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Christianity as Distinct Practices A Complicated Relationship

Henriksen, Jan-Olav
Heftet / 2020 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780567695475
Publisert
2020-07-23
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T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
313 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Heftet
Antall sider
216

Forfatter
Henriksen, Jan-Olav

Biographical note

Jan-Olav Henriksen is Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University, Norway.

Christianity as Distinct Practices A Complicated Relationship

Henriksen, Jan-Olav
Heftet / 2020 / Engelsk
Henriksen, Jan-Olav
Heftet / 2020 / Engelsk
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Jan-Olav Henriksen reconstructs and analyzes Christianity as a cluster of practices that manifest a distinct historically and contextually shaped mode of being in the world. Henriksen suggests that these practices imply a complicated relationship between the tradition in which they originate, the community that emerges from and is constituted by that tradition, and the individuals who appropriate the tradition that these communities mediate through their practices. Thus, to think of Christianity simply in terms of belief is misleading and represents an underdetermination of its distinct character. Henriksen further argues this relationship needs to be described primarily as practices aimed at orientation and transformation. His analysis points to Christianity’s similarity to other religions in regard to the functional or pragmatic dimensions it displays. Examining facets such as prayer, the use of scripture, preaching and doctrine, Henriksen emphasizes that the element that makes a practice distinctively Christian is how it relates to and is informed by the Jesus story.
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Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION Part I THEORY FOR UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANITY AS PRACTICE 1. RELIGION AS ORIENTATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND LEGITIMIZATION OF HUMAN PRACTICES IN EVERYDAY LIFE 2. LIVED RELIGION INSTEAD OF RELIGION AS BELIEF 3. PRACTICES OF ORIENTATION AND TRANSFORMATION ARE SOCIAL PRACTICES 4. HOW FOCUS ON PRACTICES MAY RESHAPE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 5. TO ACCESS THE WORLD AS WORLD: SEMIOSIS 6. RITUAL PRACTICES AS COGNITIVE PROSTHETICS 7. IN CONCLUSION Part II CHRISTIANITY RECONSTRUCTED: CLUSTERS OF PRACTICES SHAPED BY A STORY 8. (HI-)STORY AS RESOURCE FOR ORIENTATION AND TRANSFORMATION 9. THE CONTENT OF THE STORY: WHAT JESUS PRACTICED AS THE BASIS FOR (ECCLESIOLOGICAL) PRACTICE 10. A MORAL COMMUNITY THAT STEWARDS THE ABUNDANT GIFTS OF GOD 11. PRAYER AS MEANS OF TRANSFORMATION AND ORIENTATION: THE EXAMPLE OF THE LORD’S PRAYER 12. A REINTERPRETATION OF THE SCRIPTURES AND THE CONCRETE USE OF SCRIPTURE IN THE CHURCH 13. PREACHING AS A CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE: BETWEEN COMMUNICATIVE AND STRATEGIC ACTION 14. COMMEMORATION OF JESUS’S PRACTICES: OPENNESS TOWARD BOTH PAST AND FUTURE 15. PUZZLES FOR ORIENTATION: SUFFERING, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION 16. A THEOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: HOW TO PRACTICE “GOD”? 17. IS CHRISTIANITY A RELIGION? ARE BELIEF AND DOCTRINE OPPOSED TO PRACTICE? 18. CONCLUSION Bibliography Index
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[I] find Henriksen’s study to be very helpful for reframing the disciplinary relationships in better perspectives than the polemical ones just rehearsed.
A discussion on how Christian practices are interwoven with other, everyday practices, and the impact of this relationship.
An interdisciplinary approach that combines theology, philosophy of religion and religious studies
This series highlights the transformative potential of theological construction, using interdisciplinary methods to conceive liveable futures in societies destabilized by climate change, colonialism, racism and other crises. Co.editors Marion Grau (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway), Susanna Cornwall (University of Exeter, UK), and Steed V. Davidson (McCormick Theological Seminary, USA) bring together topical, international reflections on constructive theological method, as well as historically grounded work that critically engages sacred texts.
