The Historical Element in Religion

Lewis Fry Lectures
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-07650-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1935, The Historical Element in Religion explains the Historical Element as arising from the religious man’s interest in the past of a community of which in his religious life he feels himself to be a part, so that its past is, although not remembered by him as an individual, yet in a real sense his own. It is thus not a disinterested scientific curiosity in the past as such, apart from any special concern of one’s own, but is rooted in the sense of continuity of certain past events with one’s personal religious experience. Although such an element is perhaps not wholly lacking in any religion, its importance relatively to other elements differs in different religions and is at its maximum in Christianity. Owning to the progress in modern times, especially among Christians, of more critical methods of dealing with historical evidence generally, there have been brought forward arguments tending to depreciate the importance of the historical element in religion and some of these are examined and discussed. The final chapter applies the conclusions reached to the consideration of certain alleged historical events, belief in the occurrence of which has been by some held to be essential to the Christian religion.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Webb, Clement C. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The nature of the historical element in religion  2. The place of the historical element in religion  3. The depreciation of the historical element in religion  4. The significance of the historical element in religion  5. A supplementary chapter

Über Autor(innen)

Clement C.J. Webb was an English theologian and philosopher.