Religion in Process: An Approach Inspired by Human Dignity, Rights, and Reasonableness 9783030583903

Table of contents :
Editorial
Foreword
Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
External Causes of the Decline of Religion
Internal Causes of the Decline of Religion?
Completed Religion and Rightly Unfinished Religion
A Self-portrait of Completed Religion
The Pyramid of Completed Religion
The Space-Time Field of Rightly Unfinished Religion
Rightly Unfinished Religion, Rightly Unfinished Religious Traffic
Overview of the Chapters
References
1 Freedom of Religion
Religion Silenced: An Interview
An Interview About a Controversial Film
Sebastian Sits in Silence
Sebastian’s Internal Commentary
Preview
From Religious Violence, to Tolerance, to Freedom
Violence
Tolerance
Freedom
Human Dignity and the Freedom of Religion
The Right to Freedom of Religion as a Human Right
Religion and Belief
The Right to Freedom of Religion and the State
The Prohibition of Discrimination and the Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion
Human Rights and the Failed State
The Freedom of Religion Under Pressure
Religion
The Relationship Between Church and State
Freedom of Religion
A Selection from Modern History
Migration and Islam
References
2 Religious Forms of Government
State Church in Antiquity
The Beginning
The Constantine Era
The Religious Pyramid in the Middle Ages
Religious Power
Loss of Religious Power Since the Early Modern Period
Democratization Since Modern Times
A Religious-Democratic Deficit
Divine Law
A Democratic Environment
Traces of Democracy
Traces of Republican Tradition in the Church
Traces of the Liberal Tradition in the Church
Human Dignity
Human Rights
Separation of Powers
The Balance
Democratic Religion, Characterized by Contingency
The Absolutist Form of Government Under Criticism
A Democratic Religion
Unfinished Democratic Religion
References
3 A Test of Reasonable Religion
Religious Experience
Experience
Imaging
Transcending Experiences
Allocentric Experience
Artistic Experience
Sublime Experience
Infrastructure of Religious Experiences
Religious Experience
Religious Experience as Symbolic Experience
Transcendental and Religious Experiences
Images of God
I Believe
Almighty God
Theodicy
Defenseless Supremacy
Defenseless Supremacy and Human Suffering
Creation
Creationism and the Doctrine of Creation
Intelligent Design
Exegetical Linguistic Research
Language Games
Imitation of Jesus
Healing the Sick and the Possessed
Disciples’ Refusal to Fast
Table Fellowship
Following Jesus
Dealing with Jewish Law
Temple Cleansing
Love of God and Love of Man
Jesus as A Person
Jesus’ Abba Experience
Rituality
Physical Postures and Movements
Language and Speech
Musical Accompaniment
Immanence and Transcendence
Life and Death
Fourth Council of Laterans
Council of Trent
Vatican II
Anamnesis and Epiclesis
Active Participation of Believers
References
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index