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Evolution And Syncretism Of Religion
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Book Synopsis Evolution and Syncretism of Religion by : Craig Vander Maas
Download or read book Evolution and Syncretism of Religion written by Craig Vander Maas and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe that religion began when God revealed himself to human beings at the time of their creation several thousand years ago. However, we now know that in fact the earth is 4.5 billion years old. With this knowledge in mind, how did religion begin and develop? In particular, how did Judaism and Christianity begin and evolve? This book explores the answers to these questions, particularly syncretism of religion, i.e. the merging and blending of religious ideas. Topics include paleolithic and neolithic religion, influences of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Persia on Judeo-Christian beliefs, "mystery religions," human sacrifice in Canaan, the axial age, and the origins of Yahweh.
Book Synopsis Invention of Tradition and Syncretism in Contemporary Religions by : Stefania Palmisano
Download or read book Invention of Tradition and Syncretism in Contemporary Religions written by Stefania Palmisano and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores manifestations of creativity in the religious domain. Specifically, the contributions focus on the nexus of the sacred and the creative, and the mechanisms of syncretism and (re)invention of tradition by which this manifestations occur. The text is divided into two sections. In the first, empirical cases of spirituality characterized by syncretistic processes are highlighted; in the second, examples which can be traced back to forms of the (re)invention of tradition are examined. The authors document possible forms of adaptations and religious enculturation. In the second, the authors demonstrate that spiritual traditions, whether ancient or historically fictitious, are suitable for reframing in the context of critical interpretative frameworks related to cultural expectations which challenge them and call their continuity into question.
Book Synopsis Syncretism and Christian Tradition by : Ross Kane
Download or read book Syncretism and Christian Tradition written by Ross Kane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syncretism has been a part of Christianity from its very beginning, when early Christians expressed Jesus' Aramaic teachings in the Greek language. Defined as the phenomena of religious mixture, syncretism carries a range of connotations. In Christian theology, use of syncretism shifted from a compliment during the Reformation to an outright insult in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The term has a history of being used as a neutral descriptor, a pejorative marker, and even a celebration of indigenous agency. Its differing uses indicate the challenges of interpreting religious mixture, challenges which today relate primarily to race and revelation. Despite its pervasiveness across religious traditions, syncretism is poorly understood and often misconceived. Ross Kane argues that the history of syncretism's use accentuates wider interpretive problems, drawing attention to attempts by Christian theologians to protect the category of divine revelation from perceived human interference. Kane shows how the fields of religious studies and theology have approached syncretism with a racialized imagination still suffering the legacies of European colonialism. Syncretism and Christian Tradition examines how the concept of race figures into dominant religious traditions associated with imperialism, and reveals how syncretism can act a vital means of the Holy Spirit's continuing revelation of Jesus.
Book Synopsis The Evolution of Faith by : Thomas R. McFaul
Download or read book The Evolution of Faith written by Thomas R. McFaul and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new understanding is developed in this book about the relationship between the Christian faith, modern science, and the world religions. The authors call their new position Evolutionary Pluralism. By combining the Christian faith with modern science and the global growth of religious diversity, Evolutionary Pluralism provides Christians with an alternative to current interpretations such as Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism, Intelligent Design Creationism, and Evolutionary Creationism. This new understanding stands solidly within the history and traditions of the Christian faith and builds on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Download or read book Religious Speciation written by Ina Wunn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a consecutive story on the evolution of religions. It starts with an analysis of evolution in biology and ends with a discussion of what a proper theory of religious evolution should look like. It discusses such questions as whether it is humankind or religion that evolves, how religions evolve, and what adaptation of religions means. Topics examined include inheritance and heredity, religio-speciation, hybridization, ontogenetics and epigenetics, phylogenetics, and systematics. Calling attention to unsolved problems and relating the evolutionary subject matter to appropriate material, the book integrates and interprets existing data. Based on the belief that an unequivocal stand is more likely to produce constructive criticism than evasion of an issue, the book chooses that interpretation of a controversial matter which seems most consistent with the emerging picture of the evolutionary process. “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution,” the evolutionary biologist and co-founder of the so-called New Synthesis in Evolutionary Biology, Theodosius Dobszhansky (1900-1975), wrote in his famous essay of 1973, opposing creationism in American society. Today, Dobszhansky’s statement is not only fully accepted in biology, but has become the scientific paradigm in disciplines such as psychology, archaeology and the study of religions. Yet in spite of this growing interest in evolutionary processes in religion and culture, the term "evolution" and the capability of an evolutionary account have to date still not been properly understood by scholars of the Humanities. This book closes that gap.
