The Philosophy of Worship
The Philosophy of Worship
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USDWorship is central to the lives of billions of people worldwide. Yet, despite the recent flourishing of analytical philosophy of religion, there has been very little attention paid to the philosophical questions raised by worship. This book is the first volume to explore the philosophy of worship. Written in a clear style that eschews unnecessary technical jargon, it considers the metaphysical, ethical, and psychological issues associated with worship, among them: What, if anything, is the point of worship? What, if anything, makes a being worthy of worship? Can worship hold value for atheists? What, if anything, might be wrong with idolatry? These questions, and more, sit at the heart of this book. With contributions from world renowned philosophers and important early career voices, this volume sets the agenda for future work in the philosophy of worship.
- Includes contributions from Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant theists and atheists alike, allowing for chapters that delve into the particularities of a given faith tradition, whilst contributing to an ecumenical spirit embodied in the whole
- Chapters are organized to impose conceptual order upon the field as a whole, which will help to orient future contributions to the field
- The first book to provide researchers with sustained and varied attention to the philosophy of religion all in one volume
Product details
January 2025Adobe eBook Reader
9781009460897
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Two Introduction:
- 1. Worship: a lay of the land Samuel Lebens and Aaron Segal
- 2. The Metaethics of Worship Elliot Salinger
- Part II. What is Worship?:
- 3. Worship Eleonore Stump
- 4. Second-personal Worship Maria Beer
- 5. Worship and Veneration Brandon Warmke and Craig Warmke
- 6. Worship as real Union Omar Fakhri
- Part III. Normative Aspects:
- 7. Monotheism, Worship, and the Good Robert Adams
- 8. Can I both blame and Worship God? Robert Wallace
- 9. Worship, excellence, and intrinsic value Scott Davison
- 10. What's wrong with Idolatry, and why there is no excuse Brian Leftow
- 11. Owing God Worship Mark Murphy
- 12. Worship for Atheists Saul Smilansky
- Part IV. Forms and Functions of Worship:
- 13. Liturgical Philosophy of Religion Andrew Chignell
- 14. Maimonides on Worship Josef Stern
- 15. The individual's relationship with God Sharon Krishek
- 16. The Metaphysics of divine presence and the appropriateness of Worship Dean Zimmerman.
