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14.09.2017 | Symposium: Peter Berger’s “Two Pluralisms” in Europe

Peter Berger’s “Many Altars” and the Theology of Religions

verfasst von: Perry Schmidt-Leukel

Erschienen in: Society | Ausgabe 5/2017

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Abstract

My notes on Peter Berger’s recent publication (Berger 2014) come in two parts. In part one, I will address a couple of conceptual ambiguities surrounding the so-called “secularization theory”. In part two, I will deal with Berger’s argument that religious diversity undermines religious certainties and in that sense fosters secularization. As I will point out, theologians are not only well aware of this situation, they are discussing it as part of the so-called “theology of religions,” and they have identified a solution that avoids what Berger rightly characterizes as the two impasses of fundamentalism and relativism.

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All page numbers in square brackets refer to Berger 2014.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Peter Berger’s “Many Altars” and the Theology of Religions
verfasst von
Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Publikationsdatum
14.09.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Society / Ausgabe 5/2017
Print ISSN: 0147-2011
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-4725
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-017-0166-1

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