Rationality in Religion |
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Authors: | Michael H Barnes |
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Institution: | Department of Religious Studies, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469-1530, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Religion can be defined narrowly as belief in anthropomorphic supernatural beings. For Levy-Bruhl this meant that prelogical ‘mystic participation’ preceded true religion. For Donald Wiebe and others it means that philosophical-scientific rationality has been struggling to replace religion since the axial age. A broader definition of religion interprets rational post-axial theology as a development within religion, not a replacement of true religion. Both definitions are legitimate. The narrow definition highlights a tendency to superstition in religion. The broader definition recognizes the possibility of an evolution of religious thought. |
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