Faith and History: Wilfred Cantwell Smith's Theory of Religion for the Twenty-First Century
Wilfred Cantwell Smith is perhaps the most important Canadian scholar of Religious Studies. At the seventh Parliament of the World's Religions in 2018, former students acknowledged his influence. This article emphasizes three contributions that have proven prophetic following increased rates of...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Toronto journal of theology
Jahr: 2018, Band: 34, Heft: 2, Seiten: 287-292 |
| RelBib Classification: | AA Religionswissenschaft TK Neueste Zeit |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Wilfred Cantwell Smith is perhaps the most important Canadian scholar of Religious Studies. At the seventh Parliament of the World's Religions in 2018, former students acknowledged his influence. This article emphasizes three contributions that have proven prophetic following increased rates of migration and technological development: (1) Smith's definition of religion as faith and history, or personal piety and cumulative tradition; (2) the interconnectedness of religions; and (3) science or secularism as a religious world view. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.2018-0126 |