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The study of religion and its meaning : new explorations in light of Karl Popper and Emile Durkheim /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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The Hague ; New York :
Mouton,
©1977.
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| Colección: | Religion and reason ;
12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1: PROBLEMS IN DEFINING �RELIGION�
- A. Expecting too much from one definition
- B. The problem of an evaluative definition
- C. The problem of a diluted definition
- D. The problem of an expanded definition
- E. The problem of the true religion
- F. The preliminary definition of �religion�
- G. Explicating core-concern with finitude
- H. Religion and magic
- I. Dimensions of religion
- CHAPTER 2: RESPONSES TO THE CONCERN WITH FINITUDE
- A. The response definition of �religion�
- B. Reductionism
- C. Rational thinking develops its own problemsD. The issue of objectivity
- E. Empirical testing
- F. The question of consistency
- G. What to do with contradiction
- H. On seeing contradictions
- I. On protecting one�s central beliefs
- J. Seeking out threatening challenges to belief
- K. Hypocrisy and contradiction
- CHAPTER 3: THE EMOTIONAL DIMENSION OF RELIGIOUS RESPONSES
- A. Response to loss and defeat
- B. Frustration and anger
- C. The study of covert and overt behaviors
- D. Preventive religion
- E. The religion of the insiders
- F. Religion and separationG. Balancing the need for unity and separateness
- CHAPTER 4: THE MORAL DIMENSION OF RELIGION
- A. The impact of Positivism
- B. The problem of moral conventionalism
- C. The procedure of moral appeal and inquiry
- D. On transcending convention
- E. Moral authority
- F. The interchange between communities
- G. The gift of nature
- H. The animal and primitive roots of society
- I. Sources of social and moral transcendence
- J. Religious commitment to the society perceived as protector
- K. Born again
- L. Theological ethicsM. From involvement to moral commitment
- N. The quest for a rock-bottom ethical foundation
- O. The risk of involvement
- CHAPTER 5: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
- A. The myth of the neutral point of view
- B. Required courses � A Church-State problem?
- C. Presenting a variety of viewpoints
- D. The Religion of the Republic and its �Sunday School�
- E. A serious threat to the plan
- F. Christianity and the Religion of the Republic
- G. The influence of the Religion of the Republic
- H. The secular outlook and the Religion of the RepublicI. Conclusion
- CHAPTER 6: THE MYSTIC AND GOD
- A. Mysticism and oneness
- B. Mysticism and ineffability
- C. Observing the �inner� world
- D. The social construction of reality
- E. More than eliminating external stimuli
- F. The mystic�s �knowledge� of God
- CHAPTER 7: CORE-DEPRIVATION AND THE PROMISE OF FULFILLMENT
- A. Theology: problem or solution?
- B. Perfect being as perfect solution
- C. Core-concern and universal reconciliation
- D. Reconciliation of desires