The Plight of Western Religion: The Eclipse of the Other-Worldly

by Paul Gifford

'Religion' can be used to mean all kinds of things, but a substantive definition---based on the premise of superhuman powers--can clarify much. It allows us to attempt to differentiate religion from culture, ethnicity, morality and politics.

This definition of religion necessarily implies a perception of reality. Until recent centuries in the West, and in most cultures still, the ordinary, natural and immediate way of understanding and experiencing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190095873
• ISBN13: 9780190095871
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"