Monotheism and tolerance: recovering a religion of reason
Why are religious tolerance and pluralism so difficult to achieve? Why is the often violent fundamentalist backlash against them so potent? Robert Erlewine looks to a new religion of reason for answers to these questions. Drawing on Enlightenment writers Moses Mendelssohn, Immanuel Kant, and Hermann...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington
Indiana University Press
c2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Series/Journal: | Indiana series in the philosophy of religion
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Abrahamic Religions
B Enlightenment B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Gaia & Earth Energies B Religious Tolerance B Freedom Of Religion B Cohen, Hermann 1842-1918 B RELIGION ; Christianity ; General B Cohen, Hermann (1842-1918) B Mendelssohn, Moses 1729-1786 B Mendelssohn, Moses B Electronic books B Mendelssohn, Moses (1729-1786) B Kant, Immanuel B Cohen, Hermann B Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804 B Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804) |
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| Summary: | Why are religious tolerance and pluralism so difficult to achieve? Why is the often violent fundamentalist backlash against them so potent? Robert Erlewine looks to a new religion of reason for answers to these questions. Drawing on Enlightenment writers Moses Mendelssohn, Immanuel Kant, and Hermann Cohen, who placed Christianity and Judaism in tension with tolerance and pluralism, Erlewine finds a way to break the impasse, soften hostilities, and establish equal relationships with the Other. Erlewine's r |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0253003997 |