Panel Topic: Internal and External Perspectives
Philosophy of Religion – Perspectives on Religion from the Inside and Emic Research in Theology and Religious Studies
Authors: Hans-Peter Grosshans, Brandon K. Watson, Gorazd Andrejč, Marcel Sarot, Jan-Olav Henriksen, Yiftach Fehige, Junghyung Kim, Jibu Mathew George, Davide De Caprio, Jack Williams, T. Parker Haratine, Sónia da Silva Monteiro, Zoe Longworth, Javad Taheri, Lena Mausbach, Adam Smith, Victoria Harrison, Edwin Koster, Peter Versteeg, Sung Kim
This panel is held in cooperation with the European Society for Philosophy of Religion (ESPR).Philosophy of Religion is reflecting religion philosophically in the diversity of philosophies. More important than traditions with its scriptures and practices is in philosophy of religion reason, which makes reflected discourses on issues of religion universally possible. This panel invites contributions, which are especially reflecting on the question, how much and in what sense research in theology and in religious studies, which develop views from inside on religions, their doctrines and practices, can and should be relevant for philosophy of religion.Chair: Hans-Peter Grosshans (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) Speakers:Gorazd Andrejc (University of Groningen), TBAMarcel Sarot (Universiteit van Tilburg), On Praying the Creed. A Speech Act Theory Approach to the Apostles’ CreedJan-Olav Henriksen (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society), Is Nietzsche’s criticism of the Christian religion an insider’s?Yiftach Fehige (University of Toronto), A Pluralist Framing of the Imagination in the encounter between science and theologyJunghyung Kim (Yonsei University), Phenomenology of divine revelation: theology and philosophy of religion in dialogueJibu Mathew George (The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad), Vantage of Retrospect or ‘Chronological Snobbery’: Understanding Enchanted Ages/Worlds from a Contemporary StandpointHans-Peter Grosshans (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster), The Mystery of Faith. On the relation of philosophy of religion and theologyVictoria S. Harrison (University of Macau (SAR)), Fictionalism as a bridge between insider and outsider perspectives: The case of Chinese folk religious ontologyEdwin Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands)) and Peter Versteeg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands)), Beyond Methodological Ludism? Insiders and Outsiders in the Study of ReligionBrandon Watson (KiHo Wuppertal), TBADavide De Caprio (Université de Strasbourg), Philosophy of religion and ritual studies: some reflections on Habermas’ history of philosophyJack Williams (Independent Scholar), What makes philosophy of religion pluralistic? Some pitfalls and solutions to diversifying the fieldT. Parker Haratine (University of St Andrews), Moral Responsibility and the Inevitability of SinSónia da Silva Monteiro (Fordham University), A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of ForgivenessZoe Longworth (University of Groningen), Considering perspectives on religion from the inside, and emic research in theology and religious studies in light of my own understanding of a human-centred approach to philosophy of religionJavad Taheri (University of Groningen), Islamic Apophatic Theology. Philosophical Receptions of Faith in Allamih Tabatabai’s Philosophical TheologyLena Mausbach (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster), Faith and (Un)Reason in Sören Kierkegaard’s Search for Religious Existentiality Adam J. Smith (McGill University), A Plea for a Phenomenology of Religious Studies