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A Study of Religious Reasons as Public Reasons: Focusing on Miroslav Volf

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2021, (51), pp.37-69
  • DOI : 10.21050/CSE.2021.51.02
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : September 27, 2021
  • Accepted : December 5, 2021
  • Published : December 31, 2021

Seung Hwan Kim 1

1장로회신학대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study criticizes the antiintellectualism of Korean Protestantism and pro- poses the possibility of religious reason as a public reason for the public participation of the church. The religious reason is not separated from public reason, and it is possible to participate complementarily in a post-secular society. First, through Richard Hofstadter, I will explore the anti-intellectualism of American Christianity and deal with the situation of the Korean church. In addition, to ex- plain how religious reason can contribute to public reason, I will investigate John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas’ concepts of public reason. Rawls accepts the possi- bility of religious participation as a reasonable doctrine in the process of ‘overlapping consensus.’ Habermas also suggests participation in religion that guarantees ‘communication rationality’ in the public sphere. Through these, reli- gious reason could be a component of the public sphere. Finally, this study examines Volf’s “enlarged thinking” and “double vision” to suggest “reasonableness,” “inclusiveness,” and “publicity” in religious reason.

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