Nature and existence of God Books
SCM Press Holiness
Book SynopsisHere, Webster presents a trinitarian theology of holiness. According to this account, God's holiness is known not in his simple transcendence but in his gracious and free relationship to his creatures. That holiness finds an echo in the holiness of the Christian community.Trade Review"Webster's 'theological essay on holiness" (p.1) is a concentrated recollection of the reformers' fundamental theological insights of in the contemporary horizon of a challenged church. His plea for holiness is well based in that fundament of the church which cannot be disturbed by its current failures or decreasing acceptance. And this makes the essay a strong and strenghtening theological plea." Michael Weinrich, Freie Universität Berlin, Scottish Journal of Theology, Volume 58/3, 2005.
£21.66
SCM Press Poet the Warrior the Prophet SCM Classics
Book SynopsisThis material was originally delivered at the 1990 Edward Cadbury Lectures in the University of Birmingham. Using poetry, story and philosophy, this book shows that theology cannot be reduced to conventional forms.
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SCM Press The Christ Like God
Book SynopsisThe central thesis of The Christ-like God is that Jesus is the reflection in human life of the being of God.Trade Review"Bishop John V Taylor's treatment of the doctrine of God is quite magisterial...it gathers into one piece a whole rich theological and devotional treasury to sdmire, to savour and to enjoy." the Journal of Christian Doctrine and Philosophy
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SCM Press The Metaphor of God Incarnate
Book SynopsisNew content for this new edition includes a new chapter on the nature of Christology according to the Catholic theologian, Roger Haight and a new chapter on John Macquarrie's Christology in Jesus Christ in Christian Thought, and Christology Revisited. It aims to offer a less pretentious and more credible Christology than traditional orthodoxy.Trade ReviewThe students of theology and philosophy as well as lay readers will find the book very interesting and highly readable. Hick's insights in the development of Christian culture and in other religious cultures will broaden the vision of the readers, and modify their perspectives about religion...Muslim readers will value this book for its contents supporting their stance regarding Christ...Arifa Farid, Islamic Times 1994
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Hodder & Stoughton Conversations with God 2
Book SynopsisThe dialogue continues . . .When Neale Donald Walsch was experiencing one of the lowest points of his life, he decided to write a letter to God. What he did not expect was a response, with extraordinary answers covering all aspects of human existence - from happiness to money, to faith. The resulting book, Conversations with God, was an instant bestseller on publication in 1995 and has since sold millions of copies world-wide, changing countless lives everywhere. Conversations with God: Book 2 is the second volume of the original Conversations with God trilogy that expands to deal with the more global topics of geopolitical and metaphysical life on the planet, and the challenges facing the world. This incredible series contains answers that will change you, your life and the way you view others.Also by Neale Donald Walsch and available from Hodder & Stoughton: Conversations with God, Books 1 and 3, Communion with God, Friendship with God, Applications for Living and Meditations from Conversations with God, Book 1.Trade ReviewI read this and it completely turned everything I believe about religion on its head. If you are at all religious, you should read this book.' * Francis Rossi of Status Quo, Metro *
£10.44
Little, Brown Book Group The Evolution Of God
Book SynopsisIn The Evolution of God, Robert Wright, award-winning author of the bestselling books Nonzero and The Moral Animal, takes us on a sweeping journey through religious history, from the Stone Age to the Information Age, unveiling along the way an astonishing discovery: that there is a hidden pattern in the way that Judaism, Christianity and Islam have all evolved.Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, evolutionary psychology and a careful re-reading of the scriptures, Wright''s findings repeatedly overturn conventional wisdom and basic assumptions about the great monotheistic faiths.Looking at the forces that have moved the Abrahamic faiths away from belligerence and intolerance to a higher moral plane, Wright finds that this previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued religious extremism as the media would have us believe, but towards future harmony.Trade Review** 'Robert Wright is a riveting writer, compelling and compulsive. Once he gets a truly big idea going, he grabs you by the coat lapels and doesn't let you go. He is a master of lucid and persuasive prose * IRISH TIMES *** 'An important book * SUNDAY TIMES *
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Random House Publishing Group Abandonment to Divine Providence Image Classic 14 Image Classics
Book SynopsisFor more than 250 years, this simple classic of inspiration has guided readers of all faiths to the open-hearted acceptance of God's will that is the sure path to serenity, happiness, and spiritual peace.A spiritual classic of the first order... a book for all those who truly seek God. --Dom David KnowlesFather de Caussade has a wonderful way of encouraging the doubtful, of nurturing the personal surrender that is so much a part of the development of faith. The book is a mystery of its own -- and is definitely not for Christians only. --Rabbi Joshua ChasanAbandonment to Divine Providence is a classic perhaps more necessary now than ever before. It's a little book that rightly rejects the spirituality of fear and trembling (and the modern preoccupation with dreary self-absorption) in favor of an abiding trust in God's active benevolence. This is a work one reads again and again, always with gratitude and astonishment. --Donald Spoto, Author of Blue Ange
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Taylor & Francis The Existence of God
Book SynopsisDoes God exist? What are the various arguments that seek to prove the existence of God? Can atheists refute these arguments? The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction assesses classical and contemporary arguments concerning the existence of God: the ontological argument, introducing the nature of existence, possible worlds, parody objections, and the evolutionary origin of the concept of God the cosmological argument, discussing metaphysical paradoxes of infinity, scientific models of the universe, and philosophersâ discussions about ultimate reality and the meaning of life the design argument, addressing Aquinasâs Fifth Way, Darwinâs theory of evolution, the concept of irreducible complexity, and the current controversy over intelligent design and school education. Bringing the subject fully up to date, Yujin Nagasawa explains these arguments in relation to recent research in cognitive science, the mathematicsTrade Review‘Exceptionally well written, clear, and informed. The material is engaging and approachable, with technicalities skilfully explained. It will be a valuable text for undergraduates taking courses in philosophy of religion.’ – Keith Parsons, University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA‘Nagasawa gives interesting and historically-nuanced perspectives on some of the great arguments in the Philosophy of Religion, writing in a clear and accessible way about some of the most opaque and inaccessible issues to which the human mind may direct itself.’ – T. J. Mawson, University of Oxford, UK‘Yujin Nagasawa’s clear and accessible writing style and mastery of the subject matter make this an engaging read. Those looking for an introductory survey of the arguments for the existence of God will find reading it to be a rewarding experience.’ – Andrei Buckareff, Marist College, USA‘This is a very lucid discussion of all the main philosophical arguments for the existence of God, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. It will appeal not only to professional philosophers but to many other readers as well.’ – John Hick, University of Birmingham, UK'Nagasawa's book is a useful summary of arguments for and against the existence of God. It is varied, representative of all main arguments and offers an encyclopaedia of information on the topic. It should be available to students and those with academic interest in the topic.' – Christina Landman, University of South Africa ‘Exceptionally well written, clear, and informed. The material is engaging and approachable, with technicalities skilfully explained. It will be a valuable text for undergraduates taking courses in philosophy of religion.’ - Keith Parsons, University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA‘Nagasawa gives interesting and historically-nuanced perspectives on some of the great arguments in the Philosophy of Religion, writing in a clear and accessible way about some of the most opaque and inaccessible issues to which the human mind may direct itself.’ - T. J. Mawson, University of Oxford, UK‘Yujin Nagasawa’s clear and accessible writing style and mastery of the subject matter make this an engaging read. Those looking for an introductory survey of the arguments for the existence of God will find reading it to be a rewarding experience.’ - Andrei Buckareff, Marist College, USA‘This is a very lucid discussion of all the main philosophical arguments for the existence of God, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. It will appeal not only to professional philosophers but to many other readers as well.’ - John Hick, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsPreface Part 1: An Armchair Proof of the Existence of God 1. Gödel’s Secret Project 2. Anselm’s Discovery 3. Descartes’s Ontological Argument 4. Objections to the Ontological Argument 5. Hartshorne’s Discovery 6. Objections to the Modal Ontological Argument 7. Gödel’s Ontological Argument Part 2: ‘Follow the Evidence Wherever it Leads’: Evolution vs. Intelligent Design 8. Professor Flew’s Conversion 9. Battles Over Evolution 10. Intelligent Design 11. History of the Design Argument 12. Objections to the Design Argument 13. The Theory of Evolution 14. Judge Jones’s Verdict on Intelligent Design Part 3: The Big Bang, Infinity, and the Meaning of Life 15. The Big Bang 16. Infinity 17. History of the Cosmological Argument 18. The Kalām Cosmological Argument 19. Objections to the Kalām Cosmological Argument 20. Infinity and the Meaning of Life Conclusion: Additional Arguments for and against the Existence of God. Further Reading. Bibliography. Index
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University of California Press In Praise of Polytheism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Posits that polytheism, and Roman polytheism in particular, can help societies navigate political, social, and religious diversity." * Publishers Weekly *"This small book is excellent for high school and college students, enthusiasts of the history of religions, and anyone who is curious about interreligious dialogue and its difficulties. This book is highly recommended. One will find none better." * World History Encyclopedia *"A valuable and long-overdue work." * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsContents Introduction: The Gods in Exile 1. Sacrificing the Nativity Scene and Bombing the Mosque 2. Festivity Figurines: Animals, Shepherds, Three Kings 3. End of the Year Figurines: Sigilla, Sigillaria, and Compitalia 4. A Life Through Figurines: The Lararium 5. Thou Shalt Have No Other God Before Me 6. Translating the Gods, Translating God 7. Grammatical Paradoxes: The Name of God 8. The Interpretatio of the Gods 9. Polytheism, Curiosity, and Knowledge 10. What If Monotheisms Were Just Polytheisms in Disguise? 11. Tolerance vs. Interpretatio 12. Polytheism as Language 13. Giving Citizenship to the Gods 14. The Long Shadow of Words 15. The Twilight of Writing, the Sunset of Scripture Appendix A. Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in the Ancient World Appendix B. The Ups and Downs of Paganus Notes Bibliography
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Cambridge University Press Augustine On the Trinity On the Trinity Books 815 Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Book SynopsisAn appropriate motto for Augustine's great work On the Trinity is 'faith in search of understanding'. In this treatise Augustine offers a part-theological, part-philosophical account of how God might be understood in analogy to the human mind. On the Trinity can be fairly described as the first modern philosophy of mind: it is the first work in philosophy to recognize the 'problem of other minds', and the first to offer the 'argument from analogy' as a response to that problem. Other subjects that it discusses include the nature of the mind and the nature of the body, the doctrine of 'illumination', and thinking as inner speech. This volume presents the philosophical section of the work, and in a historical and philosophical introduction Gareth Matthews places Augustine's arguments in context and assesses their influence on later thinkers.Trade Review'Augustine as a philosopher rather than a theologian … an unusual and refreshing approach … McKenna's translation is eminently readable, while remaining close to the original meaning of the text … This book contrives to restore Augustine to his place among philosophers without denying his status as a theologian.' Philosophical Writings'This book is well worth reading not only as an impressive display of the intellectual powers of a giant of western thought, but also as a reminder that the middle ages were not the philosophical desert that so many contemporaries seem to think they were.' Practical PhilosophyTable of ContentsBook 8; Book 9; Book 10; Book 11; Book 12; Book 13; Book 14; Book 15.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Space Time and Incarnation
Table of ContentsPreface; Preface to the New Edition; 1 The Problem of Spatial Concepts in Nicene Theology; 2 The Problem of Spatial Concepts in Reformation and Modern Theology; 3 Incarnation and Space and Time; Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Gods Being is in Becoming
Book SynopsisStarting with an analysis of the close relation of Trinity and revelation in Barth, Jüngel goes on to look at Barth''s action of divine objectivity in relation to human subjectivity. He closes with a discussion of the ontological implications of God''s self-manifestation at the Cross.This translation of Jüngel''s Gottes Sein ist in Werden also incorporates material from the 1975 German edition, together with a substantial new introduction by Professor John Webster.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Supralapsarianism Reconsidered
Book SynopsisPhillip A. Hussey examines the scholarship of Jonathan Edwards and interrogates the relationship between Christ and the decree within Reformed Theology; and reveals the contemporary theological significance of supralapsarian Christology.In a late notebook entry, Jonathan Edwards offered a programmatic statement on the relation between Christ and predestination: In that grand decree of predestination, or the sum of God's decreesthe appointment of Christ, or the decree respecting his personmust be considered first. This work unpacks the scope of Edwards's statement, both in terms of setting forth an interpretation of Edwards's own theology on the relation between Christ and the decree, as well as drawing out the larger insights of Edwards's reasoning for current theological reflection.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Postmodern God
