The Golden Core of Religion
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The Golden Core of Religion

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Golden Core of Religion

About this book

First Published in 1970, The Golden Core of Religion develops the view that religion's chief contribution to humanity has been its capacity to care deeply about things. More than any other institutions, it has encouraged men to care- for self, for neighbours, for the varied life around us, for the natural world that supports us. The golden core of religion is devoted care. Several chapters are concerned with the various forms of caring in primitive and advanced religions and religious philosophies, Eastern and Western. Religion likewise deserves our gratitude for fostering our highest aspirations such as that for a blessed life established upon true goodness- even if it cannot assure the fulfillment of these aspirations.

In the two concluding chapters, the author develops his own religious views. In our growing appreciation of this splendour and wonder of the cosmos and deepening sense of responsibility for the preservation of the beauty and health of our planet, he discerns an essentially religious attitude, a new form of religion spontaneously taking shape, without, as yet a name or organization. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of religion.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781032698649
eBook ISBN
9781003853077
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Original Title
  6. Original Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. 1. Introduction
  10. 2. Appreciation
  11. 3. Caring for the Self
  12. 4. Caring for the Family and Tribe
  13. 5. Caring for the Dead and the Gods
  14. 6. Caring for Plants and Animals
  15. 7. The Great Revolution in Religion
  16. 8. Caring for the Soul—I
  17. 9. Caring for the Soul—II
  18. 10. Caring for Humanity and the Universe
  19. 11. Conflicts of Caring
  20. 12. Aspirations
  21. 13. The Faults of Religion
  22. 14. The Comparative Study of Religions
  23. 15. Rites and Sacraments
  24. 16. Religion and Deity
  25. 17. Religion in the Modern World
  26. 18. Religion and the Emergence of the Divine
  27. Epilogue
  28. INDEX