Against Dogmatism

Against Dogmatism
Author: Madhuri M. Yadlapati
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2013-11-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0252095200

Many contemporary discussions of religion take an absolute, intractable approach to belief and nonbelief that privileges faith and dogmatism while treating doubt as a threat to religious values. As Madhuri M. Yadlapati demonstrates, however, there is another way: a faith (or nonfaith) that embraces doubt and its potential for exploring both the depths and heights of spiritual reflection and speculation. Through three distinct discussions of faith, doubt, and hope, Yadlapati explores what it means to live creatively and responsibly in the everyday world as limited, imaginative, and questioning creatures. She begins with a perceptive survey of diverse faith experiences in Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Protestant Christianity and then narrows her focus to Protestant Christianity and Hinduism to explore how the great thinkers of those faiths have embraced doubt in the service of spiritual transcendence. Yadlapati traces religious perspectives on trust, humility, belonging, commitment, and lively skepticism as they relate to faith and doubt. Drawing on various doctrines, scriptures, and the writings of great religious thinkers such as C. S. Lewis, Søren Kierkegaard, Karl Barth, and Raimon Panikkar, Yadlapati demonstrates how doubt can serve to enhance faith, not hinder it. Defending the rich tapestry of faith and doubt against polarization, Against Dogmatism reveals an ecumenical middle way, a spiritual approach native to traditions in which faith and doubt are interwoven in constructive and dynamic ways.

What's So Wrong with Being Absolutely Right

What's So Wrong with Being Absolutely Right
Author: Judy J. Johnson
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2009-12-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1615922172

After explaining the dangerous nature of dogmatic belief, psychologist Johnson teaches strategies for dealing with dogmatic people and provides suggestions for minimizing the harmful effects of dogmatism in educational, political, and social institutions.

What Is Dogma?

What Is Dogma?
Author: Cardinal Charles Journet
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1586172468

Dogma is one of those words. Many people see dogma as a bad thing-as the unreasonable, unthinking adherence to a belief, even in the face of contrary evidence. But when the Catholic Church presents some of her teachings as dogmas, she does not mean that these tenets are irrational or to be thoughtlessly embraced. Dogma is the bedrock of truth, an inexhaustible feast for the mind, not an impediment to thinking. Why? Because dogmas rest on the Word of God, Truth Himself, who can neither deceive nor be deceived, and who wants his Word to be known. The great theologian Charles Journet explores the meaning of dogma in his classic work What is Dogma? In what sense are dogmas an object of faith? How do reason and faith relate to dogmas? How are dogmas both essentially unchangeable and yet open to development? Are dogmas accessible only in learned theological language or are there common-sense ways of understanding them? Journet addresses these and other important questions. He also discusses examples of dogmatic development: the dogmas of the Trinity, of Christology, and of Mariology. And he explores the relationship of dogma and mystical contemplation. In short, Journet shows why "dogma" is a subject of which Catholics need not be afraid.

Introduction to Dogmatic Theology

Introduction to Dogmatic Theology
Author: Edward Arthur Litton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532642989

A new edition of E. A. Litton’s great book has long been overdue. His Introduction to Dogmatic Theology won the admiration of leading scholars upon publication, and has retained that admiration ever since. The book has been completely reset in modern style.

How Dogmatic Beliefs Harm Creativity and Higher-Level Thinking

How Dogmatic Beliefs Harm Creativity and Higher-Level Thinking
Author: Don Ambrose
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-04-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113669756X

This volume introduces the problem of dogmatism broadly, explores the nature and nuances of dogmatic thinking from various disciplinary perspectives, and applies the gleaned insights to what is known about creativity and the education of creative young minds.

Dogmatic Theology

Dogmatic Theology
Author: Francis Joseph Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1922
Genre: Theology, Doctrinal
ISBN: