The Oxford Handbook of Humanism

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-19-092153-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 824 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 1529 g

While humanist sensibilities have played a formative role in the advancement of our species, critical attention to humanism as a field of study is a more recent development. As a system of thought that values human needs and experiences over supernatural concerns, humanism has gained greater attention amid the rapidly shifting demographics of religious communities, especially in Europe and North America. This outlook on the world has taken on global dimensions as well, with activists, artists, and thinkers forming a humanistic response not only to traditional religion, but to the pressing social and political issues of the 21st century.

With in-depth, scholarly chapters, The Oxford Handbook of Humanism aims to cover the subject by analyzing its history, its philosophical development, its influence on culture, and its engagement with social and political issues. In order to expand the field beyond more Western-focused works, the Handook discusses humanism as a worldwide phenomenon, with regional surveys that explore how the concept has developed in particular contexts. The Handbook also approaches humanism as both an opponent to traditional religion as well as a philosophy that some religions have explicitly adopted. By both synthesizing the field, and discussing how it continues to grow and develop, the Handbook promises to be a landmark volume, relevant to both humanism and the rapidly changing religious landscape.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pinn, Anthony B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Agnostizismus, Atheismus, Säkularer Humanismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- Anthony B. Pinn

- PART I: Geographies

- 1. Humanism in East Asia

- Chun-chieh Huang

- 2. Humanism in Africa

- D. A. Masolo

- 3. Humanism in the Middle East

- Khurram Hussain

- 4. Humanism in the Americas

- Carol Wayne White

- 5. Humanism in Europe

- Stefan Schröder

- Part II: Intellectual Histories

- 6. Humanism in the Medieval World

- John R. Shook

- 7. Humanism and the Renaissance

- John Monfasani

- 8. Humanism and the Enlightenment

- J. Brent Crosson

- 9. Humanism and the Modern Age

- Corey D. B. Walker

- Part III: Organization

- 10. Humanism Against Religion

- David Kline

- 11. Humanism as a Religious Orientation?

- William Hart

- 12. Humanism and Its Critics

- Slavica Jakelic

- Part IV: Cultural Production

- 13. Humanism and Literature

- Miriam Strube

- 14. Humanism and Film

- Sheila J. Nayar

- 15. Humanism and Music

- Christopher M. Driscoll

- 16. Humanism and Humor

- David Feltmate

- 17. Humanism and the Visual Arts

- J. Sage Elwell

- 18. Humanism and Sport

- Eric Bain-Selbo

- Part V: The Public Arena

- 19. The Politics of Humanism

- Joseph O. Baker

- 20. Humanism and Political Identity

- Juhem Navarro-Rivera

- 21. Humanism and Higher Education

- Jeffrey J. Kripal

- Part VI: Social Issues

- 22. Humanism and the Human

- Joseph Winters

- 23. Humanism and Environmentalism

- Dan McKanan

- 24. Humanism and Gender

- Monica R. Miller

- 25. Humanism and Race

- Christopher Cameron

- 26. Humanism, Sex, and Sexuality

- Abby Hafer

- 27. Humanism and Class

- Sikivu Hutchinson

- Part VII: Private Life

- 28. The Practice of Humanism

- James Croft

- 29. Humanism and the Conceptualization of Value and Well-Being

- Philip Butler

- 30. Humanism and Aging

- Peter Derkx and Hanne Laceulle

- Part VIII: Future Prospects

- 31. The Changing Demographics of Humanism

- Yazmin A. Garcia Trejo

- 32. Humanism and Technology

- Cor van der Weele and Henk van den Belt

- 33. Can Humanism be the Social Norm?

- Sharon D. Welch

Über Autor(innen)

Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religion at Rice University, where he is also the inaugural director of the Center for African and African American Studies as well as founding director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning. His books include, Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought (2010); The End of God-Talk: An African American Humanist Theology (2012); (co-edited with Katie Cannon) The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology (2014); Humanism: Essays in Race, Religion, and Cultural Production (2015); and the novel The New Disciples (2015). Pinn is also director of Research for the Institute for Humanist Studies. His awards include the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association Humanist of the Year (2017), and the Harvard University Humanist Chaplaincy 'Humanist of the Year' (2006).