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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
[2015]
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| Dans: | Année: 2015 |
| Édition: | 1. ed |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Religion
/ Philosophie
B Science des religions / Philosophie des religions |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion
Philosophy
B Philosophy and religion |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Klappentext (Verlag) |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | 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? |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0198744749 |