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This original study, published initially in 1959, introduces students of philosophy and of theology to a treatment of religion based upon the methods of modern philosophy - particularly logical empiricism and existentialism.Above and beyond the importance of its point of view, this book is distinguished by its clarity and by its objective and understanding presentation of diverse points of view

"Magic, Science, Religion explores surprising intersections among the three meaning-making and world-making practices named in the title. Through colorful examples, the book reveals circuitous ways that social, cultural and natural systems connect, enabling real kinds of magic to operate. Among the many case studies are accounts of how an eighteenth-century actor gave his audience goosebumps; how painters, poets, and pool sharks use nonlinearity in working their magics; how the first vertebrates gained consciousness; how plants fine-tuned human color vision; and the necessarily magical element of activism that builds on the conviction that "another future is possible" while working to push self-fulfilling prophecy into political action"--

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Religion, Democracy and Citizenship -- 1 Religion and the Development of Civic Virtue: The Republican Perspective -- 2 Religion and the Protection of Individual Rights: The Liberal Perspective -- 3 Religion and the Basis of Social Cohesion: The Communitarian Perspective -- References -- Part I: Religion and the Development of Civic Virtue -- Chapter 2: Are Religious People the Better Democratic Citizens? -- 1 Theoretical Introduction -- 1.1 Democracy -- 1.2 Citizenship -- 1.3 Religion -- 2 Design of the Study -- 2.1 Research Question, Procedure and Sample -- 2.2 Measuring Instruments -- 3 Findings -- 3.1 Democracy -- 3.2 Citizenship -- 4 Interpretation and Discussion -- References -- Documents -- Chapter 3: Educating for Civil Society and Democracy in Non-formal Programs of Religious Education: The Example of Confirmation Work -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method: The International Project on Confirmation Work -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Participation Rates -- 3.2 Selected General Results -- 3.3 Specific Results Concerning Education for Civil Society -- 3.4 Supporting Prosocial Attitudes -- 3.5 Strengthening the Voluntary Commitment of Young People -- 3.6 Allowing Young Volunteers to Take over Responsibility -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 4: Contributing to Local and Civil Society: Explorations for a Context-Sensitive and Public Character of Pastoral Ministry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pastoral Ministry in the Context of Civil Society - Case Studies from East Germany -- 2.1 The Context of Rural Areas in East Germany -- 2.2 The Role of the Protestant Church -- 2.3 Case Studies and Typology -- 3 Searching for Contours of Public Ministry - Reflections of Pastoral-Theology and Church-Theory -- 3.1 Pastoral-Theology -- 3.2 Church Theory.

Aus Anlass des 60. Geburtstags der Theologin Ulrike Bechmann, die an der katholisch-theologischen Fakultät der Universität Graz Bibelexegese, Islam- und Religionswissenschaften lehrt, ein Sammelband mit ca. 20 Beiträgen ihrer dortigen Kolleginnen und Kollegen zur Titelfrage. In ihren Überlegungen und Gedankenexperimenten, welche in sechs systematischen Kapiteln zusammengestellt sind, reflektieren und diskutieren die Autorinnen und Autoren aus verschiedenen Perspektiven den Wert von Religion in den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen wie in der Popmusik, in der Geschlechtergerechtigkeits-Debatte, in der sozialpädagogischen Betreuung missbrauchter Kinder, in der Ökumene, in der palliativen Theologie, im Tourismus oder in der neoliberalen kapitalistischen Arbeitswelt. - Die Beiträge dieser Festschrift, z.T. mit Anmerkungen oder Literaturangaben versehen, sind von unterschiedlichem intellektuellem Anspruch; insgesamt spiegeln sie die Theologie von Bechmann wider, die gekennzeichnet ist von Kritik, Offenheit, Dialog, Differenz und Engagement für Gerechtigkeit und Frieden. Für theologisch Interessierte