The Varieties of Transcendence
Pragmatism and the Theory of Religion
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Pragmatism
| Author: | Hans Joas, Matthias Jung, Magnus Schlette | ISBN: | 9780823267583 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press | Publication: | February 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fordham University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hans Joas, Matthias Jung, Magnus Schlette |
| ISBN: | 9780823267583 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press |
| Publication: | February 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fordham University Press |
| Language: | English |
The Varieties of Transcendence traces American pragmatist thought on religion and its relevance for theorizing religion today. The volume establishes pragmatist concepts of religious individualization as powerful alternatives to the more common secularization discourse. In stressing the importance of Josiah Royce’s work, it emphasizes religious individualism’s compatibility with community. At the same time, by covering all of the major classical pragmatist theories of religion, it shows their kinship and common focus on the interrelation between the challenges of contingency and the semiotic significance of transcendence.
The Varieties of Transcendence traces American pragmatist thought on religion and its relevance for theorizing religion today. The volume establishes pragmatist concepts of religious individualization as powerful alternatives to the more common secularization discourse. In stressing the importance of Josiah Royce’s work, it emphasizes religious individualism’s compatibility with community. At the same time, by covering all of the major classical pragmatist theories of religion, it shows their kinship and common focus on the interrelation between the challenges of contingency and the semiotic significance of transcendence.
