Contemporary Worldviews

Mikael Stenmark is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Uppsala University. His books include How to Relate Science and Religion, Rationality in Science, Religion, and Everyday Life, and Scientism: Science, Ethics, and Religion. He is a leader of the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Society at Uppsala University, which focuses on religious and social processes of change.  He is the recipient of the Oscar Prize (1998) and the Torgny Segerstedt medal (2022).

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Worldview studies; 3. A Theistic worldview; 4. A Buddhist worldview; 5. A spiritual worldview; 6. A religious-naturalist worldview; 7. A scientistic worldview; 8. A secular-humanist worldview; 9. A transhumanist worldview; 10. Choosing a worldview; Select bibliography; Index.

'This is a brilliant and timely book. With exceptional rigor and clarity, Stenmark offers a new framework for mapping and comparing a rich array of worldviews-religious, spiritual, naturalistic, scientific, humanist, and transhumanist. It is an indispensable guide to understanding the rapidly changing landscape of belief in our time.' Yujin Nagasawa, Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, University of Oklahoma