The Study of Religion and its Meaning
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The Study of Religion and its Meaning

New Explorations in Light of Karl Popper and Emile Durkheim

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The Study of Religion and its Meaning

New Explorations in Light of Karl Popper and Emile Durkheim

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9789027977625
eBook ISBN
9783110810004
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. CHAPTER 1: PROBLEMS IN DEFINING ‘RELIGION’
  3. A. Expecting too much from one definition
  4. B. The problem of an evaluative definition
  5. C. The problem of a diluted definition
  6. D. The problem of an expanded definition
  7. E. The problem of the true religion
  8. F. The preliminary definition of ‘religion’
  9. G. Explicating core-concern with finitude
  10. H. Religion and magic
  11. I. Dimensions of religion
  12. CHAPTER 2: RESPONSES TO THE CONCERN WITH FINITUDE
  13. A. The response definition of ‘religion’
  14. B. Reductionism
  15. C. Rational thinking develops its own problems
  16. D. The issue of objectivity
  17. E. Empirical testing
  18. F. The question of consistency
  19. G. What to do with contradiction
  20. H. On seeing contradictions
  21. I. On protecting one’s central beliefs
  22. J. Seeking out threatening challenges to belief
  23. K. Hypocrisy and contradiction
  24. CHAPTER 3: THE EMOTIONAL DIMENSION OF RELIGIOUS RESPONSES
  25. A. Response to loss and defeat
  26. B. Frustration and anger
  27. C. The study of covert and overt behaviors
  28. D. Preventive religion
  29. E. The religion of the insiders
  30. F. Religion and separation
  31. G. Balancing the need for unity and separateness
  32. CHAPTER 4: THE MORAL DIMENSION OF RELIGION
  33. A. The impact of Positivism
  34. B. The problem of moral conventionalism
  35. C. The procedure of moral appeal and inquiry
  36. D. On transcending convention
  37. E. Moral authority
  38. F. The interchange between communities
  39. G. The gift of nature
  40. H. The animal and primitive roots of society
  41. I. Sources of social and moral transcendence
  42. J. Religious commitment to the society perceived as protector
  43. K. Born again
  44. L. Theological ethics
  45. M. From involvement to moral commitment
  46. N. The quest for a rock-bottom ethical foundation
  47. O. The risk of involvement
  48. CHAPTER 5: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
  49. A. The myth of the neutral point of view
  50. B. Required courses – A Church-State problem?
  51. C. Presenting a variety of viewpoints
  52. D. The Religion of the Republic and its ‘Sunday School’
  53. E. A serious threat to the plan
  54. F. Christianity and the Religion of the Republic
  55. G. The influence of the Religion of the Republic
  56. H. The secular outlook and the Religion of the Republic
  57. I. Conclusion
  58. CHAPTER 6: THE MYSTIC AND GOD
  59. A. Mysticism and oneness
  60. B. Mysticism and ineffability
  61. C. Observing the ‘inner’ world
  62. D. The social construction of reality
  63. E. More than eliminating external stimuli
  64. F. The mystic’s ‘knowledge’ of God
  65. CHAPTER 7: CORE-DEPRIVATION AND THE PROMISE OF FULFILLMENT
  66. A. Theology: problem or solution?
  67. B. Perfect being as perfect solution
  68. C. Core-concern and universal reconciliation
  69. D. Reconciliation of desires
  70. E. ‘Original’ conflict and ‘ultimate’ solution
  71. F. All perfections are finite states
  72. G. Pride and guilt
  73. H. Rising expectation in religion
  74. I. Teaching people to fall into despair
  75. J. The right to life after death
  76. K. Naturalism and Christian hybris
  77. L. Freeing imagination from conviction
  78. M. The sin of desiring to be infinitely sinful
  79. CHAPTER 8: Is GOD VERIFIABLE?
  80. A. The verification criterion
  81. B. Confusion regarding God-talk
  82. C. Social tolerance does not entail loss of epistemological rigor
  83. D. Eschatological verification
  84. E. Indefinite postponement of verification
  85. F. Infinite regress and empty conclusion
  86. G. Hell – The Achilles’ heel of Hick’s argument
  87. H. The problem of induction
  88. CHAPTER 9: RELATIVISM AND CONTRADICTION
  89. A. What epistemological relativism entails
  90. B. No universal criterion of truth
  91. C. The method of internal criticism
  92. D. God-talk without theism
  93. E. Contradiction as a test of falsity
  94. F. An example of embarrassment over contradiction
  95. G. The role of dogmatism
  96. H. The pressure of contradiction
  97. I. Expansion of the belief-system
  98. J. Summary
  99. CHAPTER 10: DAVID HUME’S THREAT TO FAITH
  100. A. Karl Popper – Opponent of verificationism
  101. B. Hume’s position
  102. C. The radical implications of Hume’s argument
  103. D. New conjectures and inspiration
  104. E. Doubt and belief
  105. F. Science and religion – Some differences and similarities
  106. G. Faith in rational inquiry
  107. H. Two meanings of ‘Rational’
  108. I. From faith to faith
  109. J. From conjecture to conjecture
  110. CHAPTER 11: MEANING IN THEOLOGY
  111. A. Careful about procedures
  112. B. The question of meaning
  113. C. Do theological statements have cognitive meaning?
  114. D. Extending the boundaries of theological meaning
  115. E. Theology as a distinct reality
  116. F. Theology and transcendent objective reference
  117. G. The problem of translating from one language game to another
  118. H. Transforming one language game into another
  119. I. Will God-talk talk itself to death?
  120. J. Tillich’s transitional linguistics
  121. K. What does God-talk talk itself into?
  122. L. Who are the opponents of God-talk?
  123. CHAPTER 12: THE-MEANING-OF-LIFE QUESTION
  124. A. More than cognitive meaning
  125. B. Meaning through a cosmic goal
  126. C. Meaning through finite sources of enjoyment
  127. D. Meaning through belonging to a significant group
  128. E. Meaning through recognition
  129. F. Meaning through satisfaction of strong expectations
  130. G. Meaning through a sense of control and personal wholeness
  131. H. Meaning through a sense of aesthetic completeness
  132. I. Meaning through orientation
  133. J. Meaning through service to others
  134. K. Conclusion
  135. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  136. INDEX OF NAMES
  137. SUBJECT INDEX

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