| The Varieties of Transcendence: Pragmatism and the Theory of Religion Contributor(s): Deuser, Hermann (Editor), Joas, Hans (Author), Jung, Matthias (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823267571 ISBN-13: 9780823267576 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Pragmatism - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 210 |
| LCCN: 2015017377 |
| Series: American Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Deuser, Hermann: - Hermann Deuser is professor emeritus at Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main and Permanent Fellow at the Max Weber Centre for Cultural and Social Studies at Erfurt University.Joas, Hans: - Hans Joas is Ernst Troeltsch Professor for the Sociology of Religion at Humboldt University and Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago.Jung, Matthias: - Matthias Jung is professor for practical philosophy at Koblenz University.Schlette, Magnus: - Magnus Schlette is Permanent Fellow at the FEST-Protestant Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Heidelberg. |