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True Tolerance: Religion in a Global Society – A Work In Progress

True Tolerance: Religion in a Global Society – A Work In Progress. Sarah Ferguson, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Honors College Dale Wilkerson, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, College of Arts and Sciences. Introduction.

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True Tolerance: Religion in a Global Society – A Work In Progress

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  1. True Tolerance: Religion in a Global Society – A Work In Progress • Sarah Ferguson, Department of Anthropology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, Honors College • Dale Wilkerson, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

  2. Introduction • Samuel Huntington’s “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order” • Divides the world into civilizations based on cultural affinity • Cultural differences are source of conflict between civilizations • Universality not possible

  3. Huntington’s Civilizations

  4. Research Thesis • Investigate the possibility of a universal religious ideology • If above exists, can it serve as a foundation for true tolerance? • True tolerance: acceptance of other beliefs as equal in validity to your own when viewed from their perspective

  5. Morality and Reason • Immanuel Kant: all humans have an equal capacity for reason and moral understanding • Sigmund Freud: human conscience shaped by culture and experience (DiCenso 2007) • Conclusion: religious diversity is a result of cultural differences

  6. Universal Moral Principle • Any universal moral principle must exist a priori (Gamwell 2003) • Haidt & Joseph 2004: Moral Foundations Theory • Harm/Care • Fairness/Reciprocity • In-Group/Loyalty • Authority/Respect • Purity/Sanctity

  7. Secularization of Religion • Exchange of historical traditions for reasonable and moral ideology (Lovibond 2005)

  8. Current Philosophical Thought • Gianni Vattimo: true religion emphasizes charity • John Caputo: importance of the event • Jacques Derrida: religion vs. technology part of globalization, terrorism as symptom • Jürgen Habermas: fundamentalism is a reaction against threat of modernity

  9. Research Plan • Investigate the movement of major religions towards secularization • Prove the validity of a universal religious ideology • Examine the benefits of above in creating understanding and supporting peaceful interaction between civilizations

  10. Tentative Research Methodology • Investigate Modernist and/or Secularist movements in the five major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, & Judaism • How many exist and how successful are they? • Present an argument for the possibility of a universal religious ideology using current and past philosophical theory

  11. References • Borradori, Giovanna. 2003. Philosophy in a Time of Terror: Dialogue with Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. • Caputo, John D. and Gianni Vattimo. 2007. After the Death of God. Ed. Jeffrey W. Robbins. New York: Columbia University Press. • DiCenso, James. 2007. Kant, Freud, and the Ethical Critique of Religion. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 61.3: 161-79. ISI Web of Knowledge. University of North Texas Library, Denton, TX. 9 Feb. 2009. http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2600/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=Refine&qid=9&SID=3AoKCOpgmFHFhk6D4bo&page=2&doc=14&cacheurlFromRightClick=no • Gamwell, Franklin I. 2003. The Moral Ground of Cosmopolitan Democracy. The Journal of Religion. 83.4: 562-84. JSTOR. University of North Texas Library, Denton, TX. 7 Feb. 2009. http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2590/action/showBasicSearch . • Haidt, Jonathan and Craig Joseph. 2004. Intuitive Ethics: How Innately Prepared Intuitions Generate Culturally Variable Virtues. Daedalus. 133.4 (October 1): 55-66. ISI Web of Knowledge. University of North Texas Library, Denton, TX. 9 Feb. 2009. http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2600/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=Refine&qid=6&SID=4DfbI61kip@9nmdBceL&page=1&doc=1. • Lovibond, S. 2005. Religion and Modernity - Living in the Hypercontext. Journal of Religious Ethics. 33.4: 617-31. ISI Web of Knowledge. University of North Texas Library, Denton, TX. 9 Feb. 2009. http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2600/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=2&SID=3AoKCOpgmFHFhk6D4bo&page=1&doc=5&cacheurlFromRightClick=no.

  12. Acknowledgements • Dale Wilkerson, Ph.D., Faculty Mentor • Andrea Kirk, Ph.D., Lecturer, Honors College • Susan Eve, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the Honors College • Gloria Cox, Ph.D., Dean of the Honors College • Tom Evenson, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service • Wendy Wilkins, Ph.D., Provost and V.P. of Academic Affairs • Gretchen Bataille, Ph.D., President of the University of North Texas

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