Creative Faith: Religion as a Way of Worldmaking
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598151533 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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No longer should they aim to conserve the self, preparing for eternity: they must simply expend it, by living generously.. Muslims, in contrast, have always attempted to Islamicize the world. For them Christianity no longer entails a private practice of self-purification, but instead represents an ethical decision to struggle patiently and lovingly towards a new 'reality' in this life. Today, many Christians and activist post-Christians are moving in that same direction. Rather, it concerned itself with self-purification. In Creative Faith , Don Cupitt argues that Christians need to replace a heaven-obsessed theology with a new theology of moral striving. Christians needed only to be 'in a state of grace', unsullied and ready for the return of Christ. Prior to the late nineteenth century, classical Christianity developed no social ethics
Good Work, Sad Result Don Cupitt in his recent book, Creative Faith, Religion as a Way of World Making, attempts to assess the state of belief in God, allegiance to religion, the world view of the religious enterprise, and present an alternative approach suited to our times. Whether or not you think he has succeeded will depend on your affinity. "Three Stars" according to Kindle Customer. The major problem with this book is that it is directed toward grad students in philosophy or religion.. This Worldly Christianity William Yaryan Cupitt is a marvelous theologian who turns the current view of Christianity on its head. In his philosophy it becomes a recipe for peace and justice in this world, not the next. If anyone understands the original Jesus, it's Don Cupitt.
Don Cupitt is the former Dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK. . Ordained in the Church of England in 1959, from 1962 to 1965 he was Vice-Principal of Westcott House, an Anglican theological college in Cambridge, and became Dean of Emmanuel College in 1966. In his writing, and in the various societies he has tr
A frequent broadcaster, mainly for the BBC, he has made three TV Series, one of which, The Sea of Faith (1984), also gave rise to a book and to an international network of radical Christians which is still growing. He is best known as a teacher and writer. About the Author Don Cupitt is the former Dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK. In his writing, and in the various societies he has tried to foster, Don Cupitt attempts to develop new thinking for a new epoch: a new philosophy, a new ethics and a new religiou