The Future of the Philosophy of Religion (Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life Book 8)

This collection of essays on the philosophy of religion and its future brings together accomplished thinkers across several related fields, from comparative philosophy to analytic and continental philosophy of religion and beyond. Contributing authors address pressing questions including: Where does philosophy stand in relation to religion and the study of religion in the 21st century? How ought the philosophy of religion to interact with religious studies and theology to make for fruitful interdisciplinary engagement? And what does philosophy uniquely have to offer to the broad discourse on religion in the modern world? Through exploring these questions and more, the authors’ goal is not that of meeting the philosophical future, but of forging it. Readers will enter a vivid conversation through engaging essays which demonstrate the importance of disciplinary openness and show that we do not need to sacrifice depth in order to achieve breadth. Modernity and postmodernity come together in a constantly evolving discussion that moves the philosophy of religion forward, while keeping an eye toward the experience accumulated in past centuries. This book will interest students of philosophy, theology, religious studies, and other fields that wonder about the place of philosophy and religion in today’s world. It also has much to offer advanced scholars in these fields, through its breadth and forward thinking. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction (M. David Eckel)....Pages 1-4 Reading Tea Leaves, Drinking Tea: Four Transformations in Philosophy of Religion (Wesley Wildman)....Pages 5-16 What Religious Studies Can Teach the Humanities: A Philosophical Perspective (Dan Arnold)....Pages 17-42 Religious Practices and the Formation of Subjects (Kevin Schilbrack)....Pages 43-60 Philosophy of Lived Religion: The Next Revolution? (Timothy D. Knepper)....Pages 61-72 Liturgical Philosophy of Religion: An Untimely Manifesto about Sincerity, Acceptance, and Hope (Andrew Chignell)....Pages 73-94 Belief that Matters: Religion, Anti-Black Racism and the Future of the Philosophy of Religion (Elizabeth Pritchard)....Pages 95-110 Critical Theory, Conspiracy, and “Gullible Critique” (Andrew Dole)....Pages 111-135 Learning to Do Philosophy of Religion in the Anthropocene (Mark Larrimore)....Pages 137-152 Skills Without Values, Rallies Without Virtues: Beyond Hipster Heideggerianism and Shining Things (David Decosimo)....Pages 153-177 A Peripheral Field. Meditations on the Status of Jewish Philosophy (Michael Zank)....Pages 179-189 Nearly Neighbors: Reflections on Philosophy of Religion and Its Close Encounters with Modern Jewish Thought (Sarah Hammerschlag)....Pages 191-201 Who or What Created the World? Bhāviveka’s Arguments Against the Hindu Concept of God (M. David Eckel)....Pages 203-218 On the Past and Future of Religion, Art and Philosophy (C. Allen Speight)....Pages 219-229 Psychoanalysis and the Monotheistic Origins of Modern Science (Kenneth Reinhard)....Pages 231-244 William James Revisted: “Pragmatic” Approaches to Religion (David C. Lamberth)....Pages 245-261 God and the Ambivalence of Being (Jean-Luc Marion)....Pages 263-281