Philosophy of religion Books
University of Missouri Press From Dickinson to Dylan
Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which six literary modernists - Emily Dickinson, Marcel Proust, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Samuel Beckett, and Bob Dylan - have explored the human relationship to a transcendent mystery of meaning.Trade ReviewI consider this book to be absolutely brilliant. The authors it discusses are central to the modernist movement in literature, and Hughes offers a new perspective regarding what makes them important. His use of philosophy to deepen his literary analysis is especially valuable, and he uses it to make a compelling case for the centrality of the theme of transcendence to their works. He explains his thesis so clearly and illustrates it so well that I think even a reader averse to that theme would recognize its importance to these authors."—Eugene Webb, University of Washington, author of The Dark Dove: The Sacred and Secular in Modern Literature
£43.65
Jewish Publication Society Thinking about Good and Evil
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive book on the topic, Thinking about Good and Evil traces salient Jewish ideas about why innocent people seem to suffer, why evil individuals seem to prosper, and God’s role in matters of (in)justice, from antiquity to modernity. Trade Review"Illuminating analysis. . . . Allen produces a nuanced, vital exploration. . . . Allen's work as a congregational rabbi enables him to imbue this sophisticated yet accessible guide with heartfelt emotion. This remarkable guide will be of interest to any Jewish reader contemplating God's role in suffering."—Publishers Weekly"Allen believes it's important to understand Jewish philosophical thought about good and evil in order to better realize the importance of what he calls the 'two quintessential Jewish values: justice and goodness.' He challenges readers to see where they agree or disagree with each philosopher, which may help them to devise their own personal theology. His book would work well in a classroom setting or for a discussion group about theology. Anyone interested in the subject of good and evil should enjoy this interesting and provocative work."—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, Reporter“Rabbi Wayne Allen translates a lifetime of deep reflection about the most vexing question posed for Jewish faith, and indeed all religious faith, into an exceptional encounter with the myriad thinkers who have struggled with it.”—James A. Diamond, author of Jewish Theology Unbound“Thinking about Good and Evil is impressive for its comprehensiveness, scholarship, accessibility, and originality—dealing with sources largely if not completely ignored, usually because they have never before been translated into English.”—Rabbi David Novak, author of Jewish Justice“A comprehensive, learned, and clear exploration of Judaism’s many answers to the most difficult question: why does God permit evil? Both novices and scholars will find much here to stimulate their thoughts and stir their souls.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple, Los AngelesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Good and Evil in the Bible and Apocrypha 2. Rabbinic Approaches to Good and Evil 3. Good and Evil in Medieval Philosophy 4. Kabbalah and the Problem of Evil 5. Hasidic Masters on Evil and Suffering 6. Early Modern Thinkers on Good and Evil 7. Modern Thinkers on Good and Evil 8. The Special Problem of the Shoah Conclusion Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Texts
£25.19
Jewish Publication Society Open Judaism
Book SynopsisOpen Judaism is an invitation to the spiritually seeking Jew; a clarion call for a pluralistic, inclusive Judaism; and a dynamic exploration of the remarkable array of thought within Judaism today.Trade Review“Rabbi Schwartz’s ambitious book succeeds in pointing out how divergent opinions, dissent, and debate have shaped Jewish thought. Furthermore, Rabbi Schwartz demonstrates the vast pluralism within Jewish tradition and argues persuasively that such pluralism strengthens Judaism rather than weakens it. This ethical, humanist, and inclusive book is highly recommended for those seeking to understand different, and yet authentic, approaches to Judaism.”—Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews “Rabbi Barry Schwartz guides the reader with wisdom, presence, and humor through the terrain of Jewish theology with confidence and without judgment. Whether you’re a believer, an agnostic or an atheist, Schwartz will help you articulate what you’ve long held true—and maybe even change your mind here and there. Open Judaism is an absolute gem.”—Alan Levenson, Schusterman/Josey Chair in Judaic History, University of Oklahoma“Open Judaism offers the Jewish people an opportunity and a challenge: the opportunity to find one’s voice within the Jewish tradition and the challenge to do so. Instead of trying to control and determine the essence of Judaism, Rabbi Barry Schwartz honestly charts the wide spectrum and possibilities to believe, think, belong, and live Jewishly. Through Open Judaism, being Jewish is transformed into an empowered journey of self-discovery. For twenty-first-century Jews there can be no better answer to ‘Why be Jewish?’ Required reading.”—Rabbi Donniel Hartman, president, Shalom Hartman Institute “Rabbi Barry Schwartz possesses the rare ability to synthesize vast amounts of traditional and modern materials in an easily approachable manner. His inclusive approach is a thoughtful and comprehensive portrait of Judaism and its beliefs that speaks to a broad and diverse audience Those learned in Jewish faith and those who are novices will profit from this valuable work, as will all who are interested in the wisdom Judaism can offer in a complex and all too-often baffling world.”