Book Synopsis Science and Religion by : Harry Emerson Fosdick
Download or read book Science and Religion written by Harry Emerson Fosdick and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis In Praise of Mixed Religion by : William H. Harrison
Download or read book In Praise of Mixed Religion written by William H. Harrison and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When asked "What religion do you follow?" the typical answer is to name a specific group, or to respond "None." An increasing number of people, however, are intentionally combining elements from various religious heritages, demonstrating that religions do not have firm boundaries, nor are they purely distinct. In Praise of Mixed Religion discusses the concept of syncretism, the term for the mixing of religious perspectives. The religious studies discipline has traditionally distinguished between two responses to syncretism: a subjective view, which treats syncretism as morally reprehensible, and an objective view, which treats it as a morally neutral phenomenon. William Harrison adopts a third perspective, the advocacy view, which claims that mixing religions is a good and necessary process. He cites countless examples - such as Islam's transformative encounter with Greek thought - from both history and recent years to show how religious traditions have gained theological and practical wisdom by borrowing key ideas, beliefs, and practices from outside their own movements. By encouraging syncretism, In Praise of Mixed Religion contests the hard boundaries between religious worldviews and presents a dramatic alternative for thinking and talking about religion.
Book Synopsis Evolution and Religion by : Arthur J. Dadson
Download or read book Evolution and Religion written by Arthur J. Dadson and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Evolution of Christianity by : Lyman Abbott
Download or read book The Evolution of Christianity written by Lyman Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally delivered as lectures before the Lowell Institute.
Book Synopsis Syncretism in the West: Pico's 900 Theses (1486) with Text, Translation, and Commentary: Volume 167 by : S. A. Farmer
Download or read book Syncretism in the West: Pico's 900 Theses (1486) with Text, Translation, and Commentary: Volume 167 written by S. A. Farmer and published by Medieval and Renaissance Texts. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 2016 paperback printing of the 2008 edition of the popular text, translation, and commentary by S. A. Farmer. (The 2008 edition was a revised edition of the 1998 original publication). Published by ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies) in Tempe, Arizona as part of the MRTS (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies) Series, this book -- previously available only in hardcover and otherwise out-of-print since 2014 -- is now available in its entirety in paperback format.
Book Synopsis Religion in Evolution by : Frank Byron Jevons
Download or read book Religion in Evolution written by Frank Byron Jevons and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Religious Aspect of Evolution by : James McCosh
Download or read book The Religious Aspect of Evolution written by James McCosh and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Romance of Evolution, and Its Relation to Religion by : John Calvin Kimball
Download or read book The Romance of Evolution, and Its Relation to Religion written by John Calvin Kimball and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Evolution in Science and Religion by : Robert Andrews Millikan
Download or read book Evolution in Science and Religion written by Robert Andrews Millikan and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Evolution of the Idea of God by : Grant Allen
Download or read book The Evolution of the Idea of God written by Grant Allen and published by London : G. Richards. This book was released on 1897 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Evolution and Religion; Or, Faith as a Part of a Complete Cosmic System by : John BASCOM
Download or read book Evolution and Religion; Or, Faith as a Part of a Complete Cosmic System written by John BASCOM and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, Bascom explores the relationship between the theory of evolution and religious belief, arguing that the two are not inherently incompatible. Drawing on philosophical and religious traditions, he constructs a comprehensive cosmic system that integrates scientific and theological insights. This book is a thought-provoking contribution to the ongoing debate over the relationship between science and religion, and a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of evolutionary theory or the philosophy of religion. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Religion Explained by : Pascal Boyer
Download or read book Religion Explained written by Pascal Boyer and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2007-03-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of our questions about religion, says renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, are no longer mysteries. We are beginning to know how to answer questions such as "Why do people have religion?" Using findings from anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and evolutionary biology, Religion Explained shows how this aspect of human consciousness is increasingly admissible to coherent, naturalistic explanation. This brilliant and controversial book gives readers the first scientific explanation for what religious feeling is really about, what it consists of, and where it comes from.
