Transcendence and Religion
This essay deals with the relationship between religion, both implicit and explicit, and transcendence. The starting point is Thomas Luckmann's idea that man is a religious animal. After all, it is necessary for human beings to transcend their biological habitus in order to survive. It is sugge...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2008]
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| In: |
Implicit religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 229-238 |
| Further subjects: | B
Phenomenology
B RELIGION & justice B Transcendence (Philosophy) B Religions B Human Beings |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | This essay deals with the relationship between religion, both implicit and explicit, and transcendence. The starting point is Thomas Luckmann's idea that man is a religious animal. After all, it is necessary for human beings to transcend their biological habitus in order to survive. It is suggested that transcendence is a necessary, rather than a sufficient precondition for religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.v11i3.229 |
