Vision, Tradition, Interpretation : Theology, Religion and the Study of Religion / Eric J. Lott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lott, Eric J., author.

Series:

Religion and reason ; 35.

Religion and Reason ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching.

Theology--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 272 pages).

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction: Relating Theology & Religious Studies

1. Religion: A Preliminary Analysis

2. The Visionary Centre of Religious Life

3. The Theological Process in Religious Traditions

4. Identifying Ultimate Goals: Integrating Lesser Goals

5. Drawing Out Implicit Patterns of Coherence

6. Interpreting Symbols, Myths and Mystic Experience

7. Coherence of Cultic Practice and Cosmic Vision

8. Ways of Investigating and Interpreting Religion: a) Historical, Behavioural, Analytical Approaches

9. Ways of Investigating and Interpreting Religion: b) Phenomenological, Comparative, Dialogical

10. An Integral Science of Religion (and Theology)?

11. The Contribution of Religion to the Theological Task

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9783110855920

3110855925

OCLC:

1110717299