Paul Fitzgerald, S.J. Engages with the Question: Would Humans Be Religious if They Were Never Going to Die?

Paul J. Fitzgerald; Alfred Benney

Paul Fitzgerald, S.J. Engages with the Question: Would Humans Be Religious if They Were Never Going to Die?

Paul J. Fitzgerald, Alfred Benney

Fairfield University

Fairfield University

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Abstract

Would humans be religious if they were never going to die?

Jesuit Paul Fitzgerald works to answer the question “Would we be religious if we weren’t going to die?” Understanding that that this question requires an hypothetical answer, Fitzgerald responds with a “yes” because he suggests that religion is a response to our innate calling to the divine, and not a comfort to survive our own deaths.

Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
State	Published - Apr 14 2002

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities
Religion
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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