Critical Realism and Spirituality contextualizes, delineates, explores and critiques the turn to spirituality and religion in critical realism, which has been under way since the mid-1990s, as well as telling its story. It provides incisive discussion and anaysis of the following broad questions:

• How does critical realism allow and facilitate the resolution of problems in the area of comparative religion?
• Can it help you to justify your own faith or belief?
• What are the implications of the new philosophy of meta-Reality for traditional religious studies and how we organize and conduct our lives?

A range of distinguished critical realists, theological critical realists and scholars working with related approaches (Roland Benedikter, Roy Bhaskar, Terry Eagleton, Mervyn Hartwig, Alister McGrath, Markus Molz, Jamie Morgan, Andrew Wright and others) bring their talents to bear on this task. While their personal beliefs span the whole spectrum from theism to atheism, they are united by the desire to open up a space for dialogue of one kind or another (intra-faith, inter-faith and/or extra-faith), promoting mutual understanding, respect and the unity and capability for collective emancipatory action on a global scale that humanity is so sorely in need of. This book is therefore, essential reading for students and academics alike in Religous Studies, Theology and Philosophy.

About the Author

Mervyn Hartwig is founding editor of Journal of Critical Realism and editor and principal author of Dictionary of Critical Realism. He taught history and philosophy of the social sciences for many years in Sydney. He is now retired and lives in London. His recent publications include a book of interviews with Roy Bhaskar, The Formation of Critical Realism (2010) and a series of introductions to many of Bhaskar's books, currently being reissued by Routledge.

Jamie Morgan teaches social theory and Asia-Pacific studies at the Open University in the North West, UK, and the University of Helsinki, and is Review Editor, Journal of Critical Realism. His research interests include contemporary China, philosophy and critical realism, and political economy and Marxism. He has published numerous journal articles in these areas.

Book Information
ISBN 9781138798038
Author Mervyn Hartwig
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 566g