The proper object of non-doxastic religion: why traditional religion should be preferred over Schellenberg's simple ultimism
Taking for granted the view that belief-less, non-doxastic', engagement with religion is possible, this article discusses the proper object of such religiosity. Its focus is the claim of J. L. Schellenberg that non-doxastic religion should be directed at 'simple ultimism'. I argue th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Religious studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 559-574 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Schellenberg, J. L. 1959-
/ Utilitarianism
/ Religion
/ Unbelief
/ Religious experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Taking for granted the view that belief-less, non-doxastic', engagement with religion is possible, this article discusses the proper object of such religiosity. Its focus is the claim of J. L. Schellenberg that non-doxastic religion should be directed at 'simple ultimism'. I argue that simple ultimism' is too abstract to allow for alignment with religious reality. Traditional religion is a better choice since it commonly contains religious experience. As long as the veridicality of such experience remains an epistemic possibility, it should guide our non-doxastic commitment. Objections commonly raised against reliance on religious experience become irrelevant on a non-doxastic approach. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003441251800029X |
