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RELIGION AND THE MODE OF PRACTICE IN MICHAEL OAKESHOTT
Author(s) -
Corey Elizabeth
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2009.00991.x
Subject(s) - scrutiny , mode (computer interface) , value (mathematics) , politics , epistemology , philosophy , reflection (computer programming) , george (robot) , sociology , law , history , political science , theology , art history , computer science , machine learning , programming language , operating system
. Michael Oakeshott's religious view of the world stands behind much of his political and philosophical writing. In this essay I first discuss Oakeshott's view of religion and the mode of practice in his own terms. I attempt next to illuminate his idea of religion by describing it in less technical language, drawing upon other thinkers such as Georg Simmel and George Santayana, who share similar views. I then evaluate Oakeshott's view as a whole, considering whether his ideas about religion can stand up to careful scrutiny and whether they have value for present‐day reflection on religion.