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Oxford University Press Philosophy Bites
Book SynopsisTake 25 of the liveliest philosophers of our time. Talk to each about one of the most intriguing topics you can think of--from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics. The result is a Philosophy Bite--a lively, informal conversation that brings the subject into focus.First made public on the enormously popular Philosophy Bites podcast, these entertaining, personal, and illuminating conversations are presented in print. The result is a book that is a taster for the whole enterprise of philosophy, and gives unexpected insights into hot topics spanning ethics, politics, metaphysics, aesthetics, and the meaning of life.Trade Reviewan excellent sampler of key philosophical issues: succinct and enlightening. * The Guardian *Table of ContentsETHICS; POLITICS; METAPHYSICS AND MIND; AESTHETICS; GOD, ATHEISM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
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University of Notre Dame Press The Four Cardinal Virtues
Book SynopsisDelivers a stimulating quartet of essays on the four cardinal virtues. Josef Pieper demonstrates the unsound overvaluation of moderation that has made contemporary morality a hollow convention and points out the true significance of the Christian virtues.Trade Review“Dr. Pieper, with his grounding in Scholastic thinking, especially Thomas Aquinas, brings to the reader an interpretation of this classical tradition that has things to say about the human person today. He attempts to make what could become a list of requirements for ethical behavior into a human quest for the wisdom that enables one to become the kind of person one strives to be.” —Studies in Formative Spirituality
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd On Christian Theology
Book Synopsis* Collects the work of a prominent writer and serving bishop on the history of Christian theology and spirituality. * Brings together Rowan Williamsa theological essays with studies of wider issues from a theological point of view. * Includes an introduction to his work by Bishop Williams. .Trade Review"I believe Rowan Williams is one of the most creative and profound theologians writing in the latter half of the twentieth century. There is extraordinary significance to bringing together many of these essays into one book which makes them available to a wider public." L. Gregory Jones, Duke University "A sustained and remarkably coherent essay on the daunting task of doing theology today. They again show him to be a theologian of immense erudition and maturity, and, perhaps more importantly, of fine sensitivity to the subterfuges of human frailty."Times Literary Supplement "It is certainly a thought-provoking book; and if it gets people thinking honestly and deeply about the problems it discusses, then I am sure its author will be satisfied." Church Times "Few contemporary theologians could offer such an exhilarating, authoritative and properly demanding exploration of what it means to do Christian theology. A companion volume on Christian ethics would be more than welcome." Nicholas Sagovsky, University of Newcastle. "Rowan Williams speaks out of a fund of learning and pastoral experience which has made him arguably the most distinguished theologian in the English-speaking world. In Williams' hands the language of finality and universal significance gains unexpected energy." The Way. "[On Christian Theology] exhibits a distinctive theological posture...having remarkable and deep internal coherence. His terms of engagement do not so much incite challenge and response as provoke fresh and more supple thinking of one's own. And that provocation is accompanied by the intense esthetic satisfaction of being drawn into the intellectual dance of so nimble and inventive a theological sensibility." David H. Kelsey, Yale Divinity School. "The range of these essays, the importance of the subjects they treat, and, of course, Williams's erudition all mean that these essays will need to be taken seriously. A wide range of readers will owe Williams a debt of gratitude for the scatter of characteristically brilliant insights in these essays." The Heythrop Journal "All in all, this is a valuable and stumulating book - one to which the reader will want to return." Studies in World ChristianityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Prologue. 1. Defining the Enterprise. Theological Integrity. The Unity of Christian Truth. The Judgement of the World. The Discipline of Scripture. 2. The Act of God. On Being Creatures. Beginning with the Incarnation. The Finality of Christ. Word and Spirit. 3. The Grammar of God. Trinity and Revelation. Trinity and Ontology. Trinity and Pluralism. 4. Making Signs. Between the Cherubim: the Empty Tomb and the Empty Throne. The Nature of a Sacrament. Sacraments of the New Society. 5. Living the Mystery. Incarnation and the Renewal of Community. Interiority and Epiphany: a Reading in New Testament Ethics. Resurrection and Peace: More on New Testament Ethics. 'Nobody Knows Who I Am Till the Judgement Morning'. Index.
