"Religion" and Its Other: A Response to Gregg Lambert, Return Statements

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Newheiser, David. (2018). "Religion" and Its Other: A Response to Gregg Lambert, Return Statements. Philosophy Today. 62(4), pp. 1277-1282. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtoday2018624250
AuthorsNewheiser, David
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[Extract] Return Statements is a suggestive book, which opens more questions than it answers. The first sentence reads: “Most books are written with a clear statement in mind, usually in the space of a few years, as if to emulate a thought that unfolds as a continuous and unbroken element. This book is not among them.”1 I find it difficult to summarize Lambert’s main claims, but I take it that the book aims to stimulate reflection rather than resolve the issues it raises. In that spirit, this brief response continues the conversation Lambert has opened by sketching a question concerning the relation between religion and its other.

Year2018
JournalPhilosophy Today
Journal citation62 (4), pp. 1277-1282
ISSN0031-8256
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5840/philtoday2018624250
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