Joshua Cockayne
Biographic Data
| ID | 1124694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Cockayne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua |
| FAMILY NAME | Cockayne |
| SIGNATURE | COCKAYNE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1545-8247 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Group Gratitude: A Taxonomy
Funding: John Templeton Foundation
Liturgical Gratitude to God
Gratitude to God is a core component of Christian liturgy; along with the countless hymns which express attitudes of thanks to God, Christian liturgy often includes acts of spoken gratitude, as well as prayers of thanksgiving. We argue that two aspects of liturgical gratitude distinguish it from gratitude more generally. First, liturgical gratitude is always scripted, leading to the worry that those who express gratitude do so disingenuously. Sec…
Feasts of Memory: Collective Remembering, Liturgical Time Travel and the Actualisation of the Past
How does religious liturgy connect participants to each other and to those that went before them thereby creating a living tradition that can span millennia? By drawing together insights from theology, psychology, and the philosophy of mind, we seek to explore the nature of communal remembering in religious rites. We begin by showing that the sense of memory used in Jewish and Christian Scriptures is much richer than mere fact recollection; to re…
Revd Dr David Efird: An academic tribute
The Revd Dr David Efird passed away at the beginning of 2020. He was 45. David was a much-loved teacher and a leading figure in philosophy of religion in the UK. He was also the co-editor of this journal between 2016 and 2018
Disability, Anthropology, and Flourishing with God: A Kierkegaardian Account
How can the writings of Søren Kierkegaard address contemporary issues in the theology of disability? For while it is surely true that Kierkegaard had 'no concept of "disability" in the contemporary sense' of the term, I will argue that there is much in Kierkegaard's writings that addresses issues related to disability. I begin by exploring Kierkegaard's discussion of suffering and its application to disability theology. I argue that while this ha…
The Dark Knight of the Soul: Weaning and the problem of divine withdrawal
If God loves us and so desires union with us, why is it that so many, who once felt close to God and who have subsequently done nothing to precipitate separation from him, now experience only his absence? A metaphor which has been used repeatedly to answer this question is that separation from God is a kind of spiritual weaning process in which God uses the experience of his absence in order to bring about maturation and greater union with him. A…
Philosophy and liturgy part 2: Liturgy and epistemology
In this article, I summarize recent work on the philosophy of liturgy. In part 2 of this article, I consider how liturgy can provide a way of knowing God personally. I outline accounts of acquiring phenomenal knowledge, practical knowledge, and propositional knowledge by participating in liturgy
Philosophy and liturgy part 1: Liturgy and philosophy of action
In this article, I summarise recent work on the philosophy of liturgy. In part 1 of this article, I consider how liturgy can provide a way of acting. I outline the importance of a liturgical script for enacting a liturgy, as well discussing the role of the body in acting liturgically. I conclude by considering the corporate dimension of liturgical action
Non-evidential believing and permissivism about evidence: A reply to Dan-Johan Eklund
In response to John Bishop's (2007) account of passionally caused believing, Dan-Johan Eklund (2014) argues that conscious non-evidential believing is (conceptually) impossible, that is, it's (conceptually) impossible consciously to believe that p whilst acknowledging that the relevant evidence doesn't support p 's being true, for it conflicts with belief being a truth-oriented attitude, or so he argues. In this article, we present Eklund's case …
The imitation game: Becoming imitators of Christ
What is it to lead a Christian life? At least part of the answer, from St Paul to Thomas à Kempis, to makers of WWJD bracelets, is to imitate Christ. But while there is a lot of practical advice in the spiritual literature for imitating Christ, there is little by way of philosophical analysis of what it is to imitate Christ. In this article, I aim to fill this lacuna. I argue that the imitation of Christ, as conceived of by St Paul, Thomas à Kemp…
Empathy and divine union in Kierkegaard: Solving the faith/history problem in Philosophical Fragments
Søren Kierkegaard's account of faith in Philosophical Fragments claims that the historical Incarnation is necessary for faith, but that historical evidence for the Incarnation is neither necessary nor sufficient for faith. It has been argued that the defence of these two claims gives rise to a faith/history problem for Kierkegaard and that it is incoherent to defend an account of faith which affirms both the necessity of the historical Incarnatio…
