Charles Taylor and the Political Recognition of Difference as a Resource for Theological Reflection on Religious Recognition

This paper argues for a wider presentation of the term ‘recognition’ that includes ‘religion’ as a dimension of recognition. Toward this end, the author draws on the Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, who considered whether religion might be a supportive context for the promotion of recognition....

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Main Author: Ryan, Gerard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Open theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 907–923
Further subjects:B Political Recognition
B Charles Taylor
B Religious Recognition
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Summary:This paper argues for a wider presentation of the term ‘recognition’ that includes ‘religion’ as a dimension of recognition. Toward this end, the author draws on the Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, who considered whether religion might be a supportive context for the promotion of recognition. Recognition for Taylor includes recognition not only of sameness, but, significantly, recognition of difference. As the author of this paper highlights, Taylor’s argument for recognition of difference is an important resource in any theological reflection on the possibility of religious recognition.
ISSN:2300-6579
Contains:Enthalten in: Open theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/opth-2016-0069