The Religious Philosophy of Roger Scruton

James Bryson (McGill, Canada)

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Bloomsbury Academic
27 July 2017

Philosophy; Philosophy: aesthetics; Social & political philosophy; Philosophy of religion

In his most recent work, the contemporary philosopher Roger Scruton has turned his attention to religion. Although a religious sensibility ties together his astonishingly prodigious and dynamic output as a philosopher, poet and composer, his recent exploration of religious and theological themes from a philosophical point of view has excited a fresh response from scholars. This collection of writings addresses Scruton’s challenging and subtle philosophy of religion for the first time.

The volume includes contributions from those who specialize in the philosophy of religion, the history of thought and culture, aesthetics, and church history. The collection is introduced by Mark Dooley, author of two books on Scruton, and includes a response to the writings from Scruton himself in which he develops his idea of the sacred and the erotic and defends the integrity of his work as an attempt to give a sense of the Lebenswelt (or 'lifeworld'): how humans experience the world. He argues that religion emerges from that experience and transforms us from beings bound by causal necessity into persons who acknowledge freedom, obligation and right.

A unique and fascinating collection of writings that sheds light on this hitherto unexplored aspect of Roger Scruton's philosophy.

Edited by: James Bryson (McGill Canada)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781350041578
ISBN 10: 1350041572
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 27 July 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Bryson is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Research on Religion (CREOR) at McGill University, Canada.

Reviews for The Religious Philosophy of Roger Scruton

Between scorched earth atheism and warring religious dogmas, there is a space where our humanity and our hunger for transcendence is to be found. Roger Scruton is one of the most rigorous, imaginative, and penetrating explorers of this territory. The Religious Philosophy of Roger Scruton is a much needed guide to this central aspect of his thought. The range and quality of the contributions is a tribute to his extraordinary reach. Raymond Tallis