Human transcendence: the possibility of spiritual irredentism

The article is concerned with the project of spiritual irredentism; of reclaiming for humanity that which has been donated to God. It takes its rise from the view, particularly associated with Feuerbach and Durkheim, that the object of religious worship is a projection of humanity's intuition o...

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Published in:Theology
Main Author: Tallis, Raymond 1946- (Author)
Contributors: Gill, Robin 1944- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: Theology
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AE Psychology of religion
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Feuerbach
B spiritual irredentism
B Transcendence
B Durkheim
B Humanism
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Summary:The article is concerned with the project of spiritual irredentism; of reclaiming for humanity that which has been donated to God. It takes its rise from the view, particularly associated with Feuerbach and Durkheim, that the object of religious worship is a projection of humanity's intuition of its own transcendence. The broad outlines of the manner in which mankind transcends nature are sketched. The question then remains as to how this is to be placed at the service of humanity, and, indeed, to meeting those needs that religion has served. This is the greatest challenge of secular humanism.
ISSN:2044-2696
Reference:Kritik in "Transcendence and freely chosen constraints (2019)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X18817432