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What is the future of religion ? Some expect the resurgence and ultimate triumph of this or that fundamentalism . Some expect the religious phenomenon itself to weaken and die, a casualty to the science of our day. Others, observing the history of religion, expect that it will continue to evolve, inextricably connected to and yet clearly distinct from its past. If such an evolution occurs, what will religions of the future be like?
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Justin Martyr, “Dialogue with Trypho,” 124; Theophilus of Antioch, “To Autolycus,” 2: 27; Irenaeus, “Against Heresies,” 4: 38: 3–4; Clement of Alexandria, “Exhortation to the Heathen,” 1; Tertullian, “Against Hermogenes,” 5; Hippolytus of Rome, “Refutation of All Heresies,” 10: 30; Origen, “Commentary on John,” 2: 2; Cyprian of Carthage, “Treatise,” 6: 11, 15; Gregory of Neocaesarea, “Sectional Confession of Faith,” 16; Methodius of Olympus, “Banquet of the Ten Virgins,” 8: 8; Antony the Great, “On the Character of Men and on the Virtuous Life,” 168; Athanasius of Alexandria, “Incarnation of the Word,” 54; Hilary of Poitiers, “On the Trinity,” 9: 38; Cyril of Jerusalem, “Catechetical Lecture,” 21: 1; Basil of Caesarea, “On the Spirit,” 23; Gregory of Nazianzus, “Oration,” 2: 22–23; Augustine of Hippo, “On the Psalms,” 50: 2; Mark the Ascetic, “To Nicolas the Solitary;” Theodoret of Cyrus, “Letter,” 146; Diadochos of Photiki, “On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination,” 89; Thalassius the Libyan, “On Love, Self Control and Life in accordance with the Intellect,” 1: 95–101; Maximus the Confessor, “On Theology,” 1: 53–55; John of Damascus, “Exposition of the Orthodox Faith,” 2: 12; Theodore of Edessa, “Theoretikon;” Peter of Damaskos, “Treasury of Divine Knowledge 1: Introduction;” and Theognostos, “On the Practice of the Virtues, Contemplation and the Priesthood,” 32.
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Cannon, L. (2016). Transfigurism: Glimpse into a Future of Religion as Exemplified by Religious Transhumanists. In: Lee, N. (eds) Google It. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6415-4_19
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