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Ebury Publishing Living Buddha Living Christ
Book SynopsisBuddha and Christ each left a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people. If they were to meet today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices? This book explores how the two traditions meet and awakens an understanding of both.Trade ReviewThich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace if applied, would build a monument of ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.He shows us the connection between personal, inner peace, and peace on earth.The message: Peace, love, and compassion are central to the teachings of Buddha and Christ, and people of both faiths should be tolerant of one another. * The Washington Post *
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Cambridge University Press The Psychology of Mysticism
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Taylor & Francis The Fate of the Apostles
Book SynopsisThe Book of Martyrs by John Foxe written in the sixteenth century has long been the go-to source for studying the lives and martyrdom of the apostles. While other scholars have written individual treatments on the more prominent apostles such as Peter, Paul, John, and James, there is little published information on the other apostles. In The Fate of the Apostles, Sean McDowell offers a comprehensive, reasoned, historical analysis of the fate of the Twelve disciples of Jesus along with the apostles Paul and James, the brother of Jesus. McDowell assesses the evidence for each apostleâs martyrdom as well as determining its significance to the reliability of their testimony. The question of the fate of the apostles also gets to the heart of the reliability of the kerygma: Did the apostles really believe Jesus appeared to them after his death, or did they fabricate the entire story? How reliable are the resurrection accounts? The willingness of the apostles to die for t
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Philosophy as a Way of Life
Book SynopsisIn this first ever introduction to philosophy as a way of life in the Western tradition, Matthew Sharpe and Michael Ure take us through the history of the idea from Socrates and Plato, via the medievals, Renaissance and Enlightenment thinkers, to Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, Foucault and Hadot. They examine the kinds of practical exercises each thinker recommended to transform their philosophy into manners of living.Philosophy as a Way of Life also examines the recent resurgence of thinking about philosophy as a practical, lived reality and why this ancient tradition still has so much relevance and power in the contemporary world.Trade ReviewSharpe and Ure have written a fantastic book and have made an important contribution to PWL as a sub-discipline. They acknowledge their debt to Hadot whilst building upon his work with their own scholarship in an outstanding way. The book works well for both the specialist and as an introduction for the beginner. It encourages a radical and welcome rethinking of what philosophy actually is and allows us to see it in a new and exciting way, not just as something to be studied, but as something to be lived. * Philosophy in Review *Not just arguments but a call to a way of life – this is the vision of philosophy that is traced in this book, from Socrates to Nietzsche and Foucault. Inspired by the work of Pierre and Ilsetraut Hadot, the authors offer for the first time an alternative history that gives philosophy’s transformative promise its due. * David Konstan, Professor of Classics, New York University, USA *I highly recommend this book. It offers an extraordinarily rich and insightful dive into what it means for philosophy to be a way of life--not simply an object of abstract study. Along the way, it showcases not only many giants of philosophy, but also neglected and underappreciated figures and traditions, all with skill, subtle attention to detail, and clarity. A very impressive and important work. * Stephen Grimm, Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA *Sharpe and Ure have undertaken a hugely ambitious task and they have completed it admirably. They have produced a rich and fascinating study of both the concept and the history of philosophy understood as a way of life. It must surely become a standard point of reference in any future discussions of this topic but it also deserves to be widely read by anyone interested in the history of philosophy and in the very concept of philosophy itself. * John Sellars, Reader in Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK *Philosophy as a Way of Life is a milestone in the contemporary re-appraisal of this ancient concept. For anyone interested in the history of philosophy or the topic of metaphilosophy, this surely fills an important gap in the literature. It will provide an invaluable foundation for future research in this area. * Donald Robertson, Author of "Stoicism And The Art Of Happiness" and "How To Think Like A Roman Emperor" *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Ancients Ch. 1. Socrates and the Inception of Philosophy as a Way of Life 1.1 the atopia of Socrates 1.2 a founding exception 1.3 Socrates contra the Sophists 1.4 the elenchus as spiritual exercise 1.5 care of the psyche 1.6 the sage and the Socratic paradoxes 1.7 the Socratic legacy Ch. 2. Epicureanism: Philosophy as a Divine Way of Life 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Epicureanism as way of life, therapy, and of writing 2.3 the turn inwards: against empty opinions, unnatural and unnecessary desires 2.4 Epicurus’ revaluation of happiness, pleasure and the good 2.5 the gods and the figure of the sage 2.6 the four-fold cure, and physics as spiritual exercise 2.7 spiritual exercises in the garden 2.7` Criticisms Ch. 3. Stoicism: Philosophy as the Art of Living 3.1 Wisdom, knowledge of things human and divine, and an art of living 3.2 The Socratic lineage: dialectic, the emotions, and the sufficiency of virtue 3.3 From Musonius Rufus to Seneca 3.4 Epictetus’ Paranetic Discourses, and his Handbook 3.5 Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations (Ta Eis Heauton) Ch. 4. Platonisms as Ways of Life 4.1 Introduction: Platonisms 4.2 From Arcesilaus to Pyrrhonism: scepticism as a way life 4.3 Cicero: the philosopher as rhetorician and physician of the soul 4.4 Plotinus’ philosophical mysticism 4.5 Boethius and the end of ancient philosophy Part 2: medievals and early moderns Ch. 5. Philosophy as a way of life in the middle ages 5.1 On Christianity as “philosophy” 5.2 Monastic philosophia, and the Christianisation of spiritual exercises 5.3 Scholasticism, the theoreticisation of philosophia, & the ascendancy of dialectic 5.4 Counter-strains: from Abelard to Dante’s Il Convivio Ch. 6. The Renaissance of Philosophy as a Way of Life 6.1 Philosophy, the humanisti, and the ascendancy of rhetoric 6.2 Petrarch’s Christian-Stoic medicines of the mind 6.3 Montaigne: The essayist as philosopher 6.4 Justus Lipsius’ Neostoicism Ch. 7. Cultura Animi in Early Modern Philosophy 7.1 The end of PWL (again)? 7.2 Francis Bacon: the Idols and the Georgics of the mind 7.3 On Descartes, Method and Meditations Ch. 8. Figures of the philosophe in the French enlightenment 8.1 “The philosophe” 8.2 Voltaire and the view from Sirius 8.3 Diderot and his Seneca Part 3: the moderns Interlude: The Nineteenth Century Conflict between PWL and University Philosophy Ch. 9. Schopenhauer: Philosophy as the Way Out of Life 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Philosophy against sophistry (again) 9.3 Two cheers for Stoicism 9.4 The Saint versus the Sage 9.5 Schopenhauerian salvation Ch. 10. Nietzsche: Philosophy as the Return to Life 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Nietzsche’s metaphilosophical meditations 10.3 Nietzsche’s philosophy as a spiritual exercise 10.4 Nietzsche’s spiritual exercise: eternal recurrence 10.5 Conclusion Ch. 11. Foucault’sReinvention of Philosophy as a Way of Life 11.1 Philosophical heroism: Foucault’s Cynics 11.2 Foucault’s reinvention of Philosophy as a Way of Life 11.3 Genealogy as spiritual exercise 11.4 Conclusion Conclusion 1. PWL, today 2. History, declines and rebirths 3. Criticisms 4. PWL of the future?
