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Will Humanity Survive Religion? - Beyond Divisive Absolutes (Hardcover)
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Will Humanity Survive Religion? - Beyond Divisive Absolutes (Hardcover)
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When the "human sciences" in the West followed the physical
sciences in the 18th and 19th centuries with new measurements,
methods, and language, the "metaphysics of infinity" lost its
credibility. The response of Western religions was to retrench in a
stronger authoritarianism, especially by the last half of the 19th
century. While the new human sciences were being extended even to
study the history and philosophy of religions, those religions
themselves placed more emphasis on their understanding of the
Absolute or Unquestionable. That split became a burden both to
those who were religious and to those who were not. Here, W. Royce
Clark argues that humanity's survival may depend on the development
of a universal or inclusive ethic in which religions move beyond
their Absolutes. Clark poses the sharp challenge: Are religious
communities ready to abandon the foundations that until now they
have insisted were the only adequate foundation for ethics?
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