thematic index 465Prejudice, fi ght against, 382
Progressives, reasons to embrace deep freedom,
320–323; reasons to reject deep equality,
317– 320; and shallow equality, 314–316
Projects, conceiving and pursuing large,
428– 430
Prometheanism: avoiding/remedies against,
221, 360– 361; belittlement and, 27, 31– 34;
defects in the human condition and, 31, 33,
142; engagement without, 193– 194; religion
of the future and, 256; struggle with the
world without, 213– 216, 343. See also
Prometheus
Protestant Christianity, 51– 52
Purifi cation, virtues of, 378– 382, 387, 418,
427
Reason, development of the use of, 449. See
also Scandals of reason
Reconciliation, requirements for, 392– 393
Relationalism, 62
Religion: characteristics defi ning, 55– 58, 124,
236, 257– 258, 272; as concept, 49– 55, 61,
236– 237; contradictions in the history of,
245– 250; defects in the human condition,
approach to, 35– 39, 55– 58; function of, 1,
16, 19, 36– 37; philosophy and, 60, 237,
250– 255; privatization of, 51, 244;
substitutes for, limitations in, 60– 61;
success, price of, 247– 248; success formula
of, 236– 238, 239, 245– 247, 456; as term,
rejection of, 49, 50, 53
Religion of the future: basis of, 208, 210– 211,
238, 255– 257; characteristics, 200– 201,
285– 287; countercurrents, 439– 443;
elements of the proposal, 440– 443;
escape- transformation ambivalence,
204– 207; false paths to, 255– 257; promises
of, 442; as religion, question of, 236– 238,
257– 258; replacements for, 257; require-
ments for, 54– 56, 261– 264; as revolution,
determinants of, 236– 237; struggle with
the world, unique relation to, 199– 204,
207– 212, 258– 259; summary, 443– 444.
See also specifi c elements
Religion of the heart, 234– 235
Religion of the law, 233– 235, 248
Religious revolution: innovation and, 211– 212;
models for, 239– 240; present- day, reasons
for, 196– 199; purpose of, 456; romanticism
and, 222, 224, 281, 360
Religious revolution of the future, points of
departure: greatness of ordinary people
recognized, 223– 224; humanization of the
world, 93– 94, 106– 113, 117– 120; institu-
tional redesign, 223, 231– 236; lack of belief
in salvation narratives, 224– 231; overcom-
ing of the world, 77– 80, 84– 89. See also
Christianity as a point of departure for
revolution, obstacles to
Religious revolution of the future, practices:
decentralized prophetic power, 241– 242,
249; historical religions vs., 249– 250;
personal and po liti cal combined, 242– 244,
249; visionary teaching with exemplary
action, 240– 241, 243
Religious revolution of the past: Axial Age
thesis and, 451– 456; common elements in,
40– 48, 446, 453; diff erences, 454– 455;
formulation of, 453– 455; introduction,
38– 39; program and practices, relation of,
239– 245; themes, 451– 452. See also specifi c
orientations
Repetition: mummifi cation in the surrender
to, 405– 411, 427– 428; nature of, changing
the, 409– 413, 433; romantic opposition to,
176– 177, 368– 369, 410, 432– 433; routine
of, breaking out of, 359– 361, 364– 368;
transcendence and, 367
Repetition- novelty dialectic, 177– 181,
411– 412
Respect and opportunity equality, 296– 297,
314– 323
Respect virtue of connection, 372– 374, 387
Ressentiment, 136
Revelation experience, 283
Right and Left , distinction between:
inadequate, 314– 317; redrawn, 320– 323
Romance of the ascent of humanity, 27– 30
Romantic imagination, 165– 166, 179, 362,
368– 369
Romanticism: greatness of the ordinary
and, 437; heresy of, 165– 167, 207; legalism,
alternative to, 205; life, conception of, 214;
love, conception of, 175– 183, 214; repeti-
tion, opposition to, 176– 177, 368– 369,
410, 432– 433; revolution and, 222, 224,
281, 360
Sacred law, 276– 278
Sacrifi cial ethic, 44– 46, 75– 76
Salvation, 123– 124, 218– 219, 233– 235