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Empathy and divine union in Kierkegaard: Solving the faith/history problem in Philosophical Fragments
Søren Kierkegaard's account of faith in Philosophical Fragments claims that the historical Incarnation is necessary for faith, but that historical evidence for the Incarnation is neither necessary nor sufficient for faith. It has been argued that the defence of these two claims gives rise to a faith/history problem for Kierkegaard and that it is incoherent to defend an account of faith which affirms both the necessity of the historical Incarnatio…
Non-evidential believing and permissivism about evidence: A reply to Dan-Johan Eklund
In response to John Bishop's (2007) account of passionally caused believing, Dan-Johan Eklund (2014) argues that conscious non-evidential believing is (conceptually) impossible, that is, it's (conceptually) impossible consciously to believe that p whilst acknowledging that the relevant evidence doesn't support p 's being true, for it conflicts with belief being a truth-oriented attitude, or so he argues. In this article, we present Eklund's case …
The imitation game: Becoming imitators of Christ
What is it to lead a Christian life? At least part of the answer, from St Paul to Thomas à Kempis, to makers of WWJD bracelets, is to imitate Christ. But while there is a lot of practical advice in the spiritual literature for imitating Christ, there is little by way of philosophical analysis of what it is to imitate Christ. In this article, I aim to fill this lacuna. I argue that the imitation of Christ, as conceived of by St Paul, Thomas à Kemp…
The Dark Knight of the Soul: Weaning and the problem of divine withdrawal
If God loves us and so desires union with us, why is it that so many, who once felt close to God and who have subsequently done nothing to precipitate separation from him, now experience only his absence? A metaphor which has been used repeatedly to answer this question is that separation from God is a kind of spiritual weaning process in which God uses the experience of his absence in order to bring about maturation and greater union with him. A…
Philosophy and liturgy part 2: Liturgy and epistemology
In this article, I summarize recent work on the philosophy of liturgy. In part 2 of this article, I consider how liturgy can provide a way of knowing God personally. I outline accounts of acquiring phenomenal knowledge, practical knowledge, and propositional knowledge by participating in liturgy
Philosophy and liturgy part 1: Liturgy and philosophy of action
In this article, I summarise recent work on the philosophy of liturgy. In part 1 of this article, I consider how liturgy can provide a way of acting. I outline the importance of a liturgical script for enacting a liturgy, as well discussing the role of the body in acting liturgically. I conclude by considering the corporate dimension of liturgical action
Disability, Anthropology, and Flourishing with God: A Kierkegaardian Account
How can the writings of Søren Kierkegaard address contemporary issues in the theology of disability? For while it is surely true that Kierkegaard had 'no concept of "disability" in the contemporary sense' of the term, I will argue that there is much in Kierkegaard's writings that addresses issues related to disability. I begin by exploring Kierkegaard's discussion of suffering and its application to disability theology. I argue that while this ha…
Feasts of Memory: Collective Remembering, Liturgical Time Travel and the Actualisation of the Past
How does religious liturgy connect participants to each other and to those that went before them thereby creating a living tradition that can span millennia? By drawing together insights from theology, psychology, and the philosophy of mind, we seek to explore the nature of communal remembering in religious rites. We begin by showing that the sense of memory used in Jewish and Christian Scriptures is much richer than mere fact recollection; to re…
Revd Dr David Efird: An academic tribute
The Revd Dr David Efird passed away at the beginning of 2020. He was 45. David was a much-loved teacher and a leading figure in philosophy of religion in the UK. He was also the co-editor of this journal between 2016 and 2018
Liturgical Gratitude to God
Gratitude to God is a core component of Christian liturgy; along with the countless hymns which express attitudes of thanks to God, Christian liturgy often includes acts of spoken gratitude, as well as prayers of thanksgiving. We argue that two aspects of liturgical gratitude distinguish it from gratitude more generally. First, liturgical gratitude is always scripted, leading to the worry that those who express gratitude do so disingenuously. Sec…
Group Gratitude: A Taxonomy
Funding: John Templeton Foundation
Philosophy (11 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Theology (7 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Liturgy (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)