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