Religion and the Human Sciences
An Approach via Spirituality
Religion and the Human Sciences
An Approach via Spirituality
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Paperback / softback
£27.00
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 9780791438060
Number of Pages: 332
Published: 30/04/1998
Proposes a new paradigm for interdisciplinary studies by applying the thought of Bernard Lonergan to define spirituality as the missing link between religion and theology.
List of Figures
Preface
1 Opening a Can of Worms
An Overview of the Alternative Approach
The "Integration" Project of Evangelical Christianity
The Nature of Religious Studies
Outline of the Book
2 Higher Viewpoints from Bernard Lonergan
The Definition of Science
A System of Higher Viewpoints
The Positivist Viewpoint
The Philosophic Viewpoint
The Theist Viewpoint
The Theotic Viewpoint
Further Clarifications
Summary on the Four Viewpoints
3 Revised Critical Correlation à la Don Browning
Browning's True Contribution
Interdisciplinary Method
Criticism of the Revised Critical Correlation
Religion and Science: Interpretation and Explanation
Two Further Issues
Conclusion Regarding Browning
4 The Perennial Philosophy of Ken Wilber
Common Concerns
The Core of Wilber's Position
The Three Eyes: Different Sciences, Data, and Knowing
A Theory of Knowledge
Paradox in Wilber's Position
About God and Consciousness
Mixing Religious Traditions
Conclusion Regarding Wilber
Epilogue
References
Index
