On Religion (Thinking in Action)

✍ Scribed by John D. Caputo

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Leaves: 155
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

John D. Caputo explores the very roots of religious thinking in this thought-provoking book. Compelling questions come up along the way: 'What do I love when I love my God?' and 'What can Star Wars tell us about the contemporary use of religion?' (are we always trying to find a way of saying 'God be with you'?) Why is religion for many a source of moral guidance in a postmodern, nihilistic age? Is it possible to have 'religion without religion'?Drawing on contemporary images of religion, such as Robert Duvall's film The Apostle, Caputo also provides some fascinating and imaginative insights into religious fundamentalism.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 7
1. The Love of God......Page 9
2. How the Secular World Became Post-Secular......Page 45
3. The Force Be With You......Page 75
4. Impossible People......Page 99
5. On Religion – Without Religion......Page 117
Bibliographical Note and Acknowledgments......Page 150
Index......Page 151

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