Book SynopsisArguing for a new direction in postmodern theological thinking, away from the liberalism and nihilism of so-called postmodern theologians, this book collects together examples of the work of Continental critical theorists relevant to the study of theology or religious studies.Trade Review"Its theses are destined to be the subject of much discussion and have already generated comment in scholarly journals." Tracey Rowland, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge "This book, skilfully edited and introduced by Graham Ward, provides a framework for those who want to explore how theology might benefit from a critical engagement with postmodernism." Richard Arrandale, Canterbury Christ Church College "We are much indebted to the editor and publisher for this volume which will prove helpful to a wide variety of readers." Merold Westphal, Fordham University in Philosophia ChristiTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction or, A Guide to Theological Thinking in Cyberspace: Graham Ward. Part I: Selected Texts:. 1. Georges Bataille (1897-1962): Introduction. Bataille Text: From Theory of Religion: Craig James (University of Cambridge). 2. Jacques Lacan (1901-1981): Introduction. Text: The Death of God: Cleo McNelly Kearns (Rutgers University and New Brunswick Theological Seminary). 3. Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995): Introduction. Text: God and Philosophy: Robert Gibbs (University of Toronto). 4. Roland Barthes (1915-1980): Introduction. Text: Wrestling with the Angel: Textual Analysis of Genesis 32: Valentine Cunningham (Oxford University). 5. René Girard (b.1923): Introduction. Text: The God of Victims: Gerard Loughlin (University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne). 6. Michel Foucault (1926-1984): Introduction. Text: From The History of Sexuality:Mary McClintock Fulkerson and Susan J. Dunlop (Both Duke Divinity School, North Carolina USA). 7. Michel de Certeau (1925-1986): Introduction. Text : How is Christianity Thinkable Today? and White Ecstasy: Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt (Loyola University, Baltimore USA). 8. Jacques Derrida (b.1930): Introduction. Text: From How to Avoid Speaking: Kevin Hart (Monash University). 9. Luce Irigaray (b.1930): Introduction. Text: Equal to Whom?: Grace M. Jantzen (University of Manchester). 10. Julie Kristeva (b.1941): Introduction. Text: From In the Beginning was Love: Pamela Sue Anderson (University of Sunderland). Part II: Selected Essays: . 11. From Patriarchy into Freedom: A Conversation between American Feminist Theology and French Feminism: Rebecca S. Chopp (Emory University, Georgis USA). 12. Liturgy and Kenosis, from Expérience et Absolu: Jean-Yves Lacoste. 13. Postmodern Critial Augustinianism: A Short Summa in Forth-two Responses to Unasked Questions: John Milbank (Peterhouse, Cambridge). 14. Metaphysics and Phenomenology: A Summary for Theologians: Jean-Luc Marion (University of Paris X Nanterre). 15. Asyndeton: Syntax and Insanity. A Study of the Revision of Nicene Creed: Catherine Pickstock (Emmanuel College, Cambridge). 16. New Jerusalem, Old Athens, from The Broken Middle: Gillian Rose (late of the University of Warwick). 17. Saintliness and Some Aporias of Postmodernism, from Saints and Postmodernism: Edith Wyschogrod (Queens College, City University of New York). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Postmodern God
Book Synopsis* Introduces students to the burgeoning field of postmodern theology. * Brings together for the first time readings by major continental critical theorists relevant to the study of theology or religious studies.Trade Review"Its theses are destined to be the subject of much discussion and have already generated comment in scholarly journals." Tracey Rowland, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge "This book, skilfully edited and introduced by Graham Ward, provides a framework for those who want to explore how theology might benefit from a critical engagement with postmodernism." Richard Arrandale, Canterbury Christ Church College "We are much indebted to the editor and publisher for this volume which will prove helpful to a wide variety of readers." Merold Westphal, Fordham University in Philosophia ChristiTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction or, A Guide to Theological Thinking in Cyberspace: Graham Ward. Part I: Selected Texts:. 1. Georges Bataille (1897-1962): Introduction. Bataille Text: From Theory of Religion: Craig James (University of Cambridge). 2. Jacques Lacan (1901-1981): Introduction. Text: The Death of God: Cleo McNelly Kearns (Rutgers University and New Brunswick Theological Seminary). 3. Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995): Introduction. Text: God and Philosophy: Robert Gibbs (University of Toronto). 4. Roland Barthes (1915-1980): Introduction. Text: Wrestling with the Angel: Textual Analysis of Genesis 32: Valentine Cunningham (Oxford University). 5. René Girard (b.1923): Introduction. Text: The God of Victims: Gerard Loughlin (University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne). 6. Michel Foucault (1926-1984): Introduction. Text: From The History of Sexuality:Mary McClintock Fulkerson and Susan J. Dunlop (Both Duke Divinity School, North Carolina USA). 7. Michel de Certeau (1925-1986): Introduction. Text : How is Christianity Thinkable Today? and White Ecstasy: Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt (Loyola University, Baltimore USA). 8. Jacques Derrida (b.1930): Introduction. Text: From How to Avoid Speaking: Kevin Hart (Monash University). 9. Luce Irigaray (b.1930): Introduction. Text: Equal to Whom?: Grace M. Jantzen (University of Manchester). 10. Julie Kristeva (b.1941): Introduction. Text: From In the Beginning was Love: Pamela Sue Anderson (University of Sunderland). Part II: Selected Essays: . 11. From Patriarchy into Freedom: A Conversation between American Feminist Theology and French Feminism: Rebecca S. Chopp (Emory University, Georgis USA). 12. Liturgy and Kenosis, from Expérience et Absolu: Jean-Yves Lacoste. 13. Postmodern Critial Augustinianism: A Short Summa in Forth-two Responses to Unasked Questions: John Milbank (Peterhouse, Cambridge). 14. Metaphysics and Phenomenology: A Summary for Theologians: Jean-Luc Marion (University of Paris X Nanterre). 15. Asyndeton: Syntax and Insanity. A Study of the Revision of Nicene Creed: Catherine Pickstock (Emmanuel College, Cambridge). 16. New Jerusalem, Old Athens, from The Broken Middle: Gillian Rose (late of the University of Warwick). 17. Saintliness and Some Aporias of Postmodernism, from Saints and Postmodernism: Edith Wyschogrod (Queens College, City University of New York). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Inquiring After God
Book SynopsisInstead of introducing students to Christian theology through its doctrines, this text introduces it through discussion of church practices and the experience of everyday Christian life. It argues that the goal of inquiring after God should be spiritual growth as well as intellectual understanding.Trade Review"Charry's organization of these classic and contemporary readings is intellectually, spiritually, and practically compelling ... This collection will be helpful to a range of 'inquirers' and would also provide an excellent resource for college and seminary courses." Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPart I: Christian Catechesis: Initial Formation:. 1. Inquiring After God When Instructing Beginners: Elucidating the Creed. Text: Catechetical Oration of Gregory Nazianzus or Gregory of Nyssa. 2. Inquiring After God When Meditating on Scripture: Practicing God's Word. Text: Bernard of Clairvaux - selected Sermons on the Song of Songs, or Luther's or Calvin's commentaries. 3. Inquiring After God Through Prayer. Text: Maximus Conessor On the Our Father. 4. Inquiring After God Through the Sacraments: Tasting the Kingdom. Text: Tertullian or Cyril of Jerusalem Mystagogical Catechesis. 5. Inquiring After God When Preaching. Text: Augustine's Homilies. Part II: Ongoing Formation: Practicing the Christian Life: . 6. Inquiring After God Through Art: Learning of God and Living With the Saints. Text: Theodore the Studite on The Holy Icons. 7. Inquiring After God Through Experience: Appropriating and Correcting the Faith of the Church. Text: Julian of Norwich Showings. 8. Inquiring After God Through Christian Living: Imitating Christ as Ministry. Text: William Law or John Wesley. 9. Inquiring After God Through Creation: Reasoning as God's Creature. Text: Thomas Aquinas Selection from the Summa Theologiae.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Inquiring After God
