Berlin, Germany

Transformative Religion: Religion as Situated Knowledge in Processes of Social Transformation

Transformative Religion: Religion als situiertes Wissen in sozialen Transformationsprozessen

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⇑Transformative Religion: Religion as Situated Knowledge in Processes of Social Transformation at Humboldt University Berlin

Language: German Studies in German
Subject area: social
University website: www.hu-berlin.de
Type: Research Training Group (DFG Graduiertenkolleg, GRK 2706)
Programme: Transformative Religion: Religion as Situated Knowledge in Processes of Social Transformation
Field: Social and Cultural Anthropology, Non-European Cultures, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies · Theology
Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 2022–2026
Academic degree: Doktorgrad (PhD)

⇑Definitions and quotes

Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning.
Religion
There is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. It may be defined as a cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophesies, ethics, or organizations, that claims to relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements.
Social
Living organisms including humans are social when they live collectively in interacting populations, whether they are aware of it, and whether the interaction is voluntary or involuntary.
Religion
There are as many gods as there are ideals. And further, the relation of the true artist and the true human being to his ideals is absolutely religious. The man for whom this inner divine service is the end and occupation of all his life is a priest, and this is how everyone can and should become a priest.
Friedrich Schlegel, Philosophical Fragments, P. Firchow, trans. (1991) § 406.
Knowledge
Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but it will never be worn, nor shine, if it is not polished.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Letters (July 1, 1748).
Religion
What we have here is a war--the war of matter and spirit... The war of banks and religion. Banks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion.
Giannina Braschi on the war against terrorism as discussed in "United States of Banana" and in New York 1 TV [2]
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