Religious Conversion and Loss of Faith
Cases of Personal Paradigm Shift
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21394794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Le Poidevin (0000-0002-7185-9440, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 551-566 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sophia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-1527 • E-ISSN: 1873-930X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11841-021-00864-2 |
| OpenAlex | W3185745710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Is Thomas Kuhn’s model of scientific revolutions in terms of paradigm shifts appropriately applied to cases of radical changes in religious outlook, and in particular conversion to faith, or loss of faith? Since this question cannot be addressed in purely a priori terms, three case studies of philosophers who have described significant changes in their own perspectives are examined. Part of the justification for such an approach is to see how changes in view seem from the first-person perspective. Although what is offered here is a very limited group of studies, each of them perforce brief, a key theme emerges: that the incommensurability between paradigms which is part of the Kuhnian model is mirrored by the shift away from atheist or humanistic perspectives, though not necessarily by loss of faith
Atheism · Epistemology · Faith · Humanism · Paradigm shift · Perspective (graphical) · Philosophy of religion · Sociology · Theme (computing) · Theology · Computer Science · Evolution and Science Education · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |