A religious ground motive (RGM) is a concept in the reformational philosophy of Herman Dooyeweerd.[1] In his book Roots of Western Culture[2][3] Dooyeweerd identified four great frameworks or value-systems that have determined human interpretations of reality with formative power[4][5][6] over Western culture. Three of these are dualistic and may be described in the terms of Hegelian dialectic as antitheses of opposite poles of reference that are eventually resolved by synthesis, only for the synthesis to draw out, inexorably, a new opposing pole and so a new antithesis.
Other RGMs may readily be added to Dooyeweerd's list, and this endeavour may be sanctioned by Dooyeweerd's own passing reference to a Zoroastrian RGM.[7]
- ^ Dooyeweerd, Herman. "A New Critique of Theoretical Thought". dbnl. De Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Dooyeweerd, Herman (1979). Roots of Western Culture: Pagan, Secular and Christian Options. Wedge Publishing Company, Toronto.
- ^ Dooyeweerd, Herman. "Roots of Western Culture (available online)" (PDF). reformationalpublishingproject. Reformational Publishing Project. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Dooyeweerd, Herman. "The spirit of community and the religious basic motive. (p. 61)". dbnl. De Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Friesen, J. Glenn (28 December 2016). "fundamental driving forces of our thought and experience". Christian Nondualism. WordPress. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Friesen, J. Glenn (2016). Neo-Calvinism and Christian Theosophy (Revised ed.). Calgary: Aevum Books. pp. 369–380. ISBN 9780994775108. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Dooyeweerd, Herman (1979). Roots of Western Culture: Pagan, Secular and Christian Options. Wedge Publishing Company, Toronto. p. 112.
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