Relativism And Religion

Author : Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023154037X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relativism and Religion written by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moral relativism is deeply troubling for those who believe that, without a set of moral absolutes, democratic societies will devolve into tyranny or totalitarianism. Engaging directly with this claim, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the roots of contemporary anti-relativist fears to the antimodern rhetoric of the Catholic Church and then rescues a form of philosophical relativism for modern, pluralist societies, arguing that this viewpoint provides the firmest foundation for an allegiance to democracy. In his analyses of the relationship between religious arguments and political authority and the implications of philosophical relativism for democratic theory, Accetti makes a far-ranging contribution to contemporary debates over the revival of religion in politics and the conceptual grounds for a commitment to democracy. He presents the first comprehensive genealogy of anti-relativist discourse and reclaims for English-speaking readers the overlooked work of Hans Kelsen on the connection between relativism and democracy. By engaging with contemporary attempts to replace the religious foundation of democratic values with a neo-Kantian conception of reason, Accetti also makes a powerful case for relativism as the best basis for a civic ethos that integrates different perspectives into democratic politics.

Author : Charles M. Lewis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349241326
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relativism and Religion written by Charles M. Lewis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of recent essays confronts, from widely disparate perspectives, fundamental questions about the epistemology and semantics of religious claims. Is there any way, apart from a particular religious tradition, of knowing that the distinctive claims of a religious tradition are true or closer to truth than those of any other religion? Does 'God' in religious speech and texts refer to the same Being as does philosophical theism? A response by each contributor to the others' ideas is included.

Author : Francis J. Beckwith
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0801058066
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relativism written by Francis J. Beckwith and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critique of moral relativism, the belief that there exists no objective moral standards that apply to every place, person, and time.

Author : Philip E. Devine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780268016401
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relativism, Nihilism, and God written by Philip E. Devine and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a defense of the reality of God in the sense in which Nietzsche proclaimed His death. It explores various contemporary versions of Nietzsche's maxim God is dead and proposes an alternative to them. Philip E.Devine critically examines three views that, in one way or another, accept the death of God and take it as central to the intellectual life: pragmatism, which asserts that the only end of the intellectual life is the pursuit of worldly goods other than truth; relativism', which admits a multiplicity of truths corresponding to the modes of life pursued by human beings; and nihilism, to which the pursuit of truth is a deception. Devine then defends his own position on the nature of God and religion and argues for a convergence between the concerns of faith and philosophy.

Author : Peter L. Berger
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802863876
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between Relativism and Fundamentalism written by Peter L. Berger and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our contemporary culture is dominated by two extremes relativism and fundamentalism. Neither is desirable: relativism claims that all questions of truth are irrelevant, whereas fundamentalism insists on sole possession of absolute truth. Internationally renowned sociologist of religion Peter Berger has gathered a group of scholars to consider how, from out of different traditions, one can define a middle position between both extremes. / After an extensive introductory overview by Berger, three essays ( sociological descriptions ) give an objective picture of how relativism and fundamentalism play out in today s world. In the second part ( theological directions ) authors from several different Christian traditions and one conservative Jewish tradition flesh out a normative middle ground that is neither relativist they affirm specific truth claims nor fundamentalist their affirmations include tolerance of the claims of others.

Author : Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher : Perseus Books Group
ISBN 13 : 9780465006342
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Without Roots written by Pope Benedict XVI and published by Perseus Books Group. This book was released on 2006-02-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pope Benedict XVI and the President of the Italian Senate offer a critique of the spiritual and political crises affecting Europe, discussing human rights, morality, relativism, terrorism, and relations with the United States.

Author : Charles M. Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780333625439
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relativism and Religion written by Charles M. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays which confront, from widely disparate perspectives, fundamental questions about the epistemology and semantics of religious claims. Is there any way, apart from a a particular religious tradition, of knowing that the distinctive claims of a religious tradition are truer or closer to the truth than those of any other religion? Does God in religious speech and texts refer to the same Being as does a philosophical theism? A response by each contributor to the others' ideas is included.

Author : Peter Kreeft
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681490188
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Refutation of Moral Relativism written by Peter Kreeft and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No issue is more fateful for civilization than moral relativism. History knows not one example of a successful society which repudiated moral absolutes. Yet most attacks on relativism have been either pragmatic (looking at its social consequences) or exhorting (preaching rather than proving), and philosophers' arguments against it have been specialized, technical, and scholarly. In his typical unique writing style, Peter Kreeft lets an attractive, honest, and funny relativist interview a "Muslim fundamentalist" absolutist so as not to stack the dice personally for absolutism. In an engaging series of personal interviews, every conceivable argument the "sassy Black feminist" reporter Libby gives against absolutism is simply and clearly refuted, and none of the many arguments for moral absolutism is refuted.

Author : Charles Goossens
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN 13 : 9780773497603
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards a Theory of Relativity of Truth in Morality and Religion written by Charles Goossens and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study argues for a model in which moral truth is presented as truth in the perspective of certain social commitments, while religious truth is interpreted as truth in the perspective of religious experience. It theorizes that relativity need not conflict with universality. Truth from the perspective of the outsider is, therefore, truth without qualification.

Author : Joseph Runzo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 134918215X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reason Relativism And God written by Joseph Runzo and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986-05-19 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: