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On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society

On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society is a compilation of scholarly works that examine the complex relationship between religion and societal dynamics. The essays within this volume offer insights into how religious beliefs shape human behavior, social structures, and cultural norms. The collection is intended for readers interested in the study of religion and its impact on society. more

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James Luther Adams
James Luther Adams

James Luther Adams was an American theologian, philosopher, and writer whose life and work had a profound impact on 20th-century religious philosophy and theology. more

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“When the Son on the Cross promises paradise in his company to the good thief, when he promises the future feast in Heaven to the Apostles, when he speaks of the kingdom of the Father, he is always pointing toward eternity. However brief and close to the earth his words sound, they echo throughout infinite eternity and permeate the faith of his followers with their eternal content. He knows what he speaks of, what he brings with him and what he promises; and he can convey it to those who know it not. The very words he uses are designed to awaken in them a new sense: the sense of the eternal.”

“A lot of people they don’t know that Africans even named the stars, that different peoples, different so-called native peoples, have their own names for the stars, and have star charts just as accurate as the Chinese star charts, which are more ancient than the European star charts or even the Arabic ones or the star charts of the New World civilizations. Everybody’s got their own cosmology. Everybody’s got their own description of the universe.”

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