Principles of Integral Science of Religion

Principles of Integral Science of Religion
Author: Georg Schmid
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 311080087X

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.

The Principle of the Integral Good

The Principle of the Integral Good
Author: Chad Ripperger
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2018-05-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781718797550

This text explores the nature of the Principle of the Integral good and its application to art, music, movies, ecclesiology and evolution.

Science of Religion. Studies in Methodology

Science of Religion. Studies in Methodology
Author: Lauri Honko
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2011-12-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110814501

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.

Theory and Method in Religious Studies

Theory and Method in Religious Studies
Author: Frank Whaling
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110815818

This paperback edition contains selected articles from the original clothbound editions of Contemporary Approaches to The Study of Religion. Vol I: The Humanities. Vol II: The Social Sciences. (Religion and Reason, 27/28).

The Varieties of Scientific Experience

The Varieties of Scientific Experience
Author: Carl Sagan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2006-11-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1101201835

“Ann Druyan has unearthed a treasure. It is a treasure of reason, compassion, and scientific awe. It should be the next book you read.” —Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith “A stunningly valuable legacy left to all of us by a great human being. I miss him so.” —Kurt Vonnegut Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design, and a new concept of science as "informed worship." Originally presented at the centennial celebration of the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland in 1985 but never published, this book offers a unique encounter with one of the most remarkable minds of the twentieth century.

The Humanities

The Humanities
Author: Frank Whaling
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110859793

Since its 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.

Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine

Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine
Author: Philip C. Almond
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1982
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9789027931603

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.

Renewal

Renewal
Author: Colbert Rhodes
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0761869425

Offering a deep look into the moral uncertainty in the contemporary social sciences and American society, this book explores an in-depth solution. This solution, as articulated by Pitirim A. Sorokin in the 20th century, is the theory of Integralism; a perspective dating back to Plato, Aristotle and Aquinas. Sorokin initially applied Integralism by locating and analyzing three dominant super socio-cultural systems over 2500 years of Graeco-Roman and Western history. Each super system was unified by a central philosophical principle based either on materialism (the senses), or the rational, or the supersensory/super-rational. A super system declines when it reaches the limits of its potential to achieve its true reality and value, to be replaced by another super system. Sorokin described a trendless rotation of the three super socio-cultural systems. The current dominant super socio-cultural system in the West is a materialist version emphasizing science and technology with little thought given to supersensory/super-rational reality. Sorokin asserted contemporary materialist culture was in a state of collapse due to the breakup of its moral values. As a consequence he saw a struggle for power occurring between egoistic individuals and groups often resulting in revolutions, wars and inter-human strife. In response to the one sided materialist view of reality the goal of Integralism is to unify all three forms of reality into an integral culture that harmoniously balances materialist and supersensory/super-rational orientations. A solution to the contemporary moral confusion, Sorokin argued, can be found in the application of supra-conscious intuition that would enable a human to know what is eternal in the ordinary and reach the transcendent; an experience not accessible to the senses or the rational intellect alone. The supra-conscious is the source for reaching the supreme moral value; creative unselfish altruism which can be shared by all cultures to produce peace and harmony in the world.