Book Synopsis* Pursues theological inquiry as a spiritual as well as an intellectual discipline. * Focuses on Christian practices over the centuries rather than on doctrines and their interrelations. * Offers a completely new approach for those coming to the discipline for the first time.Trade Review"Charry's organization of these classic and contemporary readings is intellectually, spiritually, and practically compelling ... This collection will be helpful to a range of 'inquirers' and would also provide an excellent resource for college and seminary courses." Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPart I: Christian Catechesis: Initial Formation:. 1. Inquiring After God When Instructing Beginners: Elucidating the Creed. Text: Catechetical Oration of Gregory Nazianzus or Gregory of Nyssa. 2. Inquiring After God When Meditating on Scripture: Practicing God's Word. Text: Bernard of Clairvaux - selected Sermons on the Song of Songs, or Luther's or Calvin's commentaries. 3. Inquiring After God Through Prayer. Text: Maximus Conessor On the Our Father. 4. Inquiring After God Through the Sacraments: Tasting the Kingdom. Text: Tertullian or Cyril of Jerusalem Mystagogical Catechesis. 5. Inquiring After God When Preaching. Text: Augustine's Homilies. Part II: Ongoing Formation: Practicing the Christian Life: . 6. Inquiring After God Through Art: Learning of God and Living With the Saints. Text: Theodore the Studite on The Holy Icons. 7. Inquiring After God Through Experience: Appropriating and Correcting the Faith of the Church. Text: Julian of Norwich Showings. 8. Inquiring After God Through Christian Living: Imitating Christ as Ministry. Text: William Law or John Wesley. 9. Inquiring After God Through Creation: Reasoning as God's Creature. Text: Thomas Aquinas Selection from the Summa Theologiae.
£42.26
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Divine Attributes
Book SynopsisThe Divine Attributesis an engaging analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology.Trade Review"Intellectually rigorous, yet written with great clarity, this book enables the reader to understand the attributes; omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, eternality, etc. – that make up the dominant idea of God in Western civilization. Highly recommended!" William L. Rowe, Purdue University "This is a masterly exercise in rational theology by two leading metaphysicians. Their rigorous approach and skilful application of recent developments in analytical metaphysics make this book at once authoritative, lucid, and compelling. As well as being an extremely valuable resource for students and teachers of philosophy and theology, it advances contemporary debate about the proper understanding of God's nature in important and interesting new ways." E. J. Lowe, University of Durham "This book is excellent: thoughtful, rigorous, and systematic. In addition to being a penetrating and sophisticated work, it is also highly readable." John Fischer, University of California at RiversideTable of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface. Acknowledgments. Authors' Note. Introduction to Rational Theology. 1. The Idea of God. Historical Conceptions of the Divine. God as a Maximally Great Being. 2. Substantiality. Substance Among Other Categories. Substance and Independence. Spinoza's Divine Substance. 3. Incorporeality. Spirituality and Omnipresence. Are Souls Unintelligible?. Is Body-Soul Interaction Unintelligible?. Divine Simplicity. 4. Necessary Existence. Necessity and Contingency. Necessary Beings and Contingent Beings. Modalities and Possible Worlds. Necessary Beings versus Self-Existent Beings. 5. Eternality. Temporal versus Atemporal Eternality. A Defense of Temporal Eternality. Incorruptibility versus Immutability. 6. Omniscience. Omniscience as Maximal Knowledge. The Analysis of Omniscience. Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom. 7. Perfect Goodness, Perfect Virtue, and Moral Admirability. God and the Nature of Morality. Perfect Goodness and Consequences. Perfect Virtue and Moral Rules. Maximal Greatness and Moral Admirability. 8. Omnipotence. Maximal Power and the Uniqueness of God. What an Omnipotent Agent Can Do. The Analysis of Omnipotence. Divine Omnibenevolence, Omnipotence, and Freedom. Concluding Remarks and Prolegomena to Future Rational Theology. Glossary. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Kant and the Problem of God
Book SynopsisThis reading of Kant's religious thought suggests that he is in fact more accurately read as a precursor to 19th-century atheism than to liberal Protestant theology. The book also includes an extended examination of Kant's own moral proof of the existence of God.Trade Review“ This is a book of which its author can be proud. It has a very provocative thesis, is excellently and clearly argued, and should stimulate a good deal of discussion.” Van A. Harvey, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Stanford University “Michalson argues that Kant’s writings on morality and religion increasingly portray the idea of God as adjunct to human morality, and not as something beyond the human. The use of Kant’s work s a foundation for a mediating theology is based, the author shows, on a fundamental misreading of Kant. The Thesis is clearly stated, is strongly supported by documentation and textual interpretation, and its implications for contemporary religious thought are sketched. This is an excellent book.” Wayne Proudfoot, Professor of Religion, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Kant, Modernity and Theism. 2. Kant's Moral Argument: Diminishing the Divine. 3. Autonomy's Autonomy. 4. Reason's Interest. 5. Heaven Comes to Earth: The Ethical Commonwealth. 6. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University Press God the Problem
Book SynopsisThe most significant issue on the religious scene is whether it is possible, or even desirable, to believe in God. Kaufman's valuable study does not offer a doctrine of God, but instead explores why God is a problem for many moderns, the dimensions of that problem, and the inner logic of the notion of God as it has developed in Western culture.Table of ContentsPreface Part I. Introduction 1. The Problem of God 2. Christian Theology and the Scientific Study of Religion Part II. God 3. Transcendence Without Mythology 4. Two Models of Transcendence 5. God as Symbol Part III. God and the World 6. On the Meaning of "Act of God" 7. Revelation and Cultural History 8. God and Evil Part IV. Belief and Unbelief 9. Secular, Religious, and Theistic World-Views 10. The Foundations of Belief 11. The Secular Utility of "God-Talk" Index
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Harvard University Press When Time Shall Be No More Prophecy Belief in
