Religion And Time (studies In The History Of Religions) (studies In The History Of Religions, Supplements To Numen)

The essays in this volume, all freshly written for this purpose, focus on the concept of time in the major religious traditions. Two essays prepare the methodological grounds — by elaborating the phenomenological and existential conceptions of time and their religious significance. The theme of time, so central to the religious point of view, offers a focal point for fruitful interreligious dialogue. The essays also demonstrate that the complexities of the understanding of time in any religious tradition no longer permit the use of familiar but outdated clichés. RELIGION AND TIME CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE Phenomenological Time: Its Religious Significance Existential Time in Kierkegaard and Heidegger PART TWO Time in Judaism Time in Christianity Time in Islam Time and the Hindu Experience Time in Buddhism GLOSSARY OF SANSKRIT AND PALI TERMS Index of Names Index of Subjects STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS NUMEN BOOKSERIES These essays focus on the concept of time in the major religious traditions. The theme of time so central to the religious point of view offers a focal point for fruitful interreligious dialogue.