Religious Inventions: Four Essays - Hardcover

Charlesworth, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521590760 ISBN 13: 9780521590761

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Many scholars assume that all genuine religions are basically similar and that it is possible to define the sphere of religion in terms of the "sacred." In his latest book, Max Charlesworth argues that we must take the diversity of religions as a primary fact. Any religion is an active response to a revelation of the divine, and human beings receive these revelations, interpret them and develop them in a variety of ways. Charlesworth illustrates his thesis with examples ranging from Australian Aboriginal religion, to twentieth-century Roman Catholicism.

About this title

About the Author

Charlesworth is one of Australia's leading philosophers. He co-founded the Australian Bioethics Association and is a member of the Monash University Centre for Human Bioethics.

Review

'This elegantly slim volume approaches fat and unwieldy issues of religious creativity ... This is an intelligent, wide-ranging and interesting book.' The Times Literary Supplement

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521590760
• ISBN 13: 9780521590761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 170