Between Indispensable Epistemic Utility and Political Harm: A Response to Rosemary Bertocci and Francis Rohlf
Religion still has a great potential and perhaps even a monopoly on explaining life in terms of meaning and significance. In this paper, we argue that neither the development of science nor scientism poses a threat to religion. We suggest, however, that the political entanglement of religion may be...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Theology and science
Year: 2024, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 198-203 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
sense of life
B political implications B Religion B Politics B Meaning |
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| Summary: | Religion still has a great potential and perhaps even a monopoly on explaining life in terms of meaning and significance. In this paper, we argue that neither the development of science nor scientism poses a threat to religion. We suggest, however, that the political entanglement of religion may be a threat. In this paper, we discuss the paradoxical situation in which the political harm of religion is inextricably linked to its beneficial potential to give meaning and significance to life. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Reference: | Kritik von "Condemned to be Religious: The Human Quest for Ultimate Meaning (2021)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2023.2293622 |