Philosophies of Liturgy : Explorations of Embodied Religious Practice / edited by J. Aaron Simmons, Neal DeRoo and Bruce Ellis Benson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeRoo, Neal, editor.

Ellis Benson, Bruce, editor.

Simmons, J. Aaron, editor.

Series:

Expanding Philosophy of Religion.

Expanding Philosophy of Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liturgics.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Mainstream philosophy of religion has primarily focused on the truth and justification of religious beliefs even though belief is only one small facet of religious life. This collection remedies this by taking practice and embodied action seriously as fundamental elements of any philosophy of religion. Emerging and established voices across different philosophical traditions come together to consider religious actions, including public worship, from perspectives such as trauma and social ontology, sound and silence, and knowledge and hope. Embodied religious practice is viewed through the lens of liturgy, intrinsically connecting religious rituals to human existence to show clearly that, no matter where one finds oneself in terms of the so-called 'analytic-continental' divide, philosophy of religion must be concerned with more than just beliefs if it is to adequately deal with the subject matter of 'religion.' The purpose of these studies is not to reject what has gone before but to expand the focus of philosophy of religion. This approach lays the groundwork for investigations into how beliefs are situated in our theological, moral, and social frameworks. For any philosophy of religion student or scholar interested in how thinking and living well are intimately related, this is a go-to resource. It takes seriously the importance of historical religious traditions and communities, opening the space for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary debates.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Contributors

Foreword Jean-Yves Lacoste

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I On Spiritual Practice

1 What is Spiritual Practice? Clare Carlisle

2 Why Philosophy Should Concern Itself with Liturgy: Philosophical Examination of Religion and Ritual Practice Christina M. Gschwandtner

3 Engagement, Immersion, and Enactment: The Role of Spiritual Practice in Religious Belief John Cottingham

4 Liturgical Jellyfish John Sanders

Part II Liturgy and Social Existence

5 Power and Protest: A Christian Liturgical Response to Religious Trauma Michelle Panchuk

6 Religion as a Way of Life: On Being a Believer Bruce Ellis Benson

7 Blessing Things Terence Cuneo

8 Liturgical Groups, Religions, and Social Ontology Kevin Schilbrack

Part III Materiality and Religiosity

9 Material Spirituality and the Expressive Nature of Liturgy Neal DeRoo

10 Dark Times and Liturgies of Truth: The Uses and Abuses of Reason Wendy Farley

11 Compassionate Action: Taking Eckhart, Farley, and the Beguines to Bethany Sharon L. Baker Putt

12 After Metaphysics?: The "Weight of Life" According to Saint Augustine Emmanuel Falque

Part IV Knowledge, Sound, and Hope

13 Knowing God by Liturgically Addressing God Nicholas Wolterstorff

14 Beyond "Belief": Liturgy and the Cognitive Apprehension of God Sarah Coakley

15 Corporate Liturgical Silence Joshua Cockayne

16 "You Have Given Us the Grace to Pray Together in Harmony": Orthodox Liturgical Singing as a Criterion for (Philosophical? Theological?) Aesthetics Brian A. Butcher

17 Liturgy and Eschatological Hope J. Aaron Simmons and Eli Simmons

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781350349292

1350349291

9781350349247

1350349240

9781350349278

1350349275

OCLC:

1375292378