1 Midterm (Phil and Theo approaches 3) Flashcards
what is under reason
ancient wester phil
darshana
what is under faith
theology
revelational
what is the process of ancient western phil
bottom up (start at bottom (nature as itself) and build your way up)
unaided reason
basic curiosity
reason as central
what is the process of darshana
bottom up
orthopraxy (that is something you achieve, it isnt given to you)/reason
enlightenment
practice as central
what is the process of theology (natural theology)
bottum up
unaided reason
instrumental curiosity
reason as clarifying (reason isnt central, it doesnt emancipate us in any way but it helps us clarify our senses)
what is the process of theology (revelational theology)
top down
aided reason
obedience/authority
transformed reason
what field developed after Kant
philosophy of religion
what is “philosophy or religion” a sub discipline of
philosophy
what kind of discipline does philosophy or religion far under
western discipline
philosophy of religion is primarily what
theistic
philosophy or religion managed themes that organized many issues philosophers and theologians wrestles with since medieval times up to and including Kant’s categorical refusal to confuse faith and reason… what are these categories
- religious belief and language
- religiousdiversity
- philosophical theology
- arguments for and against God’s existence
- problems of evil
what is theology
the study of (existence in relation to) God
what is Rodrigues and Harding’s definition of theology
Theology: “[I]ntellectual reflections on the nature of the divine; typically done within the framework of a religious tradition’s accepted beliefs.”
what is David F. Ford’s definition of theology
“[T]heology is thinking and deliberating in relation to the religions with a view to wisdom.”
before descartes, theology was known as what
theology was thought to crown knowledge, namely, as a pursuit of knowledge that forms or complements other types of knowledges. Theology provided knowledge of the meaning of the world and human experience as a whole—universal knowledge, hence a “science” (“Queen of the sciences”)
what was theology seen as after descartes
After Descartes: theology was recognized as a discipline (parochial, to some) separate from the sciences articulating ideas and experiences specific to religious traditions
what does David F. Ford say about theology
So a preliminary definition of academic theology …. is that it seeks wisdom in relation to questions, such as those of meaning, truth, beauty and practice, which are raised by, about and between the religions and are pursued through engagement with a range of academic disciplines.”
Jewish “theology” is predominantly what
practice oriented and community specific focused on expositions of Jewish law and rabbinic traditions
for what reasons do some settle on broader terms to describe it as “Jewish religious thought” rather than theology
It is a deeply reflective orientation that isn’t as concerned with the “abstractive, intellectualizing, and dogmatizing” concerns of Christians and Muslims (especially the former) with the inner life of God (see David Ford reading). For that reason, some settle on broader terms to describe it such as “Jewish religious thought” rather than theology
who are the important figures of jewish religion thought
Important figures: • Moses Maimonides (1125-1204) • Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) • Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) • Martin Buber (1878-1965) • Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) • Jacob Neusner (1932-2016)
Islam shares many of the components and interests of what
Christian theology
Islam shares many of the components and interests of Christian theology and what does this mean when it comes to theological output
Islam shares many of the components and interests of Christian theology and so can be as involving when it comes to theological output
A defining element in modern Islam concerns what
the application and relevance of Islamic law (Sharia) to modern communities
Important figures of islamic law are
Al-Kindi (801-873)
• Al-Farabi (872-951)
• Ibn-Sina - often Latinized as Avicenna (930-1087)
• Al-Ghazali (1058-1111)
• Ibn-Rushd, often Latinized as Averroes (1126-1198) • Henry Corbin (1903-1978)
• Israr Ahmed (1932-2010)
• Hossein Nasr (1933- )
