author : Mikel Burley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350098336

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A Radical Pluralist Philosophy of Religion by Mikel Burley Pdf

This book is a unique introduction to studying the philosophy of religion, drawing on a wide range of cultures and literary sources in an approach that is both methodologically innovative and expansive in its cross-cultural and multi-religious scope. Employing his expertise in interdisciplinary and Wittgenstein-influenced methods, Mikel Burley draws on works of ethnography and narrative fiction, including Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman, to critically engage with existing approaches to the philosophy of religion and advocate a radical, pluralist approach. Breaking away from the standard fixation on a narrow construal of theism, topics discussed include conceptions of compassion in Buddhist ethics, cannibalism in mortuary rituals, divine possession and animal sacrifice in Hindu Goddess worship and animism in indigenous traditions. Original and engaging, Burley's synthesis of philosophical, anthropological and literary elements expands and diversifies the philosophy of religion, providing an essential introduction for anyone interested in studying the radical plurality of forms that religion takes in human life.

Author : Jeff Shawn Jose
Publisher : Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1666920452

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Religion and Radical Pluralism by Jeff Shawn Jose Pdf

This book engages the perspective of public reason and the position of religious believers through a mutual confrontation of Rawlsian political liberalism and Gandhian ideas. By teasing out concords and discords between Rawls and Gandhi, Jeff Shawn Jose innovatively advances t...

Author : Mikel Burley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1350098345

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A Radical Pluralist Philosophy of Religion by Mikel Burley Pdf

"This book is a unique introduction to studying the philosophy of religion, drawing on a wide range of cultures and literary sources in an approach that is both methodologically innovative and expansive in its cross-cultural and multi-religious scope. Employing his expertise in interdisciplinary and Wittgenstein-influenced methods, Mikel Burley draws on works of ethnography and narrative fiction, including Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman, to critically engage with existing approaches to the philosophy of religion and advocate a radical, pluralist approach. Breaking away from the standard fixation on a narrow construal of theism, topics discussed include conceptions of compassion in Buddhist ethics, cannibalism in mortuary rituals, divine possession and animal sacrifice in Hindu Goddess worship and animism in indigenous traditions. Original and engaging, Burley's synthesis of philosophical, anthropological and literary elements expands and diversifies the philosophy of religion, providing an essential introduction for anyone interested in studying the radical plurality of forms that religion takes in human life."--...

Author : Werner G. Jeanrond,Jennifer L. Rike
Publisher : Crossroad Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015022007747

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Radical Pluralism and Truth by Werner G. Jeanrond,Jennifer L. Rike Pdf

Author : Jeff Shawn Jose
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781666920468

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Religion and Radical Pluralism by Jeff Shawn Jose Pdf

This book engages the perspective of public reason and the position of religious believers through a mutual confrontation of Rawlsian political liberalism and Gandhian ideas. By teasing out concords and discords between Rawls and Gandhi, Jeff Shawn Jose innovatively advances the debate about the role of religion in the public sphere.

Author : John Edwards,Peter R. Hobson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317958086

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Religious Education in a Pluralist Society by John Edwards,Peter R. Hobson Pdf

Religious education in liberal pluralist societies such as the UK, the USA, and Australian underwent radical change in the 1980s and 1990s, with a major shift towards multi-faith, educationally oriented programmes. This has meant significant modifications to both the content and the methodology of religious-education courses and to the way they are conceived of and taught in schools and universities. One important implication of this change for the teaching and study of religion today is the need for a philosophical dimension that deals with issues such as the truth status of religious statements and the moral acceptability of religious claims. This dimension is often insufficiently developed; this lack is made more critical by the multiple competing truth claims of various religions, giving rise to such contentious problems as the growth of fundamentalism, increasing religious intolerance and conflict, and differences of opinion on central moral problems such as birth control, abortion and euthanasia. This text attempts to provide the philosophical underpinning that the study and teaching of religion in modern societies requires.

Author : William R. Hutchison
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300129571

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Religious Pluralism in America by William R. Hutchison Pdf

Religious toleration is enshrined as an ideal in our Constitution, but religious diversity has had a complicated history in the United States. Although Americans have taken justifiable pride in the rich array of religious faiths that help define our nation, for two centuries we have been grappling with the question of how we can coexist. In this ambitious reappraisal of American religious history, William Hutchison chronicles the country’s struggle to fulfill the promise of its founding ideals. In 1800 the United States was an overwhelmingly Protestant nation. Over the next two centuries, Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and others would emerge to challenge the Protestant mainstream. Although their demands were often met with resistance, Hutchison demonstrates that as a result of these conflicts we have expanded our understanding of what it means to be a religiously diverse country. No longer satisfied with mere legal toleration, we now expect that all religious groups will share in creating our national agenda. This book offers a groundbreaking and timely history of our efforts to become one nation under multiple gods.