Book SynopsisAs influential as prophecy is in the worldview of so many, the belief in the phenomenon remains a popular mystery, largely unstudied and little understood. When Time Shall Be No More offers for the first time an in-depth look at the subtle, pervasive ways in which prophecy belief shapes contemporary American thought and culture.Trade ReviewA splendid, rigorously documented treatise, as up to date as the morning newspaper… No book provides more comprehensive information about the awesome degree to which Biblical literalism and prophetic fervor have invaded the hearts and minds of Americans, rich and poor, educated and ignorant… [Those] who read the book can laugh and weep. -- Martin Gardner * Washington Post Book World *Paul Boyer traces the roots and branches of the rich, strange complex of biblical exegesis and twisted journalism that he calls ‘prophecy belief.’ When Time Shall Be No More exhaustively describes a strange species of rabid predictions of the wrath to come. -- Anthony Grafton * New Republic *Splendid… [A] compelling cultural history. -- L. S. Klepp * Village Voice Literary Supplement *This is one of the most important and impressive books I have ever read in American cultural history. It is richly researched, ably argued, exhaustive in its coverage of the subject of apocalyptic belief in the United States, yet a constant revelation. Indeed, it amounts to the discovery of what many of us in this field have halfway understood but never quite realized, that the dominion of prophecy and ‘end-time’ religion is vast and of utmost importance in understanding the whole of American culture. It will scarcely be possible now not to see the importance of this fringe culture that affects millions of Americans and which, from time to time, finds itself near the very center. -- James Gilbert, University of MarylandThis is not a facile study, attempting to draw large and arresting conclusions from a mere sample of the evidence. Boyer committed himself to an intense study of popular prophetic belief and the result is a learned, persuasive, and nuanced study of a very important subject. The book is inherently interesting and superbly written. -- Nathan O. Hatch, University of Notre DameIt is a work of high quality in every respect and is as good as anything I know of on the subject. In addition to writing well, the author is judicious and insightful in his judgments and maintains a tone of seeking understanding rather than, as do most writers on such topics, taking cheap shots at easy targets. Also and importantly, I found the book engaging and was eager to keep reading. -- George Marsden, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsPreface Prologue: The Hidden World of Prophecy Belief I. The Genre and Its Early Interpreters 1. Origins of the Apocalyptic 2. Rhythms of Prophecy Belief 3. The Premillennial Strand II. Key Themes after World War II 4. The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear War 5. Ezekiel as the First Cold Warrior 6. The Final Chatisement of the Chosen 7. The United States in Prophecy 8. Antichrist, 666, and the Mark of the Beast III. The Enduring Apocalyptic Vision 9. The Continuing Appeal of Prophecy Belief 10. Apocalyptic Portents in a Post-Cold War World Notes Acknowledgements Credits Index Illustrations follow pages 144 and 280
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Abingdon Press God in Pain Teaching Sermons on Suffering Teaching Sermons on Suffering Teaching Sermons Series
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Abingdon Press The Will of God
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Abingdon Press The Disabled God Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability
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Abingdon Press The Trinity in Asian Perspective
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Princeton University Press How God Becomes Real
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the PROSE Award in Theology & Religious Studies, Association of American Publishers""One of The New York Times' Three Books That Gaze Upward to Heaven and Inward to the Heart""Fascinating. . . . Provocatively orchestrated, meticulously argued, and lucidly written."---Sarah Iles Johnston, Los Angeles Review of Books"Luhrmann has brilliantly illuminated the magical attunement that constitutes a great deal of evangelical charismatic belief."---James Wood, New Yorker"Drawing voraciously on her own and others’ research into faiths as far-flung as Messianic Judaism, the Goddess movement, Indigenous spirituality and Santeria, Luhrmann seeks to map how modern believers make their gods real."---Ariel Sabar, New York Times"Brilliant . . . destined to become a classic."---Timothy Larsen, Marginalia"A serious work of anthropological research, yet its conversational tone and fascinating anecdotes will hold the attention of even nonspecialists, especially those troubled by the elusiveness of an intimate relationship with God." * America Magazine *"An immensely enjoyable read." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"A generous and erudite study of how people believe." * Kirkus Reviews *"Tanya Marie Luhrmann is brave to have written such a daring book but it is a book which needed writing, it is a subject which needed addressing, and—amazingly I think—in the process of writing, she has given us a challenging, thought-provoking work. . . . What we have in the end is a fascinating and accessible book, taking us far out of our comfort zones to discover how what we do, and how what people in different cultures to our own do, can enable each person to grow in awareness of the invisible other, how each one of us can make the invisible other real."---Luke Penkett, Heythrop Journal"This insightful, challenging study, to be commended for its richly researched scholarship, throws fascinating light on how people fasion and express their faith practice and experience."---Rev. Brian Cooper, The Gandhi Way"A cause for celebration."---Brian Collins, Religious Studies Review
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ABC Books God Actually
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Lexington Books Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this edited volume, Sree Padma brilliantly introduces the comparative study of contemporary local goddesses as a crucial window on India today that has previously been underrepresented in scholarship. Worship of the goddess in many forms in India is one of the world’s oldest continuous traditions, and Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess shows how and why, by providing lucid discussion of the many ways in which communities have invested and reinvested local goddesses with a diversity of contemporary concerns. Each chapter’s detailed case study breaks new theoretical ground in our understanding of the vital synergy that emerges wherever and whenever people connect local and global in the figure of the goddess. -- Karen Pechilis, Drew UniversityI am struck by how well this book brings out the vitality of South Asian goddess traditions, particularly in their mobility and the responses they elicit in new situations. These authors have looked for divinity in surprising places, and enriched the possibilities for deepening what we think we know. -- Alfred Hiltebeitel, George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Goddesses That Dwell On Earth: A Folk Paradigm of Divine Female Multiplicity Brenda Beck Chapter 2: Constructing Goddess Worship: Colonial Ethnographic and Public Health Discourses in South India Perundevi Srinivasan Chapter 3: From Local Goddess to Locale Goddess: Karumariamman as Divine Mother at a North American Hindu Temple Tracy Pintchman Chapter 4: An Indentured Goddess: Displacement of a Village Deity from Colonial India to Ceylon Sasi Kumar Balasundaram Chapter 5: Creating Realities, Communicating Dreams, Constructing Temple Lore: Anklets for the Goddess’ feet at Thirumeeyachur Vasudha Narayanan Chapter 6: Traveling Goddess– A Study of Uppalamma in Andhra Pradesh Sree Padma Chapter 7: The Leap of the Limping Goddess: Aai Khodiyar of Gujarat Neelima Shukla-Bhatt Chapter 8: Tantric Visions, Local Manifestations: The Cult Centre of Chinnamasta at Rajrappa, Jharkhand R. Mahalakshmi Chapter 9: The Goddess on the Hill: The (Re)invention of a local goddess as Cāmuṇḍī Caleb Simmons Chapter 10: Communicating the Local Discursively: Devi, the Divine feminine as a Contemporary Symbol for Grassroots Feminist Politics Priya Kapoor
