Category Archives: Taylor, Mark C.
Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 4 of 4: Concensus
In a nation of ideological and philosophical pluralism, what is the function of religion in the creation of social, ethical, and political consensus? How would the religious dimension of such a consensus affect or limit fundamental notions regarding personal liberties … Continue reading
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Tagged Society, U.S. Religion
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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 3 of 4: Political Activism
What should Americans make of the interplay between religion and politics in the United States today? Is political activism on the part of churches new? What are some of the ways and means available to politically active religious groups? What … Continue reading
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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 2 of 4: Humanism
James English, Marjorie Hyer, Martin Marty, and Harmon Smith discuss several questions: What are some of the connections and tensions between religion in America and humanism, both of the secular and Christian varieties? How should one measure the foundations of … Continue reading
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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 1 of 4
James English, Marjorie Hyer, Martin Marty, Harmon Smith and Mark Taylor address these questions: Does continuity or disjunction characterize the connections between religious thought and behavior in America today? What are the conditions of religious belief and practice, both orthodox and unconventional? … Continue reading
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(1) Søren Kierkegaard; (2) Commentary on Afro-American Slave Narratives
In the cultural and intellectual crosscurrents that flow between Europe and the Americas, the name Søren Kierkegaard is prominent. Mark Taylor discusses Kierkegaard’s interpretation and criticism of nineteenth-century philosophy and religious thought, particularly of Christianity in the form of the Danish … Continue reading
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Tagged Existentialism, Humanities, Philosophy, Slave narratives
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