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Arcturus Publishing Fear and Trembling
Book SynopsisBorn in 1813, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, poet and religious author who is well known for his social critiques and writings on Christianity and existentialism. Since publication, many of his works have been translated into English. Kierkegaard died in 1855, aged 42.Walter Lowrie was born in Philadelphia in 1868. He studied in the United States and abroad before returning to Philadelphia where he joined the Episcopal Church and became an ordained deacon. During his life he studied and translated the works of Søren Kierkegaard, wrote numerous books and articles, and became a well-respected Kierkegaardian theologian in the world of academia. Lowrie died in 1959 at the age of 91.
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Edinburgh University Press MerleauPonty and the Essence of Nature
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Baker Publishing Group Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn`t – The
Book SynopsisOutreach 2022 Resource of the Year (Apologetics) 2021 Book Award Winner, The Gospel Coalition (Evangelism & Apologetics) Christianity Today 2022 Book Award Finalist (Apologetics & Evangelism) Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Christian Worldview/Apologetics) It has never been more important to articulate the wonder and enchantment of the Christian message. Yet the traditional approaches of apologetics are often outmoded in an age of profound disenchantment and distraction, unable to meet this pressing need. This winsome apologetics book for a new generation makes the case that Christianity offers a compelling explanatory framework for making sense of our world. Pastor and writer Gavin Ortlund believes it is essential to appeal not only to the mind but also to the heart and the imagination as we articulate the beauty of the gospel. Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't reimagines four classical theistic arguments--cosmological, teleological, moral, and Christological--making a cumulative case for God as the best framework for understanding the storied nature of reality. The book suggests that Christian theism can explain such things as the elegance of math, the beauty of music, and the value of love. It is suitable for use in classes yet accessibly written, making it a perfect resource for churches and small groups.Table of ContentsContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Beauty, Story, and Probability in the Question of God1. The Cause of the World: Why Something Is More Plausible (and Much More Interesting) Than Nothing2. The Meaning of the World: Why Things like Music, Math, and Love Make More Sense If There Is a God3. The Conflict of the World: Why Good and Evil Shape the Plot of Every Story You've Ever Heard4. The Hope of the World: Why Easter Means Happiness beyond Your Wildest DreamsConclusion: Moving Forward with ProbabilitiesIndexes
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Book Tree,US God the Invisible King
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VARSHA GOYAL Brahman and the World
Book SynopsisThe Vedanta has been rightly called the Finest Fruit of Indian Thought and the Upani?ads as the Finer Flowers. Vedanta grows out of the teachings of the Upani?ads and passes into the various systems in the writings of Sa?kara, Bhaskara, Ramanuja, Madhva and Vallabha, the great founders of Advaita, Bhedabheda, Visi??advaita, Dvaitadvaita and Suddhadvaita, respectively. However, there is a perception among Orientalists that while the Upani?ads favour the Monistic doctrine, Badaraya?a's Brahmasutra fundamentally opposes it on some of the most crucial points. The book thus delves deep into the philosophies of both Badaraya?a and Sa?kara in enunciating the essential features of Brahman and Its association with the world. It thus discusses topics such as what sort of cause Brahman is?, and what sort of material causality is to be ascribed to It? It also addresses the conflicting views on the nature of Brahman like that of Vivarttavada and of Ramanuja's Sagu?a-Brahman.
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Post Hill Press Embracing Infinite Possibilities
Book SynopsisDr. Bernard Harris shares his journey, and an honest discussion of his struggles, ambitions, hopes and dreams, as a testimony to the voyage that we all face with a desire to discover the power from within.
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Indiana University Press Considering Transcendence Elements of a
Book SynopsisMartin J. De Nys is Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Mason University. He is author of Hegel and Theology.
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Dover Publications Inc. Revelation and Other Prophetic Books of the Bible
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Cambridge University Press Divine Hiddenness
Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, a distinguished group of philosophers of religion explore the question of divine hiddenness in considerable detail. The issue is approached from several religious perspectives including Jewish, Christian, atheist and agnostic. A substantial introduction clarifies the main problems of and leading solutions to divine hiddenness.Trade Review'… this collection is an accessible as well as insightful source on the philosophical dimensions of divine hiddenness. It is therefore highly recommended to students and specialists alike.' International Journal for Philosophy of Religion'… required reading for all serious students of apologetics and philosophical theology.' ThemeliosTable of ContentsList of contributors; Introduction. The hiddenness of God Daniel Howard-Snyder and Paul K. Moser; 1. What is the problem of the hiddenness of God? Peter van Inwagen; 2. What the hiddenness of God reveals: a collaborative discussion J. L. Schellenberg; 3. Deus absconditus Michael J. Murray; 4. St. John of the Cross and the necessity of divine hiddenness Laura L. Garcia; 5. Jonathan Edwards and the hiddenness of God William J. Wainwright; 6. Cognitive idolatry and divine hiding Paul K. Moser; 7. Divine hiddenness: what is the problem? Jonathan L. Kvanvig; 8. A Kierkegaardian view of divine hiddenness M. Jamie Ferreira; 9. The hiddenness of God: a puzzle or a real problem? Jacob Joshua Ross; 10. Seeking but not believing: confessions of a practicing agnostic Paul Draper; 11. The silence of the God who speaks Nicholas Wolterstorff; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects.
