The Holy Versus the Sacred: Offering a Little Trouble for a Multiple Religious Belonging

The purpose of this essay is to illustrate a difficulty which may arise in the attempt to simultaneously identify with more than one religious tradition. Drawing upon the philosophical insights of Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas, I demonstrate how some of the most cardinal themes in one faith or t...

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Published in:Open theology
Main Author: Weidenbaum, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Open theology
Further subjects:B Theology
B Emmanuel Levinas
B Perennial Philosophy
B Philosophy of religion
B Martin Buber
B Multiple Religious Belonging
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Summary:The purpose of this essay is to illustrate a difficulty which may arise in the attempt to simultaneously identify with more than one religious tradition. Drawing upon the philosophical insights of Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas, I demonstrate how some of the most cardinal themes in one faith or theological perspective may set itself against the central notions of another. Along the way, Kierkegaard, the perennial philosophy, process theology, and even Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic Dune are woven into the discussion.
ISSN:2300-6579
Contains:Enthalten in: Open theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/opth-2017-0010