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James A. Bishop (PhD candidate, Department for the Study of Religions, University of Cape Town)

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Category: Study of Religions

April 30, 2021 James Bishop

Theories of Religion and Secularization

April 15, 2021October 13, 2021 James Bishop

Reflections on Max Weber’s Sociology and Theory of Religion

November 3, 2020 James Bishop

Lucien Levy-Bruhl on ‘Primitive’ and ‘Civilized’ Mentality

October 27, 2020June 1, 2021 James Bishop

Karl Rahner – A Theologian Grapples with the Reality of Non-Christian Religions

October 1, 2020 James Bishop

John Hick – An Inclusive Religious Pluralism in World Religions

September 19, 2020October 24, 2023 James Bishop

Paul Tillich – Religion as “Ultimate Concern”

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 James Bishop

On The Future of Religion: Four Major Predictions

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 James Bishop

Paul Tillich – Religion as the Manifestation of the “Depth Dimension”

September 5, 2020November 23, 2023 James Bishop

Peter Berger – Religion as Establishing a “Sacred Cosmos”

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 James Bishop

Melford Spiro – From Essentialist to Empirical Theories of Religion

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