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Lexington Books Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess
Book SynopsisPopular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both ancientwith many transitions or amalgamations with other cults having occurred along the wayand very recent. While some have tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in these emerging religious phenomena.Trade ReviewIn this edited volume, Sree Padma brilliantly introduces the comparative study of contemporary local goddesses as a crucial window on India today that has previously been underrepresented in scholarship. Worship of the goddess in many forms in India is one of the world’s oldest continuous traditions, and Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess shows how and why, by providing lucid discussion of the many ways in which communities have invested and reinvested local goddesses with a diversity of contemporary concerns. Each chapter’s detailed case study breaks new theoretical ground in our understanding of the vital synergy that emerges wherever and whenever people connect local and global in the figure of the goddess. -- Karen Pechilis, Drew UniversityI am struck by how well this book brings out the vitality of South Asian goddess traditions, particularly in their mobility and the responses they elicit in new situations. These authors have looked for divinity in surprising places, and enriched the possibilities for deepening what we think we know. -- Alfred Hiltebeitel, George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Goddesses That Dwell On Earth: A Folk Paradigm of Divine Female Multiplicity Brenda Beck Chapter 2: Constructing Goddess Worship: Colonial Ethnographic and Public Health Discourses in South India Perundevi Srinivasan Chapter 3: From Local Goddess to Locale Goddess: Karumariamman as Divine Mother at a North American Hindu Temple Tracy Pintchman Chapter 4: An Indentured Goddess: Displacement of a Village Deity from Colonial India to Ceylon Sasi Kumar Balasundaram Chapter 5: Creating Realities, Communicating Dreams, Constructing Temple Lore: Anklets for the Goddess’ feet at Thirumeeyachur Vasudha Narayanan Chapter 6: Traveling Goddess– A Study of Uppalamma in Andhra Pradesh Sree Padma Chapter 7: The Leap of the Limping Goddess: Aai Khodiyar of Gujarat Neelima Shukla-Bhatt Chapter 8: Tantric Visions, Local Manifestations: The Cult Centre of Chinnamasta at Rajrappa, Jharkhand R. Mahalakshmi Chapter 9: The Goddess on the Hill: The (Re)invention of a local goddess as Cāmuṇḍī Caleb Simmons Chapter 10: Communicating the Local Discursively: Devi, the Divine feminine as a Contemporary Symbol for Grassroots Feminist Politics Priya Kapoor
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers A Case for the Existence of God
Book SynopsisSome of the brightest scientific minds of our time, from Albert Einstein to Stephen Hawking, have made incredible insights into the earliest origins of the universe, but have failed to ultimately discover why there is something rather than nothingwhy we exist. In A Case for the Existence of God, Dean L. Overman examines the latest theories about the origins of the universe and explains why even the most sophisticated science can only take us so far. Ultimately we must make a leap of faith to understand the world, and Overman argues that a leap into theism provides the most satisfying conclusions. Overman explores fundamental questions about why our world exists and how it functions, using principles of logic, physics, and theology. In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, A Case for the Existence of God presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case for the existence of God and his role in oTrade ReviewWhy is there something rather than nothing? Why is the universe deeply and beautifully transparent to scientific enquiry? Dean L. Overman argues with clarity and care that theism offers the most illuminating response to such profound questions. His book will be found helpful by many thoughtful seekers after truthful understanding. -- Rev. John Polkinghorne, Cambridge University, author of Belief in God in an Age of Science, Templeton Prize recipientModern science has been immensely successful describing nature, but as Albert Einstein put it, 'the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.' Dean L. Overman offers an explanation that is at once simple and profound. As befits an experienced lawyer and deep thinker, his book presents a lucid and convincing case for a God who has revealed His existence through His creation. -- Dr. Robert Kaita, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton UniversityAs it is the nature of God that he should be humanly apprehensible, while also incomprehensible—outside of the universe we live within—it is appropriate the knowledge of God requires multiple levels of 'knowing.' Indeed, religious or mystical experiences of God may be more telling witnesses than the rationalist or metaphysical approaches. Brilliantly Dean L. Overman, as a wise and skilled lawyer, puts the reader in the dock to test the validity of his or her atheism, deism, or unreflective secular mind-set. This is a challenging book that will not only stretch the mind but deepen the heart, to experience both the mind and heart of God. -- James M. Houston, former fellow, Hertford College, Oxford; founder of Regent CollegeA lucid and wide-ranging positive argument for the existence of God, based on a wide range of data from modern science and also on the cumulative testimony of many reported spiritual experiences. It is an excellent antidote for those who may think that science cannot make a rational case for God. -- Keith WardFrom the Afterword: In A Case for the Existence of God, Dean L. Overman clearly explains the importance of understanding our worldview and the presuppositions that form the basis of that worldview….Readers will find the book to be a window into their lives and thus, difficult to put down. -- Armand Nicholi, Harvard Medical School, author of The Question of GodLike a rare wine, Dean Overman is to be savored, not gulped. Crystal clear in his thinking and wide-ranging in his reading and discussion, he is a shining example of those who believe in thinking and think in believing. -- Os Guinness, Oxford University, author of Long Journey HomeDrawing on modern cosmology and information theory, Overman exposes fallacies that infested skeptics' thinking since Hume and Kant. . . . A book for readers who are willing to wrestle with the largest questions. * Booklist, Starred Review *Overman's attention . . . offers a fresh approach to the case for God's existence. * Publishers Weekly *In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, Overman presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case for the existence of God and His role in our world. * The Morrow County Sentinel *[Overman] is at his best when he engages science....In all of his analyses, Overman demonstrates an impressive erudition regarding both scientific and philosophical literature. He interweaves the two disciplines in an engaging and interesting way, all the while recognizing the limitations of each sort of analysis....I believe this book makes a genuine contribution to contemporary apologetics, particular with his emphasis on science. * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The question of God's existence: the radical contingency of the universe points toward a necessary being Chapter 