The “New Cognitive Science of Religion” and Religious Pluralism

The “new cognitive science of religion” (Lawson, McCauley, Boyer, Sperber, Tremlin, Pysiäinen, Hinde) finds that certain of the brian's “inference systems” press us to postulate gods or other supernatural agents where knowledge and control are lacking. In this article we explore the implication...

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Main Author: Benson, John E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2007
In: Dialog
Year: 2007, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 382-389
Further subjects:B new cognitive science of religion
B Mysticism
B critique of theology
B naturalness of the gods
B ATTRIBUTES of God
B Religious Pluralism
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Summary:The “new cognitive science of religion” (Lawson, McCauley, Boyer, Sperber, Tremlin, Pysiäinen, Hinde) finds that certain of the brian's “inference systems” press us to postulate gods or other supernatural agents where knowledge and control are lacking. In this article we explore the implications of this new “explanatory” appraoch for Christian theology, pluralism, and worship life.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2007.00356.x