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Cambridge University Press Theology without Metaphysics God Language and the Spirit of Recognition 8 Current Issues in Theology Series Number 8
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Shogam Publications Desire Why It Matters
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Stanford University Press A Covenant of Creatures
Book SynopsisI am not a particularly Jewish thinker, said Emmanuel Levinas, I am just a thinker. This book argues against the idea, affirmed by Levinas himself, that Totality and Infinity and Otherwise Than Being separate philosophy from Judaism. By reading Levinas''s philosophical works through the prism of Judaic texts and ideas, Michael Fagenblat argues that what Levinas called ethics is as much a hermeneutical product wrought from the Judaic heritage as a series of phenomenological observations. Decoding the Levinas''s philosophy of Judaism within a Heideggerian and Pauline framework, Fagenblat uses biblical, rabbinic, and Maimonidean texts to provide sustained interpretations of the philosopher''s work. Ultimately he calls for a reconsideration of the relation between tradition and philosophy, and of the meaning of faith after the death of epistemology.Trade Review"Fagenblat provides a fresh and thoughtful approach to understanding the relationship between philosophy and Judaism, that is, to understanding Levinas's phenomenology as midrash"—Michael Sohn, Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses"In his elegant book, A Covenant of Creatures: Levinas's Philosophy of Judaism, Michael Fagenblat negotiates the two bodies of Levinas's writings and argues that instead of viewing the phenomenological readings in opposition to the Jewish readings, we should instead see the phenomenology as offering not simply a philosophy of Judaism, but a phenomenology of Judaism."—Claire Katz, Shofar"Michael Fagenblat's A Covenant of Creatures is a bold and powerful book . . . I am seduced by Fagenblat's textual interpretations of Jewish texts, through a Levinassian lens."—Annette Aronowicz, Association for Jewish Studies"Fagenblat's highly interesting study of Levinas converges with a current trend in philosophy to pay more attention to philosophy's Jewish heritage . . . Fagenblat's interpretation of Levinas is a very good reading."—Rico Sneller, Ars Disputandi"As for Fagenblat, by any relevant criterion—depth, clarity, originality, or scholarly integrity—this book is first rate."—Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"Fagenblat's clear and mostly Levinasian-rhetoric-free writing helps to make the book teachable. . . Fagenblat achieves a great deal in this text. Pairing Levinas with Maimonides provides a teachable and engaging discussion."—Randy Friedman, H-Net"This is a rich and sophisticated study of one of the most vital and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Exploring Levinas's philosophy of Judaism from his philosophical rather than his confessional writings, Michael Fagenblat provides a fresh model that breaks down simplistic distinctions and opens the in-between space wherein the claim of the individual is held accountable through the response to the other and the challenge of the other is redeemed by the demand of the individual."—Elliot R. Wolfson, New York University"According to the famous Talmudic story in which a heathen challenges Hillel to reveal the whole of Torah while standing on one foot, the sage not only declares its essence to lie in the ethics of neighbor-love, relegating the rest to the status of 'mere' commentary; he enjoins his interlocutor to study that very textual supplement. Michael Fagenblat has made an utterly compelling case that a similar injunction is at work in Levinas's conception of ethical responsibility in the face of the Other. It, too, implies that this strange creature—the neighbor—can only be revealed exegetically, in the working through of the hermeneutic dimension of the urgent phenomenological 'givenness' of the Other. In this beautifully written and conceptually rigorous page-turner, Fagenblat teaches us to resist the impasses of prior readings of Levinas, which remain stuck within the sterile opposition of phenomenology and theology, Athens and Jerusalem, thinking and reading, mind and tradition. Fagenblat allows us, finally, to grasp the genre proper to Levinasian thought: phenomenology as midrash."—Eric Santner, University of Chicago
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Fordham University Press Teilhards Vision of the Past The Making of a
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Fordham University Press Thinking about Thinking
Book SynopsisThinking about Thinking examines philosophy from a variety of perspectives as a the practice realized by persons who communicate with one another while reflecting about the meaning of human life and thought.Trade ReviewRather than elaborate types, values, classics, or even a phenomenology of conversation, Peperzak draws the reader into an engaging dialogue to rediscover how thought and life can enrich each other. By reconfiguring an array of premodern, modern, and postmodern stances, he presents a mature evaluation of Levinas, human affectivity as an original dative of manifestation that cannot be mastered or exhausted by any conversation, and abundant untimely but eminently applicable wisdom on philosophy’s mediating role in the university and in our culture. In the process we awake from dogmatic and anti-dogmatic slumbers to engage with equal fervor thought and one another. Both his wide circle of grateful readers and newcomers to Peperzak’s oeuvre have much to learn from this stimulating collection.---—Peter Casarella, DePaul University"Thinking about Thinking comprises a set of meditations about the dialogical nature of philosophy and the philosophical life. The fruit of twenty-five years of teaching by a gifted and spirit-filled philosopher, these ten meditations gather around the themes of trust and faith in its several forms, including religious faith and Hegel’s “faith in reason.” As dialogical, philosophizing entails the receiver who is also a responder. Its focus is on the dative case, each participant bringing along the “tradition” that has helped fashion the person he or she is. In effect, it requires the risk that the honest conversation entered into by trusting interlocutors will leave neither party unchanged by the experience. Reading this thoughtful account is itself transformative. It is reminiscent of Foucault’s famous “parrhesiastic contract.”---—Thomas R. Flynn, Emory University
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Fordham University Press Pragmatic Pluralism and the Problem of God