3: Many generations of philosophers have made the mistake of assuming Hume and Kant's objections disposed of the cosmological argument Chapter 4: A universe with an infinite past would still require a necessary being to sustain its existence Chapter 5: Because the universe (or multiverse) had a beginning, it is contingent and has a cause for its coming into existence Chapter 6: The philosophy of nature set forth in this book emphasizes the intelligibility of the universe noted in Einstein's statement: "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible." A significant issue in examining the "something" that exists is Why is it intelligible? Chapter 7: Evolution is not dispositive of the question of why there is something rather than nothing and why the universe is rational and intelligible Chapter 8: The mystery of information challenges a strict materialism Chapter 9: The existence of God gives an absolute that is consistent with the real existence of right and wrong Chapter 10: Evidential force of religious experience: If God is a person, God can be known to only a very limited extent by abstract reasoning and is more fully known by personal acquaintance in an I-Thou relationship with the Wholly Other Chapter 11: Recorded experiences of encounters with the divine bear witness to a way of knowing that includes Kierkegaard's Kendskab, Buber's I-Thou, Otto's Wholly Other, and Marcel's Mystery Chapter 12: These nine witnesses testify to another way of knowing that is compatible with the empirical and the metaphysical rational ways of knowing, but is beyond the describable and requires personal participation, commitment, and personal transformation Chapter 13: Concluding reflections and summary: Theism requires a leap of faith, but it is a leap into the light, not into the dark; theism explains more than Atheism, which also requires a leap of faith Afterword Appendix A: The new mathematics of algorithmic information theory is relevant to theories concerning the formation of the first living matter Appendix B: The limits of mathematics and the limits of reason: Why everyone will always live by faith rather than certainty Appendix C: The evidence from contemporary physics supports the concepts of personal responsibility and free will Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
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Taylor & Francis Ltd problemsofevilandthepowerofgod
Book SynopsisWhy do bad things happen, even to good people? If there is a God, why aren''t God''s existence and God''s will for humans more apparent? And if God really does miracles for some people, why not for others? This book examines these three problems of evil - suffering, divine hiddenness, and unfairness if miracles happen as believers claim - to explore how different ideas of God''s power relate to the problem of evil. Keller argues that as long as God is believed to be all-powerful, there are no adequate answers to these problems, nor is it enough for theists simply to claim that human ignorance makes these problems insoluble. Arguing that there are no good grounds for the belief that God is all-powerful, Keller instead defends the understanding of God and God''s power found in process theism and shows how it makes possible an adequate solution to the problems of evil while providing a concept of God that is religiously adequate.Trade Review’... clearly written, carefully argued and eminently fair to opponents... This is an impressive work.’ International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion 'All of this is fascinating stuff, whether one is a philosopher or not. For the most part, the book [...] is systematic and engaging. Those of us who fled philosophy in terror of texts that suddenly break out into arcane mathematical equations can rest easy! Keller writes well. ... [His] book will hopefully invite us all to think more critically about God and the problem of evil.' Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae ’This book successfully demonstrates that theodicy is not restricted to human suffering, a point that needs constant reiterating, in view of the vast amount of suffering and the small percentage that humans make up of creation. Because pain, suffering, and extinction are intrinsic to the evolutionary process, the world that is ’good’ is also a world that is groaning in travail and subjected by God to this travail. This is a welcome addition to the literature regarding theodicy.’ HeythropTable of ContentsPreface, James A. Keller; Chapter 1 Introduction, James A. Keller; Chapter 2 The Traditional Problem of Evil: Suffering and Evil Actions, James A. Keller; Chapter 3 Another Problem of Evil: Divine Hiddenness, James A. Keller; Chapter 4 Miracles as a Problem of Evil, James A. Keller; Chapter 5 The Ignorance Defense, James A. Keller; Chapter 6 Identifying, Interpreting, and Certifying Revelation, James A. Keller; Chapter 7 Should God's Power be Understood as Omnipotence?, James A. Keller; Chapter 8 A Process Christian Theism and the Problems of Evil, James A. Keller;
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University Press of America God and Necessity
Book SynopsisGod and Necessity: A Defense of Classical Theism argues that the God of classical theism exists and could not fail to exist.Trade ReviewOverall, there is much to commend in this book, whatever one's philosophical perspective. It deserves interaction and careful thought, especially in areas where evangelical thinkers can sometimes tend towards stagnation. -- Gary R. Habermas, Liberty University * Philosophia Christi *Overall, there is much to commend in this book, whatever one's philosophical perspective. It deserves interaction and careful thought, especially in areas where evangelical thinkers can sometimes tend towards stagnation. -- Gary R. Habermas, Liberty University * Philosophia Christi *
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University Press of America Abrahams Ashes
Book SynopsisAbrahamic religion has long been a buzzword in ecumenical discourse. It is the notion that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, despite their profound differences, are united in their reverence for Abrahamnot just as the progenitor of Israel, but as a universal father in the faith. Abraham's Ashes offers a forceful critique of the biblical and Qur'anic views of Abraham, showing how at the heart of all prophetic religions lies an untenable myth of suprarational magical thinking about revelation. This myth involves communiqués to a privileged male from a mysterious patriarchal God who demands, and in the case of Jesus, actually receives the tribute of human sacrifice. This cruel story proves to be an apt introduction to the bizarre, contradictory, and oppressive fantasy known as monotheism.Trade ReviewIn Abraham’s Ashes, Peter Heinegg commits the unpardonable sin of looking clear-eyed at one of the mainsprings of Western religious mythology and concluding, as any sane person, must, that what flows from this source is utter nonsense. Abraham’s Ashes is brilliant, beautifully written, and wickedly funny. I highly recommend it to everyone who has ever wondered whether religious mythology deserves to be taken seriously. -- Raymond Martin, professor emeritus of philosophy, University of Maryland, College Park, author of Self-Concern (Cambridge University Press) and co-author of The Rise and Fall of Soul and Self (Columbia University Press)Table of ContentsPrelude Acknowledgements Introduction—Crazy Abe Chapter One—A Bad Beginning Chapter Two—The Son Who Was Sacrificed Chapter Three—Abraham, the First Muslim Conclusion—Farewell to the Lunacy
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Baker Publishing Group Delighting in God
Book SynopsisThis follow-up to The Knowledge of the Holy expounds on Tozer's thoughtful insights and delves deeper into the life-changing attributes of our God.
