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Homo Religiosus?

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Homo Religiosus? Synopsis

Are humans naturally predisposed to religion and supernatural beliefs? If so, does this naturalness provide a moral foundation for religious freedom? This volume offers a cross-disciplinary approach to these questions, engaging in a range of contemporary debates at the intersection of religion, cognitive science, sociology, anthropology, political science, epistemology, and moral philosophy. The contributors to this original and important volume present individual, sometimes opposing points of view on the naturalness of religion thesis and its implications for religious freedom. Topics include the epistemological foundations of religion, the relationship between religion and health, and a discussion of the philosophical foundations of religious freedom as a natural, universal right, drawing implications for the normative role of religion in public life. By challenging dominant intellectual paradigms, such as the secularization thesis and the Enlightenment view of religion, the volume opens the door to a powerful and provocative reconceptualization of religious freedom.

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ISBN: 9781108422352
Publication date: 11th January 2018
Author: Timothy Samuel Georgetown University, Washington DC Shah
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 278 pages
Series: Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
Genres: Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion
Social and political philosophy
Sociology
Cultural studies: customs and traditions
Social and cultural anthropology