The Critique of Religion and Religion's Critique : On Dialectical Religiology.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (354 pages)
- Studies in Critical Social Sciences Series ; v.165 .
- Studies in Critical Social Sciences Series .
Intro -- The Critique of Religion and Religion's Critique: On Dialectical Religiology -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 The Evolution of the Critical Theory of Religion and Society: Union, Disunion, and Reunion of the Sacred and the Profane (1946-2019): Part I -- 2 The Evolution of the Critical Theory of Religion and Society: Union, Disunion, and Reunion of the Sacred and the Profane (1946-2019): Part II -- 3 Towards a Dialectical Critique of Religion: Aufhaben and Tajdid, and the Potential for Renovatio and Renewal -- 4 Fomenting the Constellations of Revolutionary "Now-Time": Walter Benjamin's Dialectical Theory of Religion, Society and History -- 5 Identity, Reconciliation, and Solidarity: Political-Theological Reflections -- 6 Siebert on Nationalism as Pathology -- 7 April 1945 - the War is Over in Frankfurt am Main -- 8 Boskovic's Epistemological Approach: the Foundation of a New Spirituality? -- 9 The Power of Ideas and Life: Alexander Herzen and the Russian Intelligentsia - an Outline -- 10 KJV in the USA: the Impact of the King James Bible in America -- 11 "Islamic Colonization" and the Coming European "Wretched": On the Ideology of Alt-Fascism -- 12 Globalization Challenge: Economic Unification vs. Cultural and Religious Differences -- 13 Laudato Si' -- Index.
The Critique of Religion and Religion's Critique: On Dialectical Religiology, is a book compiled in honour of Rudolf J. Siebert, Critical Theorist of Society and Religion. It is meant to both illuminate and interrogate his critical approach to the study of religion: Dialectical Religiology.