دانلود کتاب More Than Discourse: Symbolic Expressions of Naturalistic Faith

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Part I. Functions and Types of Religious Symbols
1. Symbols of Living Faith
Introduction
Back to the Pelican
Some Types of Religious Symbolization
Symbols of Evil
Major and Minor Religious Symbols
2. Works of Art and Religious Symbolism
Introduction
Artistic Symbolization
Works of Art Are Non-Indicative and Entirely Self-Contained
Works of Art Must Be Experienced as Wholes, not in Piecemeal Fashion
A Work of Art Is Untranslatable and Irreplaceable
Works of Art Put Us in Touch with a Fundamental Kind of Quality and Value that Evidences Itself Throughout Human Life and Human History
Similarities and Differences between Aesthetic and Religious Symbols
Interrelations of Aesthetic and Religious Symbolizations
3. Master Religious Symbols
Introduction
Symbols of Religious Ultimates
Cosmogonic and Cosmological Symbols
Symbols of Religious Paths of Life and of Obstacles Lying in Their Way
Symbols of Exemplary Human Lives
4. How Religious Symbols Work
Introduction
The Necessary Role of Religious Symbols
Ways in Which Religious Symbols Function
Doctrinal Expositions of Religious Symbols
The Error of Literalism
Part II. Symbols of Religion of Nature
5. Master Symbols of the Ultimacy of Nature and of its Cosmogonic and Cosmological Roles
Introduction
A Symbol of the Religious Ultimacy of Nature
A Cosmogonic and Cosmological Symbol for Religion of Nature
6. Master Symbols of the Saving Path of Life and of an Exemplary Traveler on the Path
Introduction
The Path and Its Obstacles and Misdirections
Saving Assurance vs. Painful Alienation
Responsible Demand vs. Callous Manipulation
Empowering Love vs. Scornful Indifference
An Exemplar of the Saving Path of Religion of Nature
7. The Truth of Religious Symbols
Introduction
Religious Symbols and Truth
Secular Symbols and Truth
8. Symbols and Symbolic Practices for Religion of Nature
Introduction
Synecdoches
Prayer and Meditation
Rituals
Symbols of Sacrifice and Self-Giving
Other Symbols for Religion of Nature
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index