Six ways of being religious : a framework for comparative studies of religion / Dale Cannon/

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cannon, Dale W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching.

Religion.

Religion--Textbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Publishing Company, [1996]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The book proposes the hypothesis that six generic ways of being religious may be found in any large-scale religious tradition such as Christianity or Buddhism or Islam or Hinduism: sacred rite, right action, devotion, shamanic mediation, mystical quest, and reasoned inquiry. These are recurrent ways in which, socially and individually, devout members of these traditions take up and appropriate their stories and symbols in order to draw near to, and come into right relationship with, what the traditions attest to be the ultimate reality.

Contents:

Part I Generic Ways Of Being Religious

Chapter 1 General Introduction

Chapter 2 Thinking Generically About Religion

Chapter 3 Different Ways Of Being Religious

Chapter 4 The Ways Of Being Religious Exemplified

Chapter 5 Variations In Quality Of Practice Of The Ways

Chapter 6 Using The Framework

Part II Applying The Framework To A Comparison Of Whole Traditions

Chapter 7 Applying The Framework To The Whole Of Buddhism

Chapter 8 Applying The Framework To The Whole Of Christianity

Part III Applying The Framework To A Comparison Of Parallel Ways In Different Traditions

Chapter 9 The Way Of Mystical Quest

Chapter 10 The Way Of Reasoned Inquiry

Chapter 11 The Way Of Right Action

Chapter 12 The Way Of Devotion

Chapter 13 The Way Of Shamanic Mediation

Chapter 14 The Way Of Sacred Rite

Chapter 15 Concluding Reflections: Comparing Buddhism And Christianity By Means Of The Framework

Glossary Of TermsIndex Of Subjects And NamesIndex Of Religious Traditions

Notes:

Description based on online resource