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Ausgabe:

Mai/2017

Spalte:

547–549

Kategorie:

Philosophie, Religionsphilosophie

Autor/Hrsg.:

Connell, George B.

Titel/Untertitel:

Kierkegaard and the Paradox of Religious Diversity.

Verlag:

Grand Rapids u. a.: Wm. B. Eerdmans 2016. XIV, 183 S. = Kierkegaard as a Christian Thinker Series. Kart. US$ 30,00. ISBN 978-0-8028-6804-6.

Rezensent:

Christina Danko

In Kierkegaard and the Paradox of Religious Diversity, George B. Connell courageously confronts the 21st century’s most pressing issue, the clash of religions, with a clever appeal to 19th century ethico-religious philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard. Globalization, the hallmark of our age, has made it possible for distant peoples, with diverse religious beliefs and practices, to interact daily. As events in the news reveal, this »meeting« is unavoidable and has far-reaching and long-lasting effects. Thus, we must ask whether it possible for the world religions to peaceably coexist and, if so, how.
The phenomenon forces us to reevaluate our convictions, which C. contends happens in either an atheistic or aporetic manner. Atheistically, the lack of ...


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