Visions of Religion
Author | : Stephen S. Bush |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199387427 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199387427 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book Visions of Religion written by Stephen S. Bush and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three understandings of the nature of religion - religion as experience, symbolic meaning, and power - have dominated scholarly discussions, in succession, for the past hundred years. This book examines influential proponents of the three visions and argues that each approach has something substantial and lasting to contribute to the study of religion, although each requires revision. It articulates a social practical theory of religion that can account for all three aspects, even as it incorporates them into a single theoretical framework: religion as a social practice.