What is phenomenology of religion? (Part I)

The study of religious phenomena

Bibliographic Data

ID4079583
AuthorsChristina M Gschwandtner (Fordham University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume14
Issue2
Publication date2019-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12566
OpenAlexW2911390230
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited9

Phenomenology of religion can refer to three distinct groups of phenomenological projects reflecting on religion. The term is used in the field of religious studies to designate the search for patterns of religious experiences or practices across traditions and to the methodology that shows religion to be a unique human experience deserving its own field of study. Philosophical phenomenology in the Husserlian tradition also engages religious questions at times. Finally, there is a group of contemporary French philosophers who advocate a phenomenology of religious experience. The first two groups are examined in this article and the third in the sequel. For the first group, the article briefly considers the projects of Rudolf Otto, Mircea Eliade, Brede Kristensen, and Gerardus van der Leeuw, as well as their contemporary interpreters in the field of religious studies. As representative of the second approach, the article considers Max Scheler, Edith Stein, and Gerda Walther as well as commenting briefly on the contemporary work of Natalie Depraz and Anthony Steinbock

Epistemology · Interpreter · Lived experience · Psychoanalysis · Religious experience · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies

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