Philosophy of religion

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2008

Richard Roberts

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Thomas Baldwin

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Richard Roberts: Affiliation:
University of Lancaster
Thomas Baldwin: Affiliation:
University of York

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The philosophy of religion in the period from 1914 to 1945 is considered in terms of five major factors, that inform each section of this chapter. First, as regards context, in an era of progressive secularisation and cultural crisis the philosophy of religion and philosophical theology are seen to have held relatively marginal positions as interlinked sub-disciplines within the institutional academy. Second, mainstream philosophy of religion and philosophical theology were practised under the declining influence of philosophical idealism and in reaction to the challenge of positivism. Third, as dialectical theology and the theology of encounter moved from Europe to Britain and North America, they indirectly mediated a more innovative response within theology and philosophy of religion (and the socio-scientific study of religion) to the Zeitgeist of societal crisis, one which drew upon phenomenology and existential thought. Fourth, Roman Catholic philosophy of religion was largely conducted within the framework of Scholasticism which was maintained as a bulwark against philosophical modernity, but new developments were also present that presage the renewal associated with the Second Vatican Council (1962–5). Fifth, in conclusion, towards the end of the period from 1910 to 1945, there is the appearance, alongside other options, of the post-war development of an Anglo-American philosophy of religion strongly connected with the central concerns of analytical and linguistic philosophy.

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Information: The Cambridge History of Philosophy 1870–1945 , pp. 706 - 713

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521591041.062 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2003

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