The Future Of Religion

Author : Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781784787301

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A new philosophy of religion for a secular world How can we live in such a way that we die only once? How can we organize a society that gives us a better chance to be fully alive? How can we reinvent religion so that it liberates us instead of consoling us? These questions stand at the center of Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s The Religion of the Future: an argument for both spiritual and political revolution. It proposes the content of a religion that can survive without faith in a transcendent God or in life after death. According to this religion—the religion of the future—human beings can be more human by becoming more godlike, not just later, in another life or another time, but right now, on Earth and in their own lives. They can become more godlike without denying the irreparable flaws in the human condition: our mortality, groundlessness, and insatiability.

Author : Rodney Stark,William Sims Bainbridge
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520341340

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The Future of Religion by Rodney Stark,William Sims Bainbridge Pdf

Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists predicted the death of religion as inevitable consequence of science, education, and modern economics. But they were wrong. Stark and Bainbridge set out to explain the survival of religion. Using information derived from numerous surveys, censuses, historical case studies, and ethnographic field expeditions, they chart the full sweep of contemporary religion from the traditional denominations to the most fervent cults. This wealth of information is located within a coherent theoretical framework that examines religion as a social response to human needs, both the general needs shared by all and the desires specific to those who are denied the economic rewards or prestige enjoyed by the privileged. By explaining the forms taken by religions today, Stark and Bainbridge allow us to understand its persistence in a secular age and its prospects for the future,

Author : Richard Rorty,Gianni Vattimo
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231134958

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Two prominent philosophers explore the place of religion & belief in contemporary society.

Author : Michael R. Ott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004160149

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The Future of Religion by Michael R. Ott Pdf

This book contains the work of international scholars who address the contemporary globalizing antagonism between religion and secularity, in the theoretical and practical pursuit for this antagonism's reconciliation in a more just, humane and peaceful future society and world.

Author : Robert Forte
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781594777974

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Entheogens and the Future of Religion by Robert Forte Pdf

A study of the importance of psychedelic plants and drugs in religion and society • With contributions by Albert Hofmann, R. Gordon Wasson, Jack Kornfield, Terence McKenna, the Shulgins, Rick Strassman, and others • Explores the importance of academic and religious freedom in the study of psychedelics and the mind • Exposes the need for an organized spiritual context for entheogen use in order to fully realize their transformative and sacred value We live in a time when a great many voices are calling for a spiritual renewal to address the problems that face humanity, yet the way of entheogens--one of the oldest and most widespread means of attaining a religious experience--is forbidden, surrounded by controversy and misunderstanding. Widely employed in traditional shamanic societies, entheogens figure prominently in the origins of religion and their use continues today throughout the world. They alter consciousness in such a profound way that, depending on the set and setting, they can produce the ultimate human experiences: union with God or revelation of other mystical realities. With contributions by Albert Hofmann, Terence McKenna, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, Thomas Riedlinger, Dale Pendell, and Rick Strassman as well as interviews with R. Gordon Wasson and Jack Kornfield, this book explores ancient and modern uses of psychedelic drugs, emphasizing the complementary relationship between science and mystical experience and the importance of psychedelics to the future of religion and society. Revealing the mystical-religious possibilities of substances such as psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and LSD, this book exposes the vital need for developing an organized spiritual context for their use in order to fully realize their transformative and sacred value. Stressing the importance of academic and religious freedom, the authors call for a revival of scientific and religious inquiry into entheogens so they may be used safely and legally by those seeking to cultivate their spiritual awareness.

Author : Hent de Vries
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780823227242

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Religion by Hent de Vries Pdf

What do we talk about when we talk about "religion"? Is it an array of empirical facts about historical human civilizations? Or is religion what is in essence unpredictable--perhaps the very emergence of the new? In what ways are the legacies of religion--its powers, words, things, and gestures--reconfiguring themselves as the elementary forms of life in the twenty-first century? Given the Latin roots of the word religion and its historical Christian uses, what sense, if any, does it make to talk about "religion" in other traditions? Where might we look for common elements that would enable us to do so? Has religion as an overarching concept lost all its currency, or does it ineluctably return--sometimes in unexpected ways--the moment we attempt to do without it? This book explores the difficulties and double binds that arise when we ask "What is religion?" Offering a marvelously rich and diverse array of perspectives, it begins the task of rethinking "religion" and "religious studies" in a contemporary world. Opening essays on the question "What is religion?" are followed by clusters exploring the relationships among religion, theology, and philosophy and the links between religion, politics, and law. Pedagogy is the focus of the following section. Religion is then examined in particular contexts, from classical times to the present Pentacostal revival, leading into an especially rich set of essays on religion, materiality, and mediatization. The final section grapples with the ever-changing forms that "religion" is taking, such as spirituality movements and responses to the ecological crisis. Featuring the work of leading scholars from a wide array of disciplines, traditions, and cultures, Religion: Beyond a Concept will help set the agenda for religious studies for years to come. It is the first of five volumes in a collection entitled The Future of the Religious Past, the fruit of a major international research initiative funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.

