Crosby More Than Discourse

Symbolic Expressions of Naturalistic Faith
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5376-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Discusses the role of symbols in religion and suggests particular symbols appropriate to religious naturalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crosby, Donald A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Part I. Functions and Types of Religious Symbols

1. Symbols of Living Faith

Introduction
Back to the Pelican
Some Types of Religious Symbolization
Symbols of Evil
Major and Minor Religious Symbols

2. Works of Art and Religious Symbolism

Introduction
Artistic Symbolization
Similarities and Differences between Aesthetic and Religious Symbols
Interrelations of Aesthetic and Religious Symbolizations

3. Master Religious Symbols

Introduction
Symbols of Religious Ultimates
Cosmogonic and Cosmological Symbols
Symbols of Religious Paths of Life and of Obstacles Lying in Their Way
Symbols of Exemplary Human Lives

4. How Religious Symbols Work

Introduction
The Necessary Role of Religious Symbols
Ways in Which Religious Symbols Function
Doctrinal Expositions of Religious Symbols
The Error of Literalism

Part II. Symbols of Religion of Nature

5. Master Symbols of the Ultimacy of Nature and of its Cosmogonic and Cosmological Roles

Introduction
A Symbol of Religious Ultimacy of Nature
A Cosmogonic and Cosmological Symbol for Religion of Nature

6. Master Symbols of the Saving Path of Life and of an Exemplary Traveler on the Path

Introduction
The Path and Its Obstacles and Misdirections
An Exemplar of the Saving Path of Religion of Nature

7. The Truth of Religious Symbols

Introduction
Religious Symbols and Truth
Secular Symbols and Truth

8. Symbols and Symbolic Practices for Religion of Nature

Introduction
Synecdoches
Prayer and Meditation
Rituals
Symbols of Sacrifice and Self-Giving
Other Symbols of Religion of Nature
Conclusion

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Donald A. Crosby is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University. He is the author of several books, including The Thou of Nature: Religious Naturalism and Reverence for Sentient Life; Faith and Reason: Their Roles in Religious and Secular Life; Living with Ambiguity: Religious Naturalism and the Menace of Evil; and A Religion of Nature, all published by SUNY Press.