The Beginning and the End of 'Religion'
What is the subject of theology? These fourteen essays argue against the view that "religion" is the name of one particular territory that we may consider or ignore if we feel so inclined. That "religion" is a subject quite different from others, such as politics, art, science, law and economics, is peculiar to modern Western culture. But Professor Lash states that the "modern" world is ending, and in the consequent confusion is the possibility of discovering new forms of ancient wisdom that...
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Covers the study of religions, theology and science and the secularisation of modern culture.
PrefaceAcknowledgementsPt. 1A Meeting-Place for Truth1The beginning and the end of 'religion'?32Prophecy and peace263Reality, wisdom and delight49Pt. 2Emerging from Modernity4Observation, revelation and the posterity of Noah755On what kinds of things there are936Contemplation, metaphor and real knowledge1127When did the theologians lose interest in theology?1328Anselm seeking1509Creation, courtesy and contemplation16410Hollow centres and holy places18311Hoping against hope, or Abraham's dilemma19912Eagles and sheep: Christianity and the public order beyond modernity21913Incarnation and determinate freedom23714Beyond the end of history?252List of works cited265Index279
