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The Persistence of Religion - Comparative Perspectives on Modern Spirituality (Paperback)
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The Persistence of Religion - Comparative Perspectives on Modern Spirituality (Paperback)
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In the nineteenth century, Nietzsche famously announced that God
was dead. In the twentieth century, increasing reliance on science
and technology led to a widespread rejection of belief on the
grounds of its irrationality. Yet religion has not died. In fact,
the opposite has occurred: it has persisted and proliferated.
Despite the relentless pursuit of scientific advancement, in the
twenty-first century we now see religious influence everywhere. In
this wide-ranging dialogue, two leading commentators on religion
address - from their different but complementary traditions of
Christianity and Buddhism - the continuing appeal of spirituality
to people eager to explore fundamental questions of meaning. The
authors indicate that science, for all its benefits, has limits of
explanation. It may be able to show how, but not necessarily why.
Yet belief too must not go unchallenged, since, as Ikeda says,
'religion can become either a medicine or a poison'. What then is
the proper role of religion in a world plagued by intolerance and
extremism? The authors point to its place in dialogue, education
and peacebuilding. They emphasise the centrality of non-violence,
and the inspiring examples of Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson
Mandela. In so doing they recount formative experiences of
involvement in the civil rights movement and protest against
Vietnam (Cox) and personal exposure to the misery and destruction
of war (Ikeda). Their joint vision of a just and true religious
sensibility makes a vital contribution to the fields of religion,
peace studies and ethics.
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