Book SynopsisThe book is a study of pragmatism and pragmatic pluralism in the philosophy of religion. Through critical examinations of James’s, Dewey’s, and recent neopragmatists’ ideas, it argues that key issues in the field – including the debate between evidentialism and fideism, and the problem of evil – need rearticulation from a pragmatic pluralistic perspective.Trade Review"... a solid work of scholarship, well-argued and insightful." -- -Michael L. Raposa Lehigh University "Pihlstrom does an amazing job of sorting the metaphysical remnants of Kant in James and in the process restores questions of metaphysics to American pragmatism. This excellent work of scholarship calls for a deeper examination of pragmatist metaphysics and its challenge to religion and its reformulation." -- -Roger A. Ward Georgetown College "Sami Pihlstrom develops here a pragmatic philosophy of religion enriched by Immanuel Kant's insight that belief or faith in God is motivated chiefly by ethical considerations. He illumines important connections between Kant's writing on religion and that of William James and John Dewey, and shows how attention to both can provide resources for a conception and analysis of religion that is pluralistic and takes normativity seriously. Pihlstrom has been a leading interpreter of the pragmatists and it is good to have this important constructive contribution to the philosophy of religion." -- -Wayne Proudfoot Columbia University
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Liberty Fund Inc Elegant Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature
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Liberty Fund Inc Elegant Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature
Book SynopsisThis collection of 17th century sermons examines the relationship between faith and reason, and forms one of the first attempts in English Protestantism to stress the role of reason in ethics and to develop a doctrine of natural law. Nathaniel Culverwell is considered one of the principal scholars of the seventeenth century. This collection of sermons he delivered in 1645-46, examines the relationship between reason and faith, and forms one of the first attempts in English Protestantism to stress the role of reason in ethics and to develop a doctrine of natural law. Culverwell represents a crucial intersection in the discussion of reason and faith. While providing a link between the Calvinist dependence on faith and grace and the Enlightenment dependence on reason and humanism, Culverwell''s Discourse is a picture of the world on the brink of the Enlightenment. The seventeenth century was an era that included the Puritan migration from England to America and the English Civil War. Duri
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Liberty Fund Inc Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in
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Liberty Fund Inc Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in
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Liberty Fund Inc Divine Feudal Law
Book SynopsisBased on his theory of natural law, Pufendorf denounces the Revocation [of the Edict of Nantes in 1685] as an illegitimate and tyrannical act and advocates toleration. The Divine Feudal Law'' can be seen as a complement to the treatise on toleration . Pufendorf attempts to demonstrate in The Divine Feudal Law'' that union of Lutherans and Calvinists is possible on the basis of a theological system containing the fundamental articles necessary for salvation. In contrast, reconciliation between Protestants and Catholics is declared to be impossible. Simone Zurburchen in the Introduction. Originally published posthumously in 1695, The Divine Feudal Law sets forth Pufendorf''s basis for the reunion of the Lutheran and Calvinist confessions. This attempt to seek a conciliation between the confessions complements the concept of toleration discussed in Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion. In both, Pufendorf examines how to secure the peaceful coexistence of different confessions in a
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Liberty Fund Inc Divine Feudal Law
Book SynopsisBased on his theory of natural law, Pufendorf denounces the Revocation [of the Edict of Nantes in 1685] as an illegitimate and tyrannical act and advocates toleration. The Divine Feudal Law'' can be seen as a complement to the treatise on toleration . Pufendorf attempts to demonstrate in The Divine Feudal Law'' that union of Lutherans and Calvinists is possible on the basis of a theological system containing the fundamental articles necessary for salvation. In contrast, reconciliation between Protestants and Catholics is declared to be impossible. Simone Zurburchen in the Introduction. Originally published posthumously in 1695, The Divine Feudal Law sets forth Pufendorf''s basis for the reunion of the Lutheran and Calvinist confessions. This attempt to seek a conciliation between the confessions complements the concept of toleration discussed in Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion. In both, Pufendorf examines how to secure the peaceful coexistence of different confessions in a
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Liberty Fund Inc Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural
Book SynopsisThe ''Essays'' is commonly considered Kames''s most important philosophical work. In the first part, he sets forth the principles and foundations of morality and justice, attacking Hume''s moral scepticism and addressing the controversial issue of the freedom of human will. In the second part, Kames focuses on questions of metaphysics and epistemology to offer a natural theology in which the authority of the external senses is an important basis for belief in the Deity. Like Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, and Butler, Kames rejected the idea that morality is founded on self-interest and argued that human beings naturally possess a moral sense, or conscience. At the same time, Kames believed our naturally benevolent inclinations could become law-like only through the principle of justice, which guards the persons, the property, and the reputation of individuals, and gives authority to promises and covenants. Editor Mary Catherine Moran writes, In its concern to vindicate the veracity of our com
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Liberty Fund Inc Principles of Moral Christian Philosophy in 2
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Liberty Fund Inc Philosophical Commentary on These Words of the
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Liberty Fund Inc Conversation with Ralph McInerny DVD
Book SynopsisRalph McInerny is among the most noted Catholic philosophers and authors of our day. He has taught at the University of Notre Dame since 1955, and since 1978 has been the Michael P Grace Professor of Medieval Studies.
