Sacred Quest : An Invitation to the Study of Religion

by Cunningham, Lawrence; Kelsay, John

Edition:

4th

ISBN13:

9780131923775

ISBN10:

0131923773

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2010

Publisher(s):

PEARSON

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Summary

For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Religion. This text provides a thematic and comparative approach to the study of religion. the focus of individual chapters gives equal weight to both theoretical issues and to practices as they are reflected in the major religions of the world.

Preface

Introduction

(10)

The Breadth and Depth of Religious Experience

(2)

A Brief Outline of the Phenomenological Method

(3)

Attitudes and Institutions in the Study of Religion

(3)

A Final Word

(1)

Notes

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

(1)

1 Toward a Definition of Religion

(16)

The Search for a Definition of Religion

(1)

Elements of Religion

(3)

Religion and Human Thought

(1)

Religion and Feeling

(1)

Religion and Action

(1)

Individual and Social Existence

(1)

Values and Religion

(1)

Substance or Function?

(3)

Toward Resolution

(2)

A Proposal

(2)

In Conclusion

(1)

Notes

(1)

Thought Experiments

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

(2)

2 The Nature of the Sacred

(12)

The Complex Character of the Sacred

(1)

The Concept of Sacred Reality

(9)

Specially Distinctive

(3)

To Some Extent, Beyond the Volitional Control of Human Beings

(2)

Specially Prominent with Respect to Human Welfare

(1)

Properly Determinative of Various Aspects of Human Existence

(2)

Summary

(1)

Notes

(1)

Thought Experiments

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

(1)

3 The Appearance of the Sacred

(19)

Types of Sacred Appearance

(1)

Varieties of Media

(13)

Sacred Persons

(5)

Sacred Objects

(2)

Sacred Time

(3)

Sacred Space

(3)

Sacred Appearance and the Complexity of Traditions

(2)

Notes

(1)

Thought Experiments

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

(1)

4 The Language(s) of the Sacred

(18)

Myth

(2)

Stories

(3)

Story as Parable

(1)

The Preservation of Sacred Language

(2)

Oral Cultures

(1)

Scriptural Cultures

(1)

A Summary and Synthesis

(2)

The Language of Theology

(1)

The Visual Language of Religion

(2)

Language and Truth

(2)

Notes

(1)

Thought Experiments

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

(2)

5 Ritual

(15)

Myth(os) and Ritual

(2)

The Passover

(1)

Holy Communion (The Eucharist)

(1)

Rites of Passage

(3)

Birth Rituals

(1)

Rituals of Initiation

(1)

Rituals of Mourning and Death

(1)

Temporal Rites and Celebrations

(1)

The Religious Meaning(s) of Ritual

(3)

Adoration

(1)

Thanksgiving

(1)

Petition

(1)

Penance/Purification

(1)

Ritual as a Problem

(2)

Ritual as a System

(1)

Notes

(1)

Thought Experiments

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

(2)

6 Sacred Communities

(17)

The Social Character of Religion

(1)

Religion and Social Resistance

(4)

Heresy/Schism/Division

(3)

Tradition and Innovation

100

(3)

The Social Aspects of Worship

103

(2)

A Word of Conclusion

105

(1)

Notes

106

(1)

Thought Experiments

106

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

107

(1)

7 The Problem of Evil

108

(17)

Identifying Evil

109

(4)

Responses to Evil: Some Classic Patterns

113

(7)

Evil and Karma: The Indian Context

113

(2)

The Consolation of Promise

115

(2)

The Appeal to Sovereignty

117

(2)

Dualism

119

(1)

Are the Answers Adequate?

120

(2)

Notes

122

(1)

Thought Experiments

123

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

123

(2)

8 Religion and Morality

125

(17)

Defining the Issues

126

(1)

Religion, Morality, and Justification

127

(1)

Justification: General Considerations

128

(2)

Practical Justification: Three Cases

130

(8)

Hinduism: The Caste System

130

(3)

Islam: The Justification and Limitation of War

133

(3)

Christianity: Why Pray?

136

(2)

Religion and Morality: Patterns

138

(2)

Notes

140

(1)

Thought Experiments

141

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

141

(1)

9 The Quest for Salvation

142

(17)

Concepts of Salvation

143

(1)

Individual Salvation in This World

144

(2)

The Search for Meaning

144

(1)

The Desire to Be Remembered

145

(1)

The Ideal of Completion

146

(1)

Individual Salvation in Another World

146

(4)

Joining the Spirit World

147

(1)

Cosmic Cycling or Expansion

148

(1)

The Idea of Judgment

149

(1)

Group Salvation in This World

150

(2)

Salvation Through the People

150

(1)

Salvation Through the Tradition

151

(1)

Salvation in the Kingdom of God in This World

151

(1)

Group Salvation in Another World

152

(1)

Now That Distinctions Have Been Made

153

(1)

Paths to Salvation

153

(4)

The Path of Knowledge

153

(1)

The Path of Action

154

(1)

The Path of Aesthetics

155

(1)

The Path of Submission

155

(1)

The Path of Grace

156

(1)

A Closing Reminder

157

(1)

Notes

157

(1)

Thought Experiments

157

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

158

(1)

Glossary

159

(8)

Index

167

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