Phenomenon of Religion : Pagan and Biblical Religion, Paperback by Vogel, Man...

by Manfred H. Vogel

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Phenomenon of Religion : Pagan and Biblical Religion, Paperback by Vogel, Manfred H., ISBN 0761836640, ISBN-13 9780761836643, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Phenomenon of Religion proposes a new way of seeing the bifurcation (a division into two parts or branches) within the religious phenomenon of pagan and biblical religions. In contrast to seeing the bifurcation as monotheism and polytheism, Dr. Manfred Vogel argues for viewing the separation in terms of the "Buberian bifurcation" that divides the It-dimension and the Thou-dimension. The "It-dimension meaning: entities constituting themselves in terms of physical nature, . entities that ultimately ground themselves in a dimension-of-power exemplified by many of their characterizations. The "Thou-dimension" meaning: entities constituting themselves in terms of personhood, . to entities that ultimately ground themselves in the dimension of consciousness. On the basis of a fundamental division in religions, this work presents the case that in contrast to pagan religion, which grounds itself exclusively within the dimension of power, biblical religion grounds itself within the dimension of consciousness-instead of having a God as a power, it gives us God as a person. This revolutionary innovation raises some serious difficulties by biblical religion retaining its hold within the dimension of power. Th proceeds to analyze in detail this problematic innovation and indeed to show that the various expressions constitut

• Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
• Year: 2007
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780761836643
• Condition: Fine

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