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Author Harrison, William H., 1965- author.

Title In praise of mixed religion : the syncretism solution in a multifaith world / William H. Harrison.

Publication Info. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Syncretism Happens -- What Is Religion? -- Soft Boundaries -- When Syncretism Is a Good Thing -- ... And When It's Not So Good -- When It Should Have Happened, But Didn't -- The Problem of Labels: What Is It Now? -- Critical Openness -- The Last Taboo: Education about Religion -- An Intellectual Transformation.
Summary "The religious studies discipline has traditionally distinguished between two responses to syncretism: a subjective view, which treats syncretism as morally reprehensible, and an objective view, which treats it as a morally neutral phenomenon. William Harrison adopts a third perspective, the advocacy view, which claims that mixing religions is a good and necessary process. He cites countless examples--such as Islam's transformative encounter with Greek thought--from both history and recent years to show how religious traditions have gained theological and practical wisdom by borrowing key ideas, beliefs, and practices from outside their own movements."--Publishers website.
Subject Syncretism (Religion)
Religions -- Relations.
Religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
RELIGION -- Spirituality.
Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
Religions -- Relations. (OCoLC)fst01093912
Syncretism (Religion) (OCoLC)fst01141119
Other Form: Print version: In praise of mixed religion. (CaOONL)20149006918
ISBN 9780773592025 (electronic bk.)
0773592024 (electronic bk.)
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