What Does Theology Have to Do With Religion?

• Authors: Olli-Pekka Vainio
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the cognitive science of religion (CSR), it is often claimed that religion is a product of information processing system that is nonconscious, automatic and irrational. This view rests on a theoretical basis provided by dual-process accounts (DPA) of reasoning. In this paper, I will provide some examples how DPAs are employed in contemporary theorizing in CSR and point out some problems, which reveal an oversight that may impede the progress of the scientific study of religion. The topic touches on the wider debate on evolutionary debunking arguments but my point concerns CSR theorizing and how it might not be able to understand religion properly.

Keywords

EN

Cognitive science of religion; dual process accounts; debunking

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Open Theology
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1

Dates

received

2015-08-28

accepted

2015-10-26

online

2016-01-16

Contributors

author

Olli-Pekka Vainio

• University of Helsinki, E-mail: [e-mail]

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/opth-2016-0008