Author : National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Population Projections
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309069908

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Beyond Six Billion by National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Population Projections Pdf

Is rapid world population growth actually coming to an end? As population growth and its consequences have become front-page issues, projections of slowing growth from such institutions as the United Nations and the World Bank have been called into question. Beyond Six Billion asks what such projections really say, why they say it, whether they can be trusted, and whether they can be improved. The book includes analysis of how well past U.N. and World Bank projections have panned out, what errors have occurred, and why they have happened. Focusing on fertility as one key to accurate projections, the committee examines the transition from high, constant fertility to low fertility levels and discusses whether developing countries will eventually attain the very low levels of births now observed in the industrialized world. Other keys to accurate projections, predictions of lengthening life span and of the impact of international migration on specific countries, are also explored in detail. How good are our methods of population forecasting? How can we cope with the inevitable uncertainty? What population trends can we anticipate? Beyond Six Billion illuminates not only the forces that shape population growth but also the accuracy of the methods we use to quantify these forces and the uncertainty surrounding projections. The Committee on Population was established by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1983 to bring the knowledge and methods of the population sciences to bear on major issues of science and public policy. The committee's work includes both basic studies of fertility, health and mortality, and migration; and applied studies aimed at improving programs for the public health and welfare in the United States and in developing countries. The committee also fosters communication among researchers in different disciplines and countries and policy makers in government, international agencies, and private organizations. The work of the committee is made possible by funding from several government agencies and private foundations.

Author : Huston Smith
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061756245

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Why Religion Matters by Huston Smith Pdf

Huston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The World's Religions, delivers a passionate, timely message: The human spirit is being suffocated by the dominant materialistic worldview of our times. Smith champions a society in which religion is once again treasured and authentically practiced as the vital source of human wisdom.

Author : Theodore John Rivers
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780761856542

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The Future of Religion and the Religion of the Future by Theodore John Rivers Pdf

In The Future of Religion and the Religion of the Future, Theodore John Rivers explores the changing relationship between technology and religion. Rivers draws upon his expertise in the fields of medieval and religious history to discuss how the promotion of Christianity and monasticism in the Middle Ages began a process that has lent religious undertones to the way in which we interact with modern technology. Rivers ultimately suggests that the growing presence of technology makes it a likely candidate for the next religious form, competing with all the major religions in place today.

Author : Matthew Avery Sutton,Darren Dochuk
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199372706

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Faith in the New Millennium by Matthew Avery Sutton,Darren Dochuk Pdf

In 'Faith in the New Millennium', Matthew Avery Sutton and Darren Dochuk bring together a collection of essays from renowned historians, sociologists, and religious studies scholars that address the future of religion and American politics.

Author : Sam Harris
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 039306672X

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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris Pdf

"The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."—Natalie Angier, New York Times In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs—even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.

Author : Ken Wilber
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780834840744

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The Religion of Tomorrow by Ken Wilber Pdf

A provocative examination of how the great religious traditions can remain relevant in modern times by incorporating scientific truths learned about human nature over the last century A single purpose lies at the heart of all the great religious traditions: awakening to the astonishing reality of the true nature of ourselves and the universe. At the same time, through centuries of cultural accretion and focus on myth and ritual as ends in themselves, this core insight has become obscured. Here, Ken Wilber provides a path for re-envisioning a religion of the future that acknowledges the evolution of humanity in every realm while remaining faithful to that original spiritual vision. For the traditions to attract modern men and women, Wilber asserts, they must incorporate the extraordinary number of scientific truths learned about human nature in just the past hundred years—for example, about the mind and brain, emotions, and the growth of consciousness—that the ancients were simply unaware of and thus were unable to include in their meditative systems. Taking Buddhism as an example, Wilber demonstrates how his comprehensive Integral Approach—which is already being applied to several world religions by some of their adherents—can avert a “cultural disaster of unparalleled proportions”: the utter neglect of the glorious upper reaches of human potential by the materialistic postmodern worldview. Moreover, he shows how we can apply this approach to our own spiritual practice. This, his most sweeping work since Sex, Ecology, Spirituality, is a thrilling call for wholeness, inclusiveness, and unity in the religions of tomorrow.

Author : Ara Norenzayan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780691169743

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Big Gods by Ara Norenzayan Pdf

Examines how the belief in gods has lead to cooperation and sometimes conflict between groups. The author also looks at how some cooperative societies have developed without belief in gods.

Author : Frank Newport
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781595620620

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God Is Alive and Well by Frank Newport Pdf

Analyzes America's religious beliefs, practices, and prejudices to assess patterns of beliefs as they relate to life status factors, predicting that religion will become increasingly more important in the U.S. in future years.

Author : Seraphim Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Christian union
ISBN : OCLC:1152898277

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Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Seraphim Rose Pdf