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Australian Religious Thought

Australian Religious Thought 1

Six Explorations

by Wayne Hudson
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/03/2016
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This book is the first major historical study of Australian religious thought, arguing that religious thought can be found in many of Australia's intellectuals, both in the religiously inclined and in those who are not conventionally religious. Drawing together existing and new research, the book opens up new perspectives and re-thematizes the field in six exploratory studies. Each study is revisionist in some respects. Shapes of disbelief are explored in intellectuals of many types. The concept of sacral secularity is used to promote and to contest discussions of 'the secular' in Australia. Religious liberalism is interpreted as being transnational and as often being a source of social reform. Interactions between religious thought and philosophy are discussed in some detail, as is the development of theology, which has received relatively little attention from historians. Account is also taken of what might perhaps be called post-secular consciousness in many intellectuals. Taking religious thought more seriously suggests possible revisions to the way the national story has been told. There has been more serious intellectual life in Australia than some historians have claimed, and a considerable part of it was in a broad sense 'religious.' The book provides new perspectives on the relationship between religious thought and social reform in Australia. *** Learned and precise, this book shows what's wrong with the old boundary between secular and sacred in Australia. The implications for rethinking our past, present and future are enormous. -- Alan Atkinson *** Librarians: ebook available on ProQuest and EBSCO (Series: Monash Studies in Australian Society) [Subject: History, Australian Studies, Religious Studies, Philosophy]
ISBN:
9781922235763
9781922235763
Category:
Philosophy
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-03-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Monash University Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
234x153x15mm
Weight:
0.6kg

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I'm not sure what has happened here.
The book I actually thought I ordered was Australian Soul by Gary Bouma.
And my name is Cathy Carden, not Elizabeth. So I'm not sure whether my order was mixed up with someone else?
I'm sure that your system is completed automated. I went back to the email confirming the order and it did say Australian Religious Thought, so I thought that perhaps I had accidentally clicked on the wrong thing somewhere. Because it was an automated email confirming the order, I could not respond. I thought about sending the book back, but it would have cost me just as much in postage.

So I still have the book at home. It will possibly be useful for my study, although not prescribed reading.
If you were able to have phone numbers included for contact it would have been helpful.
If you wish to discuss this you can call me on 0412592672.

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