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ISBN 10: 0195155475 
ISBN 13: 9780195155471
Author: M Gail Hamner

American pragmatism a religious genealogy 1st Table of contents:

Part I – Foundations of American Pragmatism
Introduction: Pragmatism and Religion – A Reciprocal Relationship

Defining American pragmatism and its religious dimensions

The role of religion in the development of American philosophy

The Roots of Pragmatism: Transcendentalism and Religious Thought

Early American intellectual traditions

The influence of transcendentalism and Romanticism on pragmatism

William James: The Religious Pragmatist

James’s exploration of faith, experience, and pluralism

The “will to believe” and its religious implications

Part II – Classical Pragmatism and Religious Ideas
Charles Sanders Peirce: Pragmatism as a Religious Method

Peirce’s religious background and early influences

Pragmatism as a method for interpreting religious truth and experience

John Dewey: The Secularization of Pragmatism

Dewey’s shift toward secularism and its divergence from religious thought

Dewey’s ideas on democracy, ethics, and the religious dimension of human experience

The Pragmatic Theology of George Herbert Mead

Mead’s contributions to the philosophy of religion

Social psychology, religious communities, and collective experience

Part III – Religious Pragmatism in the 20th Century
Pragmatism and the Rise of Religious Naturalism

The interplay between naturalism and religious concepts

Key figures in religious naturalism and their relationship to pragmatism

Reconstructing Religion: The Legacy of Richard Rorty

Rorty’s contributions to secular humanism and religious pragmatism

The critique of traditional religious epistemology

Pragmatism, Religion, and Contemporary American Thought

The continuation of pragmatist themes in modern religious discourse

Pragmatism’s influence on postmodern theology and religious pluralism

Part IV – Key Themes in Religious Pragmatism
Pragmatism and Religious Experience

How pragmatists view religious experience as an ongoing, practical concern

The role of experience in constructing religious meaning

The Problem of Evil: A Pragmatist’s Perspective

Pragmatist responses to theodicy and suffering

James’s and Dewey’s contributions to the understanding of evil and suffering

Pragmatism, Ethics, and Religious Morality

The connection between moral philosophy and religious practice

Ethical pragmatism in a religious context

Pluralism, Tolerance, and Religious Diversity

Religious pluralism in the pragmatist tradition

The ethical and political implications of religious diversity

Part V – The Future of Religious Pragmatism
Revisiting the Religious Roots of Pragmatism

Reevaluating the contributions of religious thinkers to pragmatist philosophy

The relevance of pragmatism for contemporary religious discourse

Pragmatism and the Future of American Religion

The role of pragmatism in navigating future religious challenges

Pragmatism as a tool for fostering religious dialogue in an increasingly secular world

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