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Augustine Political Writings
Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive view of St Augustine's political ideas.Trade Review[This volume] offers one-stop access to the political ideas of a major pre-modern thinker. The translations are fresh, accurate, supple, and clear, and the notes and comments are helpful. Ernest Fortin's excellent Introduction sets the central text, the City of God, in historical perspective and outlines problems Augustine faced in trying to reconcile Christian faith with the legitimate demands of civic life. --Alan R. Perreiah, Teaching PhilosophyBrilliantly organized. I particularly like the brief introductions before each section which help to set the context of each piece. --Brian Caza, Georgetown College
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Augustine Political Writings
Book SynopsisThe best available introduction to the political thought of Augustine, if not to Christian political thought in general. Included are generous selections from City of God, as well as from many lesser-known writings of Augustine.Trade Review[This volume] offers one-stop access to the political ideas of a major pre-modern thinker. The translations are fresh, accurate, supple, and clear, and the notes and comments are helpful. Ernest Fortin's excellent Introduction sets the central text, the City of God, in historical perspective and outlines problems Augustine faced in trying to reconcile Christian faith with the legitimate demands of civic life. --Alan R. Perreiah, Teaching PhilosophyBrilliantly organized. I particularly like the brief introductions before each section which help to set the context of each piece. --Brian Caza, Georgetown College
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Augustine On the Inner Life of the Mind Hackett
Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] fine book . . . rich, literate, beautifully written. . . . Meagher puts it well in his final chapter: the great teacher is one who excites power. Plotinus is one; Augustine another. . . . and the unquestionable merit of Meagher's book is that it too excites power. --Robert J. O'Connell, Fordham UniversityMeagher's work is extremely insightful and original. . . . The Augustine he describes is the one who stands at the origin of autobiography in Western culture and at the roots of contemporary existentialism where man has became once again 'a question to himself.' --John Dunne, The University of Notre DameThat Meagher helps us to come closer to Augustine is one of the many virtues of his book. . . . Meagher's book, in a thoroughly Augustinian spirit, is a work of love, and thus kindles love in return. . . . Will be of interest to all readers who are concerned with the possibilities of spirit in our time. --William Barrett
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDaniel Frank's Introduction is excellent, not just for the undergraduate reader, but, indeed, for any reader, specialist or layperson. It manages to find just the right combination of philosophy and history; it sends the reader to the right places for further reading; its judgments are quite sound. And the reissue of the Altmann translation is a wonderful idea. --Charles Manekin, University of Maryland
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc God
Book SynopsisIncluding over one hundred fifty pages of new material, a new introduction, enhanced headnotes, and an updated list of further readings, this significantly expanded anthology provides a rich selection of traditional and modern works that reflect the many ways in which philosophers have attempted to address the question of the existence of God.Trade ReviewI have found God to be the most balanced, readable, and enjoyable synthesis of philosophy of religion materials available today. My students insist it is the book they will not re-sell at the close of the semester. -—Dr. Virginia Osborn, Belmont University
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc God
Book SynopsisIncluding over one hundred fifty pages of new material, a new introduction, enhanced headnotes, and an updated list of further readings, this significantly expanded anthology provides a rich selection of traditional and modern works that reflect the maTrade ReviewI have found God to be the most balanced, readable, and enjoyable synthesis of philosophy of religion materials available today. My students insist it is the book they will not re-sell at the close of the semester. -—Dr. Virginia Osborn,
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc A Summary of Philosophy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThose who want to approach [the Summa Theologiae] in English cannot do better than study Regan's volume. It will provide them with a solid and reliable basis from which to take their studies of Aquinas further. . . . Regan's translations are always accurate. . . . And, in producing them, he has managed to deliver texts written in elegant, intelligible, and idiomatic English. --Brian Davies, International Philosophical QuarterlyThose approaching Aquinas from the side of philosophy, and for the first time, have been done a great service by Richard Regan's selective translation of the first part (prima pars) and the first part of the second part (prima secundae) of the Summa Theologiae. By focusing on the questions raised and answers given by Aquinas (and including only the most salient objections and replies), Regan reveals Thomas as a great dialectician, grappling with issues of perennial philosophical interest. Regan's general introduction and chapter introductions together enable the reader to see the point and power of Aquinas’ discussions. --John Haldane, University of St. AndrewsFor . . . introducing undergraduates to Aquinas' philosophy, this is a good text and should prove a useful addition to an undergraduate library. --Vivian Boland, Theological Book Review
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc A Summary of Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis compact collection of philosophical texts from the Summa Theologica--on God, creation, the soul, human acts, moral good and evil, love, habits, virtue, and law--is presented newly translated in abridged form and cast in a modified version of the medieval quaestio. Included are only the most important objections and Aquinas' replies; appeals to scriptural, theological, and philosophical authorities have been omitted. Unlike the ordering of the originals, questions and answers are here presented prior to objections and replies; the result is a sharp, rich, topically organized question-answer presentation of Aquinas'' major philosophical arguments within a brief compass. A general Introduction, headnotes, a glossary, an index, and a select bibliography offer expert guidance to the work of this major philosopher.Trade ReviewThose who want to approach [the Summa Theologiae] in English cannot do better than study Regan's volume. It will provide them with a solid and reliable basis from which to take their studies of Aquinas further. . . . Regan's translations are always accurate. . . . And, in producing them, he has managed to deliver texts written in elegant, intelligible, and idiomatic English. --Brian Davies, International Philosophical QuarterlyThose approaching Aquinas from the side of philosophy, and for the first time, have been done a great service by Richard Regan's selective translation of the first part (prima pars) and the first part of the second part (prima secundae) of the Summa Theologiae. By focusing on the questions raised and answers given by Aquinas (and including only the most salient objections and replies), Regan reveals Thomas as a great dialectician, grappling with issues of perennial philosophical interest. Regan's general introduction and chapter introductions together enable the reader to see the point and power of Aquinas’ discussions. --John Haldane, University of St. AndrewsFor . . . introducing undergraduates to Aquinas' philosophy, this is a good text and should prove a useful addition to an undergraduate library. --Vivian Boland, Theological Book Review
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Theology in America
Book Synopsis Covering nearly 300 years of American religious writing, this anthology compiles selections from thirteen notable thinkers--including Thomas Hooker, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Hodge, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Josiah Royce, William James and H. Richard Niebuhr--to reveal the vital and creative history of Protestant theology in America. In his substantial Introduction, Sydney Ahlstrom relates the history of American theology in broad and accessible terms, tackling his subject with characteristic clarity, passion, and intellectual rectitude.
