The present study is an attempt to understand the nature of religion itself and general characteristics of the world’s living religions.
Religions is not concerned with truths alone: feelings and pratices are central in religion, too. So it has a d...
The present study is an attempt to understand the nature of religion itself and general characteristics of the world’s living religions.
Religions is not concerned with truths alone: feelings and pratices are central in religion, too. So it has a difficulty to define religion in a word. The present study will concentrate almost entirely on the relation of religion and truth, though keeping in mind, and introducing where they are relevant, the irreasonable aspects of religion(Numinose). It is often held that religious truth is basically different from other kinds of truth.
I think that in addition to objective truth with which we deal in science we should recognize subjective truth which is allegedly legitimate in other contexts.
Subjective truth means that something is “true for me.” Subjective truth is a fond nick name for self-deception.
It will not be possible to settle this crucial question, so the present study is limited to grasp the religious statements concerning the nature of religion and the problem of religious truth.
In this article I attempt to study the character of religion under five headings as follows.
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. The Definition of Religion
Ⅲ. The Essence of Religion
1. Religions as subject
2. Religious experience
3. Religious action
4. System of the faith of religion
Ⅳ. The Problems proposed bu the Truth of Religion
1. The conception of truth
2. Concerning the truth of religion
3. On pseudo-religions
4. On negative approach
5. On positive approach
6. The judgment of truth
Ⅴ. Conclusion