How Religious Practices Matter: Peter Ochs' "Alternative Nurturance" of Philosophy of Religion

This article engages the work of Peter Ochs from the perspective of philosophy of religion. In particular, I consider Ochs' work on Scriptural Reasoning and Jewish Morning Prayer as articulating a unique emphasis on religious liturgical practices that hints at a much needed paradigm shift in ph...

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Main Author: Smith, James K. A. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2008
In: Modern theology
Year: 2008, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 469-478
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Summary:This article engages the work of Peter Ochs from the perspective of philosophy of religion. In particular, I consider Ochs' work on Scriptural Reasoning and Jewish Morning Prayer as articulating a unique emphasis on religious liturgical practices that hints at a much needed paradigm shift in philosophy of religion, which has tended to focus on the cognitive aspects of religion (beliefs and doctrines) or the merely static artifacts of religious traditions.
ISSN:1468-0025
Contains:Enthalten in: Modern theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2008.00469.x