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Jason Aronson, Inc. Psychoanalysis and Theism
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAdolf Grünbaum is an excellent philosopher of science. It is very good to have his critical assessment of the evidence for Freud’s theory of religion reprinted here along with comments by scholars in several different fields. The authors examine Freud’s and Grünbaum’s arguments using resources drawn from philosophy, sociology, contemporary psychoanalysis, empirical psychology of religion, and the history of religions. The articles are all interesting, and they explore a range of topics including Freud’s Jewish identity, Grünbaum’s psychoanalytic account of virgin birth narratives, and contemporary serpent handlers. The volume contributes to current discussions of the relation of psychoanalysis and religion. -- Wayne Proudfoot Ph.D, Columbia UniversityBenjamin Beit-Hallahmi’s Psychoanalysis and Theism is a timely treasure. Seven essays responding to Adolf Grünbaum’s “Psychoanalysis and Theism,” with which the book begins, revive Freud’s penetrating speculations about the meaning and psycho-dynamics of religion and carry them further. The authors explore the Oedipal angle of religion, the susceptibility of Catholicism to Freudian inquiry, the relationship of Jewish universalism to Freud’s topic, the nature of the questions of illusion and delusion that Freud raised in regard to religious belief and behavior, and still more. Divided into two parts—Methods and Motives, and Interpretation and Meaning—the book offers the reader a brilliant set of essays that plumb and apply Freud’s take on religion both appreciatively and critically. -- Gordon Fellman, PhD, Brandeis UniversityThis volume has been overdue. Asking what psychology has to say about religion, it does not loose itself in providing a host of facts and details. Rather, it dares to turn to the grand and incomparably influential theory psychoanalysis continues to be. Some of the best scholars worldwide engage in a multidisciplinary and critical discussion with eminent thinkers ranging from Freud to Grünbaum, resulting in a must read for anyone interested in the psychological study of religion. -- Jacob A. Belzen, PhD, University of AmsterdamTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Part 2 Part I: Methods and Motives Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Psychoanalysis and Theism Chapter 4 Chapter 2: A Problem for Freud's Disjunctive Argument Chapter 5 Chapter 3: The Psychoanalysis of Religion and the Dissolution of Epistemic Certitude Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Theories of Religion and the "Catholic Problem" Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Freud, Jewish Universalism, and the Critique of Religion Part 8 Part II: Interpretation and Meaning Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Interpreting Three Religious Constructs Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Another Epistemic Evaluation of Freud's Oedipal Theory of Religion Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Mapping the Imagination—Heroes, Gods, and the Oedipal Triumphs
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McGill-Queen's University Press God Volume 18 Central Problems of Philosophy
Book SynopsisQuestions of God's existence have exercised philosophers since antiquity. Are there adequate reasons to think that God exists? And, if God exists, what is God like? In this book Jay Wood provides a sustained and fresh examination of these central questions.Trade Review"Jay Wood's book is truly wise, insightful, engaging, and up-to date. Even-handed and fair-minded, this text is a terrific introduction to the philosophy of religion." Paul Copan, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida "There are many introductions to the philosophy of religion on the market but this book stands out for its clarity, liveliness of approach and its engagement with many of the most recent contributions to the field." Elizabeth Burns, Heythrop College, University of London
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John Wiley & Sons The Christian Moses Vision Authority and the
Book SynopsisHow ancient Christian debates concerning Moses' ability to see God embroiled social rivalries and defined the limits of humanity.Trade Review"Jared Calaway is distinct in his push to understand the history of the reception of Exodus 33:20 and Numbers 12:8 within and across early Christian contexts and networks. A sociological lens gives his study teeth and offers broader implications than more traditional studies that remain exegetically bound to authorial meaning or traditional faith." April DeConick, Rice University and author of The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion From Antiquity to Today
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Baker Publishing Group Breakthrough to Your Miracle
Book SynopsisThroughout his ministry, Pastor Jason Noble has witnessed miracles. And he was there when John Smith--a young boy who had fallen through ice and been declared dead--walked out of the hospital two weeks after being surrounded by prayer. Why, he asks, don''t believers see more wonders like this one?In this powerful companion to the major motion picture Breakthrough, with a foreword from DeVon Franklin, Noble- reveals the heart of miracles- explores inspiring biblical and present-day accounts- shows how God works in believers to invade the natural with the supernatural- provides principles and tools to help readers welcome the miraculousGod longs to work wonders in your life. Let this book help you believe with boldness!
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Baker Publishing Group None Greater
Book SynopsisAuthor and theologian helps readers get to know a God who is much bigger than we ever imagined by explaining his attributes in a way that highlights their relevance and impact on the Christian life.Table of ContentsTable of Contents 1. Can We Know the Essence of God? Incomprehensibility 2. Can We Think God's Thoughts after Him? How the Creature Should (and Should Not) Talk about the Creator 3. Is God the Perfect Being? Why an Infinite God Has No Limitations 4. Does God Depend on You? Aseity 5. Is God Made Up of Parts? Simplicity 6. Does God Change? Immutability 7. Does God Have Emotions? Impassibility 8. Is God in Time? Timeless Eternity 9. Is God Bound by Space? Omnipresence 10. Is God All-Powerful, All-Knowing, and All-Wise? Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Omnisapience 11. Can God Be Both Holy and Loving? Righteousness, Goodness, and Love 12. Should God Be Jealous for His Own Glory? Jealousy and Glory
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Cornell University Press Time and Eternity
Book SynopsisThis book develops a powerful and original defense of the notion that God is eternal in that he exists timelessly; that is, that though God exists, he does not exist at any time.
£45.00
Moody Press,U.S. The Holy Spirit
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Wm B Eerdmans Pub Co Fact Value and God
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St. Martins Press-3PL How We Believe 2nd Edition Science Skepticism and the Search for God
£17.09
Paulist Press International,U.S. Good Goats Healing Our Image of God by Dennis
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Southern Illinois University Press Infini Rien Pascals Wager and the Human Paradox
Book SynopsisThe wager fragment in Blaise Pascal's Penseés opens with the phrase infini rieninfinite nothingwhich is meant to describe the human condition. Pascal was responding to what was, even in the seventeenth century, becoming a pressing human problem: we seem to be able to know much about the world but less about ourselves.The traditional European view of human beings as creatures made in the image of God and potentially capable of a mystical union with God was increasingly confounded by the difficulty of finding God in nature. Despite his own scientific work, however, Pascal argued that if one does not know whether or not God exists, one should bet that he does: if one is right the rewards are infinitely good and, if one is wrong, what one has lost is, by comparison, utterly trivial. The argument behind this wager is one of the most celebratedand disputedin the history of philosophy. It has been seen in terms of the calculus of probabilities, as a piece of religious apologetic, as an event in the religious and psychological life of Pascal himself, and as an event in the life of the Jansenist movement and its various expressions at Port-Royal. In this book, Leslie Armour explores the underlying logic of ideas brought to the surface by the intersection of two philosophical lines of thought. He shows that Pascal had come to philosophy by way of two particular strands of Platonism, one strongly mystical, associated with the founder of the French Oratorian order, Pierre de Bérulle, and the other the Augustinian Platonism associated with Duvergier de Hauranne and Cornelius Jansen. At the same time Pascal was engaged in an internal struggle with skepticism. While he agreed that it is difficult to find God in physical nature, he disagreed with the claim that we know nothing of nature. The problem is that the human being is both infinite and nothing. Thus, Armour locates Pascal's wager within the confluence of a vital neo-Platonism and an intellectually powerful skepticism. He concludes that even today, If we must act and cannot know enough, we must bet.
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Northwestern University Press God as Otherwise Than Being Towards a Semantics
Book SynopsisA discussion of a complex question: whether and how the death of the god conceived as a highest being in Western and modern traditions might open a new space within which to rethink God in terms of a gift or giving that would stand beyond the usual spate of metaphysical categories.Table of ContentsPart 1 God and Being: the Problem of Being and the Question about God - Metaphysics and Theism, the Epistemological and Linguistic Turns, Language, Being and God; Beyond Theism and Atheism - the Concept of God after Post-modernity, Reactive Atheism, Alterity and Transcendence. Part 2 God and the Gift: from Ontology to Ethics - the Delimitation of Presence, the Ethical and the Sacramental, Presence and Praxis; from Ethics to the Gift - the Gift and Transcendence, the Gift as Logos and Kairos, the Gift and the Fitting Response.
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