Religions challenged by contingency : theological and philosophical approaches to the problem of contingency / / edited by Dirk-Martin Grube, Peter Jonkers.

• Superior document: Studies in theology and religion (STAR), v. 12
• Author: Grube
• TeilnehmendeR: Grube, Dirk-Martin.; Jonkers, Peter, 1954-
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in theology and religion ; v. 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In this volume, the relationship between religion and contingency is investigated. Its historical part comprises analyses of important philosophers’ interpretations of this relationship, viz. that of Leibniz, Kant, Lessing, Jaspers, and Heidegger. Its systematic part analyses how this relationship should be currently (re-)interpreted. The upshot of the different interpretations is a re-evaluation of the traditional assumption that accepting contingency is detrimental to the pursuit of religion. It is shown that a number of the philosophers scrutinized are not as critical regarding the acceptance of (certain sorts of) contingency in the religious realm as is often thought, and the systematic contributions show that it may be unavoidable, sometimes even desirable, to accept contingency when dealing with religion. Contributors include: Lieven Boeve, Wim Drees, Joris Geldhof, Dirk-Martin Grube, Frans Jespers, Peter Jonkers, Donald Loose, Ben Vedder, Henk Vroom.

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Historical case-studies in religions and contingency : classical philosophy -- pt. 2. Historical case-studies in religion and contingency : modern philosophy -- pt. 3. Religion and contingency : systematic approaches.