With fundamentalists dominating the headlines and scientists
arguing about the biological and neurological basis of faith,
religion is "the" topic of the day. But religion, Mark C. Taylor
shows, is more complicated than either its defenders or critics
think and, indeed, is much more influential than any of us realize.
Our world, Taylor maintains, is shaped by religion even when it is
least obvious. Faith and value, he insists, are unavoidable and
inextricably interrelated for believers and nonbelievers alike.
Using scientific theories of dynamical systems and complex adaptive
networks for cultural and theological analysis, "After God
"redefines religion for our contemporary age. Taylor begins by
asking a critical question: What is religion? He then proceeds to
explain how Protestant ideas in particular undergird the character
and structure of our global information society--the Reformation,
Taylor argues, was an information and communications revolution
that effectively prepared the way for the media revolution at the
end of the twentieth century. Taylor's breathtaking account of
religious ideas allows us to understand for the first time that
contemporary notions of atheism and the secular are already
implicit in classical Christology and Trinitarian theology. Weaving
together theoretical analysis and historical interpretation, Taylor
demonstrates the codependence and coevolution of traditional
religious beliefs and practices with modern literature, art,
architecture, information technologies, media, financial markets,
and theoretical biology. "After God "concludes with prescriptions
for new ways of thinking and acting. If we are to negotiate the
perils of the twenty-first century, Taylor contends, we must
refigure the symbolic networks that inform our policies and guide
our actions. A religion without God creates the possibility of an
ethics without absolutes that leads to the promotion of creativity
and life in an ever more fragile world.
The first comprehensive theology of culture since the pioneering
work of Paul Tillich, "After God "is a radical reconceptualization
of religion and Taylor's most pathbreaking work yet, bringing
together various strands of theological argument and cultural
analysis four decades in the making.
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