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Natural Religion (Paperback)
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Natural Religion (Paperback)
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There is widespread belief that the world's religions con- tradict
each other. It follows that if one religion is true, the others
must be false--an assumption that implies, and may actually create,
religious strife. In Natural Religion, acclaimed poet, critic and
essayist Frederick Turner sets out to show that the natural world
offers grounds for stating that all religions are, in some respect,
true. Through the ages, various ways have been proposed to resolve
religious differences. Some argue for the destruction of all
religions but one's own. Others substitute an abstract principle
for the real ritual and moral practice of religion. Still others
doubt all religious truth and, consequently, all truth. Others
accept a kind of pluralistic relativism. This book explores
syncretism, whereby all religions are seen as grasping the same
strange and complex reality, but by very different means and
handles. The idea that all religions are true raises a supervening
question: if so, what must the real physical universe be like?
Turner approaches these questions in terms of scientific inquiry.
There is not enough room in space itself to fit in all theologies;
but there may be enough room in time if new scientific descriptions
of time's nature are to be believed. Turner argues that in the
time-models of contemporary cosmological and evolutionary science
all times may be connected and time may be infinitely branched and
causally looped so that both forward-in-time and backward-in-time
factors may be in operation in the same event. Thus, the
fundamental substance of the universe may be information rather
than matter or energy. The universe is more like a vast living
organism than a vast machine. Turner argues that all existing
religions can be shown to fit into this model, which in turn points
to deeper implications of religious doctrines, languages and
practices. There would be plenty of "room" in such a view of time
for a tree of different yet linked religious worlds and poetic
language may be the most effective tool for describing the divine.
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