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Against Religion

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What is religion? In this book Christos Yannaras argues that it is a human construct, the product of our instincts of self-preservation and self-perpetuation, which bolsters our sense of security as individuals, promising us personal eternal happiness. Against this, Yannaras sets the commitment of faith, defining it as an act of trust, self-offering, and self-transcendence. For a Christian, faith is lived within the ecclesial event, that is to say, within a mode of relations of communion embodied in Christ.

Contents

1. Religiosity

p. 1

1.1 An Instinctive Need...

p. 1

1.2 ... Always Centered on the Individual

p. 6

1.3 Nonrational Thoughts and the Emotions

p. 10

1.4 The Armored Shell of Authority

p. 16

2. The Ecclesial Event

p. 21

2.1 The Reversal of Religious Terms

p. 21

2.2 Historical Realism

p. 29

2.3 Relativity of Language and Priority of Experience

p. 34

2.4 Authority as Service

p. 41

3. The Religionization of the Ecclesial Event: The Symptoms

p. 49

3.1 Faith as Ideology

p. 49

3.2 Experience as a Psychological Construct

p. 57

3.3 Salvation as a Reward for the Individual

p. 63

3.4 The Eucharistic Assembly as a Sacred Rite

p. 71

3.5 Art in the Service of Impressing, Teaching, and Stirring the Emotions

p. 84

3.6 The Eclipse of the Parish

p. 98

3.7 The Idolization of Tradition

p. 105

3.8 The Demonization of Sexuality

p. 118

4. The Religionization of the Ecclesial Event: Historical Overview

p. 130

4.1 The Judaizers

p. 130

4.2 Religio Imperii

p. 135

4.3 Augustine

p. 143

4.4 Ideological Catholicity

p. 151

4.5 Pietism

p. 163

5. Orthodoxism: The Religionization of Ecclesial Orthodoxy

p. 169

5.1 The Codified Fossilization of Our Heritage

p. 169

5.2 Confessionalism

p. 176

5.3 The Reversal of Ecclesial Criteria and Objectives

p. 182

5.4 The Popularity of the Philokalia in the West

p. 188

6. Can the Ecclesial Event Accommodate Natural Religiosity?

p. 200

Bibliography

p. 205

Index

p. 210

 

 Product Description

Paperback:

217 Pages

Publisher:

Holy Cross Orthodox Press

ISBN:

978-1-935317-40-1

Product Dimensions:

6 x 9 x 0.8 inches

Author: 

Christos Yannaras

Publication Year:

2013