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Nov 16, 2021 · On the Christian understanding of the matter, the eucharistic elements belong to a narrative arc, running from the Last Supper, to the passion, to the eucharist itself, and thence to the eschaton—where Christ is, in some relevant sense, present at each point in the arc, so holding the narrative together.
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Sep 27, 2006 · From the beginning of the Abrahamic faiths and of Greek philosophy, religion and morality have been closely intertwined in Western thought. This is true whether we go back within Greek philosophy or within Christianity and Judaism and Islam. This entry proceeds chronologically, seeking to describe the main options as they have occurred ...
Jun 20, 2022 · All religions make moral claims that are considered binding on their adherents: claims about what moral beliefs to hold, what moral values to pursue, and what forms of moral character and conduct to cultivate. This chapter provides the conceptual tools needed to understand how religious traditions validate moral claims.
Mar 13, 2024 · The trans-phenomenology of Emmanuel Levinas has helped expose the totalising dynamic that has marked much of Western philosophy. The quest for a unity of knowledge in the truth assimilates any hint of otherness into more of the same. Plurality becomes a source of violence and dissent regarded as decay. Levinasian perspectives, however, and recent developments in magisterial teaching in the ...
2 days ago · Taking such ordinary and accepted examples of religion as our guide, and against the backdrop of what is known about human commitments, we may formulate an account of religious commitment. Religious commitment, let us say, is exemplified by all and only those who intentionally join in the practices of some such tradition or way of life, positively engaging with its thought-forms and ...
Mar 14, 2023 · June O'Connor's essay, “On Doing Religious Ethics,” expands the metadisciplinary frame of reference by raising questions about “the task of religious ethics as a whole,” which she tackles by describing the nature of the ethical task and then identifying what characteristics render that task a form of religious ethics (1979, 81–82). She writes: “To describe the nature of the ethical ...
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Nov 7, 2017 · RELIGION. &. Truth, Meaning, and the Study of Religion. T erry F. Godlove. Hofstra University. Terry .F .Godlove@hofstra.edu. Abstract. This paper focuses on two contrasting approaches to the ...
