I called to God from a narrow place. A wide future for philosophy of religion

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Abstract

I urge philosophers of religion to investigate far more vigorously than they have until now the acceptability of varied components of the world religions and their epistemological underpinnings. By evaluating "acceptability" I mean evaluation of: truth, morality, spiritual efficacy and human flourishing, in fact any value religious devotees might think significant to their religious lives. Secondly, I urge that philosophers of religion give more attention to what scholars have called the "esoteric" level of world religions, including components of strong ineffability, weak ineffability, and an alleged perennial philosophy. All this should involve a cooperative effort between analytic, comparative, and feminist philosophy of religion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-66
Number of pages24
JournalEuropean Journal for Philosophy of Religion
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Religious studies
  • Philosophy

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