Why philosophy matters for the study of religion - and vice versa

Work in philosophy of religion is still strongly marked by an excessive focus on Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Judaism - almost to the exclusion of other religious traditions. Moreover, in many cases it has been confined to a narrow set of intellectual problems, without embedding these in th...

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1. VerfasserIn: Lewis, Thomas A. 1968- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press [2015]
In:Jahr: 2015
Ausgabe:1. ed
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Religion / Philosophie
B Religionswissenschaft / Religionsphilosophie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religion Philosophy
B Philosophy and religion
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Zusammenfassung:Work in philosophy of religion is still strongly marked by an excessive focus on Christianity and, to a lesser extent, Judaism - almost to the exclusion of other religious traditions. Moreover, in many cases it has been confined to a narrow set of intellectual problems, without embedding these in their larger social, historical, and practical contexts. 'Why philosophy matters for the study of religion-and vice versa' addresses this situation through a series of interventions intended to work against the gap that exists between much scholarship in philosophy of religion and important recent developments that speak to religious studies as a whole. This volume takes up what, in recent years, has often been seen as a fundamental reason for excluding religious ethics and philosophy of religion from religious studies: their explicit normativity. Against this presupposition, Thomas A. Lewis argues that normativity is pervasive-not unique to ethics and philosophy of religion-and therefore not a reason to exclude them from religious studies. Lewis bridges more philosophical and historical subfields by arguing for the importance of history to the philosophy of religion
Introduction: Mind the Gap: Or, Philosophy of Religioin and Religious Studies -- Landscapes, Lacunae, and Prospects -- On the Role of Normativity in Religious Studies -- History in the Future of the Philosophy of Religion -- Beyond Comparative Religious Ethics -- Against Religious Literacy -- Conclusion: Hegel or Nietzsche?
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:0198744749