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Jan-Olav Henriksen reconstructs and analyzes Christianity as a cluster of practices that manifest a distinct historically and contextually shaped mode of being in the world. Henriksen suggests that these practices imply a complicated relationship between the tradition in which they originate, the community that emerges from and is constituted by that tradition, and the individuals who appropriate the tradition that these communities mediate through their practices. Thus, to think of Christianity simply in terms of belief is misleading and represents an underdetermination of its distinct character. Henriksen further argues this relationship needs to be described primarily as practices aimed at orientation and transformation. His analysis points to Christianity’s similarity to other religions in regard to the functional or pragmatic dimensions it displays. Examining facets such as prayer, the use of scripture, preaching and doctrine, Henriksen emphasizes that the element that makes a practice distinctively Christian is how it relates to and is informed by the Jesus story.
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Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION Part I THEORY FOR UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANITY AS PRACTICE 1. RELIGION AS ORIENTATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND LEGITIMIZATION OF HUMAN PRACTICES IN EVERYDAY LIFE 2. LIVED RELIGION INSTEAD OF RELIGION AS BELIEF 3. PRACTICES OF ORIENTATION AND TRANSFORMATION ARE SOCIAL PRACTICES 4. HOW FOCUS ON PRACTICES MAY RESHAPE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 5. TO ACCESS THE WORLD AS WORLD: SEMIOSIS 6. RITUAL PRACTICES AS COGNITIVE PROSTHETICS 7. IN CONCLUSION Part II CHRISTIANITY RECONSTRUCTED: CLUSTERS OF PRACTICES SHAPED BY A STORY 8. (HI-)STORY AS RESOURCE FOR ORIENTATION AND TRANSFORMATION 9. THE CONTENT OF THE STORY: WHAT JESUS PRACTICED AS THE BASIS FOR (ECCLESIOLOGICAL) PRACTICE 10. A MORAL COMMUNITY THAT STEWARDS THE ABUNDANT GIFTS OF GOD 11. PRAYER AS MEANS OF TRANSFORMATION AND ORIENTATION: THE EXAMPLE OF THE LORD’S PRAYER 12. A REINTERPRETATION OF THE SCRIPTURES AND THE CONCRETE USE OF SCRIPTURE IN THE CHURCH 13. PREACHING AS A CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE: BETWEEN COMMUNICATIVE AND STRATEGIC ACTION 14. COMMEMORATION OF JESUS’S PRACTICES: OPENNESS TOWARD BOTH PAST AND FUTURE 15. PUZZLES FOR ORIENTATION: SUFFERING, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION 16. A THEOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: HOW TO PRACTICE “GOD”? 17. IS CHRISTIANITY A RELIGION? ARE BELIEF AND DOCTRINE OPPOSED TO PRACTICE? 18. CONCLUSION Bibliography Index
Les mer
[I] find Henriksen’s study to be very helpful for reframing the disciplinary relationships in better perspectives than the polemical ones just rehearsed.
A discussion on how Christian practices are interwoven with other, everyday practices, and the impact of this relationship.
An interdisciplinary approach that combines theology, philosophy of religion and religious studies
This series highlights the transformative potential of theological construction, using interdisciplinary methods to conceive liveable futures in societies destabilized by climate change, colonialism, racism and other crises. Co.editors Marion Grau (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway), Susanna Cornwall (University of Exeter, UK), and Steed V. Davidson (McCormick Theological Seminary, USA) bring together topical, international reflections on constructive theological method, as well as historically grounded work that critically engages sacred texts.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780567695475
Publisert
2020-07-23
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
313 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
216

Forfatter
Henriksen, Jan-Olav

Biographical note

Jan-Olav Henriksen is Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University, Norway.

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