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Comparative Religion (1954)
Volume 8. Argo, 1996.
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Religion is set with speech; every act of speech in society testifies to our belief in God. Because God is not an abstraction, but the power by which peace, truth and efficiency are united. Something is true, gentlemen. But if I say it, I hope that somebody else will acknowledge the truth. That is, truth will become a power. October 12, 1954
Comparative Religion (1954) does not provide a review of world religions by Rosenstock-Huessy. He starts instead by examining religion itself. He discusses philosophy and religion; American religion; religion and timing; religion and speech. Having established religion as the power to undergo change, he discusses in depth five spheres of change people face: mechanical, organic, working, loving, and political. He suggests that religions can be compared on the basis of their relationship to these spheres of change. It is more a course on whether and how one should compare religions than an exercise in comparison. Lecture 10 is an unusually good example of Rosenstock-Huessy outlining his thoughts to a class. Lecture 26 contains an excellent overview of the historical principles found in Soziologie II. Twenty-eight 1-hour lectures.
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