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Will Humanity Survive Religion?

Beyond Divisive Absolutes
  • ISBN-13: 9781978708556
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: FORTRESS ACADEMIC
  • By W. Royce Clark
  • Price: AUD $335.00
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  • Local release date: 14/10/2020
  • Format: Hardback 568 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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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?
Preliminary Considerations: The "Camel" Burdened with a Metaphysical 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: The Burden of the Loss of Self Chapter 4. The Absolute and its Burden of Miracles, Mystery, and Authority Chapter 5. Fantasy vs. Reality: The Burden of Reason's Limits Chapter 6. Inhumane Faith: The Burden of Death as Evil or as Divine Punishment Chapter 7. The Burden of Religion's Historical/Mythical Claims and the Slippage of Categories Chapter 8. The "Ugly Ditch": The Burden of Historical Data's Dead End Chapter 9. That Same "Ditch": The Dead End of the Historical/Mythological Chapter 10. The Greatest Burden "After Auschwitz": The Dead End of God as a Historical Liberator Chapter 11. Conclusion and Challenges
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