Religion as Orientation and Transformation
Author | : Jan-Olav Henriksen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 3161550994 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783161550997 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Religion as Orientation and Transformation written by Jan-Olav Henriksen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 6: The path and its conditions: Change and transformation -- Change and religion -- Historical change and epistemic stability (normativity) -- Philosophy of religions and human evolution: Religion and humanity have unfinished business -- Religion as motion - practices as learning and transformation -- Religions as different types of discourse -- Religion is mediation -- A pragmatic concept of religious knowledge -- The relation between O, T, and L in a learning perspective -- Religious learning, experience, and the need for orientation -- Chapter 7: Orientation and Legitimation Rooted in the Past: on Religion as a Chain of Memory -- Tradition and orientation -- Religion as a Chain of Memory -- Chapter 8: On interactions between the physical and the mystical realms of experience -- Schleiermacher: Religion in the interaction between the natural and the personal realm -- From nature to the mystical - reflections on the interaction between realms -- Conclusion: From experience to wisdom: the path revisited -- Chapter 9: Three metaphors for how religions work -- Religion as a virtual home -- Religion as Score and Play -- Chapter 10: Normative considerations: Religions as stewards of Wisdom? -- The Quest for Wisdom -- Basic experiences of the human condition -- A recipe against religious stupidity -- Chapter 11: Conclusions and implications -- The normative outcome -- Implications for a pragmatist view of religion -- Understanding religion in a late modern societal context -- A final note on secularization, detraditionalization, and authority -- Bibliography -- Indexes