Theory of religious cycles : tradition, modernity, and the Bahá'í faith

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Theory of religious cycles : tradition, modernity, and the Bahá'í faith

by Mikhail Sergeev ; with a foreword by Leonard Swidler

(Value inquiry book series, v. 284 . Contemporary Russian philosophy)

Brill Rodopi, c2015

  • : pbk

Available at  / 1 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-154) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Baha'i Faith Mikhail Sergeev offers a new interpretation of the Soviet period of Russian history as a phase within the religious evolution of humankind by developing a theory of religious cycles, which he applies to modernity and to all the major world faiths of Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Sergeev argues that in the course of its evolution religion passes through six common phases-formative, orthodox, classical, reformist, critical, and post-critical. Modernity, which was started by the European Enlightenment, represents the critical phase of Christianity, a systemic crisis that could be overcome with the appearance of new religious movements such as the Baha'i Faith, which offers a spiritual extension of the modern worldview.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Part I 1. Cycles of Religion: Theory and Application 1.1. Model of Religious Cycle 1.2. The Cycle of Judaism 1.3. The Cycle of Buddhism 1.4. The Cycle of Christianity 1.5. The Cycle of Islam 2. The Project of Modernity: Pro et Contra 2.1. Defining Modern Times 2.2. The Project of the Enlightenment 2.3. Critics of Modernity Part II 3. The Baha'i Faith: A New Paradigm 3.1. Modernity as a Point of Departure 3.2. Traditional vs. Baha'i Religion 3.3. The Enlightenment vs. Baha'i Teachings 4. Principles of Baha'i Organization 4.1. Interpretation vs. Administration 4.2. Approaches to Unity and Dissent 4.3. Conflation of Religion and State Conclusions Postscript: Theses on Modernity and the Baha'i Faith Appendices Charts Structure of Religious cycle Religious Cycles of Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam World Religions: A Comprehensive Chart Comparative Tables Phases of Religion: A Comparative Table Sacred Scriptures and Sacred Tradition in World Religions Three Main Trends of the Enlightenment Thought Piotr Chaadaev and Two Main Ideological Trends in Modern Russia Theory of Religious Cycles vs. Classical Westernism and Slavophilism Comparative Table of New Religious Movements The Enlightenment Ideology / Soviet Marxism vs. the Baha'i Faith Christianity vs. the Baha'i Faith: A Doctrinal Summary Traditional Religions vs. the Enlightenment: Controversial Issues The Baha'i Faith vs. Catholicism: Organizational Principles / Practices Religion and State: Comparative Table of Possible Baha'i Models Timelines Timeline of World Religions Self-Governance, Parliamentarism and Democracy: A Timeline Bibliography Works Cited Additional Reading Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top