Phenomenology of religion; eight modern descriptions of the essence of religion.

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Main Author: Bettis, Joseph Dabney
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Harper & Row [1969]
Edition:[1st U.S. ed.]
Series:Harper forum books
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, by J. D. Bettis
  • An introduction to phenomenology: What is phenomenology? by M. Merleau-Ponty
  • The phenomenology of religion: The meaning of religion, by W. B. Kristensen
  • A naturalistic description: Religion in essence and manifestation, by G. van der Leeuw
  • A supernaturalistic description: Approaches to God, by J. Maritain
  • A projective description: The essence of Christianity, by L. Feuerbach
  • Religion as a faculty: On religion, by F. Schleiermacher. The Christian faith, by F. Schleiermacher
  • Religion as a dimension: Religion as a dimension in man's spiritual life, by P. Tillich
  • Religion as a social function: Magic, science, and religion, by B. Malinowski
  • Religion as structure and archetype: The sacred and the profane, by M. Eliade
  • Religion as encounter: I and thou, by M. Buber.