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc A Debate on Jewish Emancipation and Christian
Book Synopsis When wealthy Jewish industrialist David Friedländer proposed in 1799 that Berlin''s Jews undergo a sham conversion to Christianity in return for full German citizenship, he touched off a political and theological debate that would continue to define the relation between Jewish and German identity for more than a century. In the series of provocative letters collected here, Friedländer, Protestant leader Wilhelm Abraham Teller, and young Christian theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher debate Friedländer''s radical proposal. In so doing, they grapple with many of the thorny problems--such as citizenship, religious tolerance, and assimilation--that continue to vex world political leaders today. Richard Crouter''s Introduction provides the cultural, religious, and historical context for this compelling exchange; a postscript by Julie Klassen reveals the ways in which Germany''s minorities continue to be marginalized more than two hundred years after Friedländer made his pTrade Review One of the most fascinating and, indeed, seminal debates in the protracted struggle of German Jewry to gain full citizenship and civic equality. As the translators make clear in their learned and generally lucid Introduction, this debate illuminates the enduring difficulty of modern nation states to establish a civic society that is, if not religiously neutral, at least inclusive. . . . It will surely enter the canon of standard works in the study of modern Jewish history. --Paul Mendes-Flohr, Hebrew University
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc A Debate on Jewish Emancipation and Christian
Book Synopsis When wealthy Jewish industrialist David Friedländer proposed in 1799 that Berlin''s Jews undergo a sham conversion to Christianity in return for full German citizenship, he touched off a political and theological debate that would continue to define the relation between Jewish and German identity for more than a century. In the series of provocative letters collected here, Friedländer, Protestant leader Wilhelm Abraham Teller, and young Christian theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher debate Friedländer''s radical proposal. In so doing, they grapple with many of the thorny problems--such as citizenship, religious tolerance, and assimilation--that continue to vex world political leaders today. Richard Crouter''s Introduction provides the cultural, religious, and historical context for this compelling exchange; a postscript by Julie Klassen reveals the ways in which Germany''s minorities continue to be marginalized more than two hundred years after Friedländer made his pTrade Review One of the most fascinating and, indeed, seminal debates in the protracted struggle of German Jewry to gain full citizenship and civic equality. As the translators make clear in their learned and generally lucid Introduction, this debate illuminates the enduring difficulty of modern nation states to establish a civic society that is, if not religiously neutral, at least inclusive. . . . It will surely enter the canon of standard works in the study of modern Jewish history. --Paul Mendes-Flohr, Hebrew University
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bishops Wives and Children
Book SynopsisChristianity as a cultural force, whether rising or falling, has seldom been analysed through the actual processes by which tradition is transmitted, modified, embraced or rejected. This book achieves that end through a study of bishops of the Church of England, their wives and their children, to show how values fostered in the vicarage and palace shape family, work and civic life in a supposedly secular age. Davies and Guest integrate, for the first time, sociological concepts of spiritual capital with anthropological ideas of gift-theory and, alongside theological themes, use these to illuminate how the religious professional functions in mediating tradition and fostering change. Motifs of distant prelates, managerially-minded fathers in God and rebellious clergy children are reconsidered in a critical light as new empirical evidence offers unique insights into how the clergy family functions as an axis of social power in an age incredulous to ecclesiastical hierarchy. Bishops, WiTrade Review'This is a fascinating and insightful sociological study of the Church of England which deserves wide readership. The question it addresses - that of the transmission of spiritual capital across generations - is a crucially important one and its conclusions should be of interest to all those concerned for the good of English society.' The Rt Revd Dr John Inge, Bishop of Huntingdon 'There are many myths and misunderstandings about Bishops and their households which this wise and reflective book will go a long way to dispel.' The Rt Revd Kenneth Stevenson, Bishop of Portsmouth ’There is much to be learned here from the frankness with which hitherto unacknowledged problems are exposed. It is clear that this is a book that might profitably be read by all married bishops, and by other clergy, too, as a basis for self-examination... It deserves to be read, not least by those who see scope in themselves for becoming better clerical parents, as well as by those responsible for providing the contexts in which such parents live and work.’ Church Times ’...this is a solid, original and important work that deserves close reading. The study is an excellent example of how sociology might be applied to theological understandings.’ New Blackfriars ’Through new findings and a helpful review of existing knowledge, this book makes a valuable contribution to understanding of the lives of bishops and their families and the significant contribution that they have made to British culture in the twentieth century.’ Rural Theology ’... of interest to the practical theologian because of the questions it raises about the transmission of religious faith within the clergy family and the corresponding questions it raises about the lack of transmission in many modern families that do not share the same characteristics as the families investigated.’ Practical Theology ’However one analyses the spiritual capital flowing from episcopal homes, this research is a good aTable of ContentsBishops, Wives and Children
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Cambridge University Press Ars Erotica Sex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love
