The study of religion and its meaning : new explorations in light of Karl Popper and Emile Durkheim / by J.E. Barnhart.

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PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1: PROBLEMS IN DEFINING �RELIGION� -- A. Expecting too much from one definition -- B. The problem of an evaluative definition -- C. The problem of a diluted definition -- D. The problem of an expanded definition -- E. The problem of the true religion -- F. The preliminary definition of �religion� -- G. Explicating core-concern with finitude -- H. Religion and magic -- I. Dimensions of religion -- CHAPTER 2: RESPONSES TO THE CONCERN WITH FINITUDE -- A. The response definition of �religion� -- B. Reductionism

C. Rational thinking develops its own problemsD. The issue of objectivity -- E. Empirical testing -- F. The question of consistency -- G. What to do with contradiction -- H. On seeing contradictions -- I. On protecting one�s central beliefs -- J. Seeking out threatening challenges to belief -- K. Hypocrisy and contradiction -- CHAPTER 3: THE EMOTIONAL DIMENSION OF RELIGIOUS RESPONSES -- A. Response to loss and defeat -- B. Frustration and anger -- C. The study of covert and overt behaviors -- D. Preventive religion -- E. The religion of the insiders

F. Religion and separationG. Balancing the need for unity and separateness -- CHAPTER 4: THE MORAL DIMENSION OF RELIGION -- A. The impact of Positivism -- B. The problem of moral conventionalism -- C. The procedure of moral appeal and inquiry -- D. On transcending convention -- E. Moral authority -- F. The interchange between communities -- G. The gift of nature -- H. The animal and primitive roots of society -- I. Sources of social and moral transcendence -- J. Religious commitment to the society perceived as protector -- K. Born again

L. Theological ethicsM. From involvement to moral commitment -- N. The quest for a rock-bottom ethical foundation -- O. The risk of involvement -- CHAPTER 5: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION -- A. The myth of the neutral point of view -- B. Required courses � A Church-State problem? -- C. Presenting a variety of viewpoints -- D. The Religion of the Republic and its �Sunday School� -- E. A serious threat to the plan -- F. Christianity and the Religion of the Republic -- G. The influence of the Religion of the Republic

H. The secular outlook and the Religion of the RepublicI. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 6: THE MYSTIC AND GOD -- A. Mysticism and oneness -- B. Mysticism and ineffability -- C. Observing the �inner� world -- D. The social construction of reality -- E. More than eliminating external stimuli -- F. The mystic�s �knowledge� of God -- CHAPTER 7: CORE-DEPRIVATION AND THE PROMISE OF FULFILLMENT -- A. Theology: problem or solution? -- B. Perfect being as perfect solution -- C. Core-concern and universal reconciliation -- D. Reconciliation of desires

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