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Conceptual enquiry and the experience of “the transcendent”: John Hick’s contribution to the dialogue

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Astley, Jeff (2017) Conceptual enquiry and the experience of “the transcendent”: John Hick’s contribution to the dialogue. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20 (4). pp. 311-322. doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1284190

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1284190

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Abstract

John Hick (1922–2012) was an influential analytical philosopher of religion and liberal Christian philosophical theologian who taught in Britain and the United States. His work on religious epistemology, the theology of religions and, to some extent, eschatology has close links with his understanding of the philosophy of religious experience. This paper offers a detailed analysis and critical evaluation of these significant elements of Hick’s philosophical and theological thought, focusing in particular on his theory of religious knowledge and the role played by religious concepts within religious experience, and the relevance of these reflections for his pluralistic account of the variety of religions and his criterion of religious truth. Hick’s response to the challenges of contemporary neuroscience and the philosophy of mind is also reviewed. The paper reflects on the relevance of these views to accounts of an experience of transcendent reality collected through the empirical psychology of religion.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BT Doctrinal Theology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Hick, John, 1922-2012 -- Criticism and interpretation, Theologians -- England, Theology of religions (Christian theology), Knowledge, Theory of, Eschatology
Journal or Publication Title: Mental Health, Religion & Culture
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1367-4676
Official Date: 22 March 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
22 March 2017Published
14 January 2017Accepted
Volume: 20
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 311-322
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2017.1284190
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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