Book SynopsisThe term ars erotica refers to the styles and techniques of lovemaking with the honorific title of art. But in what sense are these practices artistic and how do they contribute to the aesthetics and ethics of self-cultivation in the art of living? In this book, Richard Shusterman offers a critical, comparative analysis of the erotic theories proposed by the most influential premodern cultural traditions that shaped our contemporary world. Beginning with ancient Greece, whose god of desiring love gave eroticism its name, Shusterman examines the Judaeo-Christian biblical tradition and the classical erotic theories of Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Japanese cultures, before concluding with medieval and Renaissance Europe. His exploration of their errors and insights shows how we could improve the quality of life and love today. By using the engine of eros to cultivate qualities of sensitivity, grace, skill, and self-mastery, we can reimagine a richer, more positive vision of sex educationTrade Review'With a panoramic horizon that draws upon the full compass of sexual culture, world philosopher Richard Shusterman in his Ars Erotica elevates and ennobles sexuality by finding the crucial isomorphisms between deference and a situated, contrapuntal musicality, between artistry and the intensity of pleasure, between sensual imagination and intelligent practice. Shusterman continues his somaesthetic revolution by taking the stodgy professional discipline to task with a sex education that seeks to refine rather than contain, and to elevate rather than ignore this vital aspect of the human experience.' Roger T. Ames, Peking University'The unending struggle to reconcile the 'base' demands of the desiring body with the elevating aspirations of culture defines human history. Drawing on his pioneering work in somaesthetics, Richard Shusterman displays extraordinary erudition in presenting the ways in which seven great civilizations have fashioned an ars erotica seeking to do justice to both.' Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley'In the impressive and ground-breaking new book, Ars Erotica: Sex and Somaesthetic in the Classical Arts of Love, the somaesthetic philosopher and historian, Richard Shusterman, captures the human somaesthetic expressions and movements in time and cultures in all its width, through what he calls Ars Erotica … Ars Erotica should be read as a book of enlightenment to everyone who wants to enrich their knowledge of somaesthetic and aesthetics art of living and who further want to understand more of the hidden power of gender and erotic visions.' Line Joranger, Psychology of Women Quarterly'Richard Shusterman's latest book is a tour de force through the broad (multi)cultural and temporal horizon of his investigation. In this connection, vagueness is factored in, for all the careful legitimization of terminology at the beginning of the volume, especially the option for ars erotica, Shusterman must ultimately present a whole realm of love forms, physical as well as idealized and even mystical in nature. Above all, this investigation, which promises to become a standard work, makes the originally somewhat abstract program of somaesthetics tangible and convincing.' Madalina Diaconu, Polylog'The historical and geographical scope of the book is breath-taking … The complexity and detail of the material addressed entail that Ars Erotica may be read in a number of ways … and … has consequences for how we live our lives and care for our bodies. The extraordinary scholarship, and indeed courage, of Ars Erotica demands the initiation of much needed debates, not least with feminist and queer theorists. It is an important text, and is so beyond its place in the development of aesthetics or indeed somaesthetics. It should, as Shusterman hopes, serve in developing the understanding, criticism, and ultimately practice, of our own sexual cultures and their inherent aesthetics.' The British Journal of Aesthetics'… An absolutely trailblazing work … Ars Erotica sheds light on a path worthy of future study and it has definitely established Shusterman's role in the history of aesthetics as a major one.' Max Ryynänen, Slovak Journal of Aesthetics'A look at other cultures and other times can provide, as this book suggests, ample resources for a broader, deeper, erotic vision to enrich the field of aesthetics and our art of living.' Mark Tschaepe, Metaphilosophy'Richard Shusterman's Ars Erotica ambitiously romps through history to explore the idea of sex as an artistic skill honed by study and training.' Matthew Crippen, Society'Shusterman understands that many of his subjects require background discussions, discussions of, say, the nature of the relevant society or theological issues, which he then provides. This book therefore is a wide-ranging accomplishment; I learned much from it. It will function well as a basis for further reflections and a springboard to future syntheses.' Mark Masterson, Journal of the History of SexualityTable of Contents1. Ars Erotica and the question of aesthetics; 2. Dialectics of desire and virtue; 3. The biblical tradition; 4. Chinese Qi erotics; 5. Lovemaking as aesthetic education; 6. Fragrance, veils, and violence; 7. From romantic refinement to courtesan conoisseurship; 8. Commingling, complexity, and conflict.
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Cambridge University Press Spirituality and the Good Life
Book SynopsisThis book presents a broad philosophical study of the nature of spirituality and its relationship to human well-being, addressing an area of contemporary philosophy that has been largely underexplored. David McPherson brings together a team of scholars to examine the importance of specific spiritual practices (including prayer, contemplation, and ritual observance) and spiritually informed virtues (such as piety, humility, and existential gratitude) for ''the good life''. This volume also considers and exemplifies how philosophy itself, when undertaken as a humanistic rather than scientistic enterprise, can be a spiritual exercise and part of a spiritual way of life. Clarifying key concepts, and engaging with major religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism, this book will appeal to students and scholars from various disciplines, including theology, sociology, and psychology, as well as to philosophers, ethicists, and other readers who are intTrade Review'… the combination of theoretically and practically focused essays creates a rich and productive hermeneutic tension for the reader. Some chapters invite the thought that spirituality aims to draw us into religious identities in which fledgling spiritual yearnings are trained and fulfilled by very specific types of communal belonging. Others invite us to wonder whether religious identities aim at spiritual transformation, providing a workshop of time-tested communal and individual practices that are knit together by historical and doctrinal identification, but find their deepest fulfillment in transformed adherents working together toward authenticity and justice in the world. There are different senses, perhaps, in which both insights are wise and potentially transformative, especially when held in tension.' Matthew C. Halteman, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction David McPherson; 1. Philosophy, religion, and spirituality John Cottingham; 2. The problem of impiety Cora Diamond; 3. The virtue of piety Robert C. Roberts; 4. Homo religiosus: does spirituality have a place in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics? David McPherson; 5. Desire and the spiritual life Fiona Ellis; 6. Between heaven and earth: sensory experience and the goods of the spiritual life Mark R. Wynn; 7. The Jewish Sabbath as a spiritual practice Samuel Fleischacker; 8. The power of the spoken word: prayer, invocation, and supplication in Islam Mukhtar H. Ali; 9. Aristotelian friendship and Ignatian companionship Karen Stohr; 10. Starting with compassion Richard White; 11. Identifying with the Confucian heaven: immanent and transcendent Dao May Sim; 12. Agnostic spirituality John Houston.
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