Author: Huenemann

Herder’s psychology of religion — lecture

USU Philosophy Club

Philosophy Lecture

“‘Living Beings, Not Speculating Chimeras’: Herder’s Psychology of Religion”

Benjamin Crowe
Assistant Professor in Philosophy
University of Utah

Summary: J.G. Herder (1744-1804) is acknowledged as a pioneer in philosophy, theology, history, anthropology, and allied disciplines. This paper explores Herder’s development of a psychogenetic account of religion through a critical confrontation with the dominant theological rationalism of the age. Herder’s view undercuts various false dilemmas posed by the rationalists by situating religion within a reconfigured account of the “lower faculties” of the soul, thereby effecting an important, if somewhat overlooked, revolution in the modern science of religion.

Friday, March 27
4:30 p.m.
Main 301

All are welcome!

Religious Diversity week

Check out these events:

Mon 16th March, TSC West Ballroom, 6:00 pm
Music Night:
Baha’i, Gospel, LDS, Muslim, Pagan

Tues 17th March, Sunburst Lounge (TSC), 5:30 pm
Lecture by Dr. Harrison Kleiner:
“Sex and Religion: Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body”

Wed 18th March, Old Main 304, 6:00 pm
Pagan Potluck & [Religion] Jeopardy!
It is a potluck! Bring, eat, and learn!

Thurs 19th March, Old Main 121, 5:30 pm
Professional Panel on:
“Religion, Art, and Literature”

Fri 20th March, Business Building 215, 6:00 pm
Movie Night
Star Wars IV and “Mythology of Star Wars”