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When the "human sciences" in the West followed the physical sciences in the 18th and 19th centuries with new measurements, methods, and language, the "metaphysics of infinity" lost its credibility. The response of Western religions was to retrench in a stronger authoritarianism, especially by the last half of the 19th century. While the new human sciences were being extended even to study the history and philosophy of religions, those religions themselves placed more emphasis on their understanding of the Absolute or Unquestionable. That split became a burden both to those who were religious and to those who were not.
Here, W. Royce Clark argues that humanity's survival may depend on the development of a universal or inclusive ethic in which religions move beyond their Absolutes. Clark poses the sharp challenge: Are religious communities ready to abandon the foundations that until now they have insisted were the only adequate foundation for ethics?
Here, W. Royce Clark argues that humanity's survival may depend on the development of a universal or inclusive ethic in which religions move beyond their Absolutes. Clark poses the sharp challenge: Are religious communities ready to abandon the foundations that until now they have insisted were the only adequate foundation for ethics?
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Will Humanity Survive Religion?
- Will Humanity Survive Religion?: Beyond Divisive Absolutes
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Preliminary ConsiderationsThe “Camel” Burdened with aMetaphysical Absolute
- Chapter 1
- Religion’s Divisive Burden as Absolutism in a Scientific and Pluralistic Age
- Chapter 2
- The Absolute’s Divisive Burden in Segregating Humanity
- Chapter 3
- Inflexible Faith in the Absolute
- Chapter 4
- The Absolute and Its Burden of Miracles, Mystery, and Authority
- Chapter 5
- Fantasy versus Reality
- Chapter 6
- Inhumane Faith
- Chapter 7
- The Burden of Religion’s Historical/Mythical Claims and the Slippage of Categories
- Chapter 8
- The “Ugly Ditch”
- Chapter 9
- That Same “Ditch”
- Chapter 10
- The Greatest Burden “After Auschwitz”
- Chapter 11
- Conclusion and Challenges
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author