Author : Harold Netland
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 083081552X

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Encountering Religious Pluralism by Harold Netland Pdf

Harold Netland traces the emergence of the pluralistic ethos that challenges Christian faith and mission, interacting heavily with philosopher John Hick and providing a framework for developing a comprehensive evangelical theology of religions.

Author : Giuseppe Giordan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047444947

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Conversion in the Age of Pluralism by Giuseppe Giordan Pdf

This book's chapters assess the nature of conversion and present data on specific convertion types, experiences, and theories including such topics as heroes, semiotics, new towns, pilgrimages, the New Age, relations among Catholics, Afro-Brazilians, and Protestants in Brazil, re-conversionist movements, Soka Gakkai, and the LDS church.

Author : Sondra Myers,Patrice Brodeur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:X030111917

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The Pluralist Paradigm by Sondra Myers,Patrice Brodeur Pdf

As recent elections in Iran and Iraq have shown, the increasing diversity of religious practices around the world may redefine democracy as we know it--leaving many of us to wonder just how compatible religion and democracy really are. The Pluralist Paradigm explores this difficult question with essays from a variety of disciplines, including theology, philosophy, political science, sociology, and ethics. It will be an ideal reference for anyone concerned with fostering tolerance in a progressively global society.

Author : Richard Wentz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429976339

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The Culture Of Religious Pluralism by Richard Wentz Pdf

Providing a historical context, this book examines the challenges that pluralism presents to denominationalism and civil religion and considers the contributions secularism and the New Age movement have made to the culture of religious pluralism.

Author : Chiara Formichi
Publisher : Southeast Asia Program Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Indonesia
ISBN : 1501760432

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Religious Pluralism in Indonesia by Chiara Formichi Pdf

"Addresses the state of religious pluralism in the post-Suharto era (1965-1998) with case-studies from across the religious spectrum (Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam) and across the social sciences. The volume opens a number of windows on how the state, its government bodies, civil society groups, and individuals have experienced the five principles of Pancasila as a framework for the attempted integration of minorities and majorities across the archipelagic state"--

Author : John D'Arcy May
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015041799696

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Pluralism and the Religions by John D'Arcy May Pdf

In these essays by Asian and European theologians, a new approach to pluralism is offered, dealing with such topics as poverty, the arms race, and the feminist and ecological movements.

Author : Mark Safstrom
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780227905869

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Religious Origins of Democratic Pluralism by Mark Safstrom Pdf

The Religious Origins of Democratic Pluralism focuses on explaining one of the riddles that fascinated historians and political scientists for much of the twentieth century, namely, the origin and development of Swedish social democracy. While othercountries in Europe experienced dramatic swings between radical and conservative political parties, which resulted in tragic experiments with totalitarian regimes, Sweden, by contrast, miraculously seemed to avoid these extremes, and instead maintained space for democratic discussion and even dissent. This peaceful transformation was facilitated by political actors who crafted the discourse of their debates in such a way that pluralism came to be valued as an ethical good and then vigorously defended. This study examines the decades leading up to the emergence of social democracy in Sweden, and in particular, the career of one prominent politician, Paul Peter Waldenstrom (1838-1917). Waldenstrom was a clergyman, revival preacher, educator,author, and newspaper editor, whose political career began in 1868 with his participation in the Church Assembly of the Church of Sweden. His role expanded during his years of service in the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, from 1884-1905. This study places Waldenstrom in dialogue with his contemporaries and opponents as a means of identifying how the theological values and priorities of the religious awakening were articulated in the public sphere and contributed to the development of a new political order.

Author : Paul Rhodes Eddy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000160673

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John Hick's Pluralist Philosophy of World Religions by Paul Rhodes Eddy Pdf

This title was first published in 2002. One of the most fascinating and controversial interpretations of religious diversity is 'religious pluralism.' According to John Hick's model of religious pluralism, all the world's great religions are equally valid ways of understanding and responding to the ultimate spiritual reality. This book offers an exposition of, and critical response to, John Hick's model. Introducing the various interpretations of religious diversity being discussed today, this book presents constructive suggestions as to how things could be further developed to offer a more accurate, less confusing presentation of the various options in theology of religions. The standard threefold typology of responses to religious diversity - exclusivism, inclusivism, and pluralism - are explained and defended. Hick's pluralist interpretation of religious diversity is traced, culminating in a critical assessment of Hick's pluralistic model and an up-to-date summary of a variety of critiques directed toward Hick's proposal. Paul Rhodes Eddy concludes that Hick's present model is ultimately unsuccessful in retaining both of his long-cherished goals, a robust religious realism and a consistent religious pluralism, whilst overcoming the most difficult problem for the pluralist, the fact that the world's religions understand the divine in often contradictory ways.