A common faith
John Dewey (Author), Thomas M. Alexander (Writer of introduction)
In this classic text, American philosopher John Dewey calls for the "emancipation of the true religious quality" from the heritage of dogmatism and supernaturalism that he believes characterizes historical religions. Dewey describes how the depth of religious experience and the creative role of faith in the resources of experience to generate meaning and value can be cultivated without making cognitive claims that compete with or contend with scientific ones. In a new introduction, Dewey scholar Thomas M. Alexander contextualizes A Common Faith for students and readers discovering the text for the first time. He provides an overview of Dewey and his philosophy, key concepts in A Common Faith, and reactions to the text. Book jacket
Print Book, English, 2013
Yale University Press, New Haven, 2013