TY - BOOK ID - 136510226 TI - Orthodoxy, liberalism, and adaptation PY - 2011 SN - 1283270625 9786613270627 9004209840 9789004209848 9781283270625 9789004208698 9004208690 PB - Leiden Boston Brill DB - UniCat KW - Change KW - Religion and culture KW - Adaptability (Psychology) KW - Adjustment (Psychology) KW - Liberalism. KW - Religious aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136510226 AB - How does religion cope with changing situations? Are orthodoxy and liberalism really competing strategies? The essays in this volume argue three views. (1)Orthodoxy is not to be seen as the real and original form of a given religion, but as an idealized original form that should be construed as a construction in reaction to changes in time. (2) Over the ages, liberalism – despite its laudable strive for adaptation – has been less successful than generally assumed. This lesson from history can be quite important in view of the adaptation processes for Muslims in Western Europe. (3) Of great importance for the survival of religion seems to be a clear definition of the boundaries of religiously informed practices and ethics. Their recognisability and authenticity shall – when combined with a due lack of obtrusion – be of great influence for the ongoing acceptance of religion(s) in the public domain. ER -