{"product_id":"exploring-religious-pluralism-from-mystical-theology-to-the-science-theology-dialogue-hardback-9781009450263","title":"Exploring Religious Pluralism; From Mystical Theology to the Science-Theology Dialogue (Hardback) 9781009450263","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExploring Religious Pluralism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Mystical Theology to the Science-Theology Dialogue\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristopher C. Knight's study re-examines religious pluralism, combining 'mystical theology' with insights from science-theology dialogues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher C. Knight (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009450263, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.6 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is an excellent and intense book of theology, highly recommendable for scholars and for those looking for better ways to interact with science. It opens new ways and adds new arguments for the immense task we have before us: to render these two cultures less hostile and more collaborative for the good of humanity.' Lluis Oviedo, Reviews in Science, Religion and Theology, International Society of Science and Religion (ISSR)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow can we more deeply understand religious pluralism? In this study, Christopher C. Knight suggests that current explorations of religious pluralism may be supplemented by combining new thinking about divine action with the kind of 'mystical theology' that sees doctrinal statements as aids to contemplation rather than as philosophical truth claims. While Knight sees the 'perennialist' tradition of pluralistic thinking as deeply flawed, he nevertheless proposes that we can adopt a kind of neo-perennialism in which the supposed incompatibilities of different faith traditions may still be seen in the way that perennialists have usually considered them: as relating only to the exotericdimension of religious faith and practice. In this way, he suggests, the perennialist notion of esoteric ecumenism may still be valid. He cautions, nevertheless, that at a methodological level, there may be defensible reasons to hesitate before adopting a full-blown pluralism of this kind.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Apophaticism and perennialism\u003cbr\u003e 3. The philosophy of religion and its limitations\u003cbr\u003e 4. Philosophy and noetic perception\u003cbr\u003e 5. Philosophy and the pluralistic hypothesis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Beyond philosophical argument\u003cbr\u003e 7. Archetypes and 'platonic' mysticism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Noetic perception and the role of the imagination\u003cbr\u003e 9. The evolution of religiosity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Revelation and divine action: a 'problem' solved?\u003cbr\u003e 11. A pluralistic model in the making\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pluralism or 'reciprocal inclusivism'?\u003cbr\u003e Afterword.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52515968909592,"sku":"9781009450263","price":81.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/exploring-religious-pluralism-from-mystical-theology-to-the-science-theology-dialogue-hardback-9781009450263","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}