03814nam a2200625Ka 4500 ocn829713374 OCoLC 20200709055726.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130311s2006 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781107322042 (electronic bk.) 1107322049 (electronic bk.) 0521862663 9780521862660 0521681146 9780521681148 (OCoLC)829713374 527572 (N$T) B3258.H324 A52 2006eb REL 051000 bisacsh 210 22 08.37 bcl N$TA Adams, Nicholas, 1970- Habermas and theology [electronic resource] / Nicholas Adams. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. 1 online resource (ix, 267 p.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-264) and index. Religion in public -- The ideal speech situation -- Authority and distance in tradition -- Sacred and profane -- Universalism -- Theology and political theory -- Theology, social theory and rationalization -- Modernity's triumph over theology -- Habermas in dialogue with theologians -- Narrative and argument -- Scriptural difference and scriptural reasoning. "How can the world's religious traditions debate within the public sphere? In this book Nicholas Adams shows the importance of Habermas' approaches to this question. The full range of Habermas' work is considered, with detailed commentary on the more difficult texts. Adams energetically rebuts some of Habermas' arguments, particularly those which postulate the irrationality or stability of religious thought. Members of different religious traditions need to understand their own ethical positions as part of a process of development involving ongoing disagreements, rather than a stable unchanging morality. Public debate additionally requires learning each other's patterns of disagreement. Adams argues that, rather than suspending their deep reasoning to facilitate debate, as Habermas suggests, religious traditions must make their reasoning public, and that 'scriptural reasoning' is a possible model for this. Habermas overestimates the stability of religious traditions. This book offers a more realistic assessment of the difficulties and opportunities they face."--BOOK JACKET. Description based on print version record. Habermas, Jürgen. Religion Philosophy. Theologie. gtt Politieke theorie. gtt Publiek domein. gtt Habermas, Jürgen. Religion Philosophie. Habermas, Jürgen swd Theologie swd Habermas, Jürgen (1929-....) Critique et interprétation. ram Philosophie de la religion. ram RELIGION / Philosophy bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Adams, Nicholas, 1970- Habermas and theology. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521862663 (DLC) 2006298232 (OCoLC)65203243 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=527572 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006298232-t.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2006298232-b.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006298232-d.html EBSCOhost EBSC 527572 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52478 52478