Religious interpretation

Author: Gao Changjiang
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book aims to fundamentally interpret the important theoretical topic of "What is Religion." Based on a profound reflection and critique of various non-primal understandings of the essence of religion over the years, the author delves into the metaphysical nature of humans to offer a new interpretation of the essence of religion: Religion is a worldview theory that enables humans to understand and grasp humanity, the world, and the relationship between humans and the world. This book not only demonstrates the metaphysical qualities of religion as a worldview theory—such as its contemplation of the ultimate reality of the world, its concern for human existence, and its transcendence of the real existence—but also analyzes the fundamental manifestations of human activities in grasping humanity and the world through religion—namely, the implications and basic approaches of ethnicity and the era, as well as the artistic and linguistic methods. Furthermore, it provides theoretical reflection and interpretation on the development of religion and human civilization in the new millennium, the relationship between religion and human spiritual science, and the cultural capital and intellectual resources that religion offers in helping humans grasp the relationship between humanity and the world.