—Rabbi David Ellenson, chancellor emeritus, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion“This book should be read by everyone tasked with leading the Jewish community! Rabbi Barry Schwartz engages seekers of all kinds to think more deeply about their relationship to Judaism.”—Rabbi Kari H. Tuling, author of Thinking about God: Jewish Views“This book has a remarkably important mission: to help Jews with no abiding interest in religion or study to become more engaged. It is genuinely pluralistic, and its unique topology of the nine most important dimensions of Judaism, categorized along the continuum of believer to atheist, ably demonstrates that respected Jewish authorities share the nuanced, provocative ideas even of those Jews who feel theologically alienated from Judaism. Many well-educated Jews have spent their lives becoming Athenians; when they explore, they visit the capitals of Europe. They need a reason to spend some time in Jerusalem—and this book is that reason.”—Rabbi Edmond H. Weiss, coauthor of Making Arguments: Reason in Context“Open Judaism is a wonderful gift. It is partisan for bringing the questing and questioning Jew into Judaism, essentially saying to Jews with less-than-certain theologies, or those who reject fundamentalist ideology: There is a place for you in Jewish life and practice. You can still find your home in Judaism. What is more, Open Judaism will be a great gift to the discourse within the Jewish community.”—Rabbi Neal Gold, Jewish chaplain and Hillel director, Babson College, and founder of A Tree with RootsTable of ContentsPreface: Defining Open Judaism Acknowledgments Introduction: Athens and Jerusalem 1. About God God for Believers God for Atheists God for Agnostics 2. About the Soul Soul for Believers Soul for Atheists Soul for Agnostics 3. About the Torah Torah for Believers Torah for Atheists Torah for Agnostics 4. About Halakhah Halakhah for Believers Halakhah for Atheists Halakhah for Agnostics 5. About Jewish Identity Jewish Identity for Believers Jewish Identity for Atheists Jewish Identity for Agnostics 6. About Inclusion Inclusion for Believers Inclusion for Atheists Inclusion for Agnostics 7. About Israel Israel for Believers Israel for Atheists Israel for Agnostics 8. About Ethics Ethics for Believers Ethics for Atheists Ethics for Agnostics 9. About Prayer Prayer for Believers Prayer for Atheists Prayer for Agnostics Conclusion: Choosing Your Judaism The Open Judaism Project: Finding Your Place in the Jewniverse Notes Bibliography Index Further Reading
£17.99
Inter-Varsity Press Jesus and the Logic of History
Book SynopsisOver the last century many sceptical 'lives of Jesus' have been written. Paul Barnett argues that their authors have used wrong historical methodology, ignoring some of the early evidence about Jesus Christ and failing to account for the first Christians' beliefs about him.
£13.29
MP-MQU Marquette University The Font of Life Fons Vitae
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MP-MQU Marquette University The NeoThomists
Book SynopsisThis work provides an introduction to the full-range of Neo-Thomist writings, and should be of interest to students of 19th- and 20th-century theology and philosophy.
£16.46
Cornell University Press Religion and Enlightenment in Catherinian Russia
Book SynopsisExplores the Russian Enlightenment with reference to the religious Enlightenment of the mid-to late-eighteenth century. Grounded in close readings of the sermons and devotional writings of Platon Levshin, court preacher and metropolitan bishop of Moscow, this book examines the blending of European thought into the teachings of Russian Orthodoxy.Trade ReviewWirtschafter offers a detailed and engaging exposition of Platon's sermons. * Times Literary Supplement *A fine achievement that deserves attention from non-Russianists. * European History Quarterly *Wirtschafter provides a fascinating, well-researched, persuasively argued case study though a close reading of the sermons of one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most important clerics, Metropolitan Platon. * The Journal of Modern History *
£29.45
The National Catholic Bioethics Center The Dialogue Between Tradition and History
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£20.85
Little Room Press Desire and Affect Spinoza as Psychologist
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£38.70
Little Room Press Spinoza on Reason and the Free Man 4 Spinoza by
Book SynopsisThis volume in the Spinoza by 2000 series contains papers from leading scholars on Book IV of the Ethics, including Garber, Della Roca, Brinker, Bove, and Yovell. ISpinoza's understanding of the relation between reason and passion and the nature of human perfectibility are explored in depth.
£21.59
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit
Book SynopsisWinner: 2012The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religious Studies, PROSE Award. In this thought-provoking new work, the world renowned theologian Gary Dorrien reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology. Presents a radical rethinking of the roots of modern theology Reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation and development of modern Christian theology Shows how it took Kant''s writings on ethics and religion to launch a fully modern departure in religious thought Dissects Kant''s three critiques of reason and his moral conception of religion Analyzes alternative arguments offered by Schleiermacher, Schelling, Hegel, and others - moving historically and chronologically through key figures in European philosophy and theology PrTrade Review“Nonetheless, the thoroughness of this volume and the cogency of its arguments make it an absolute must for theology students.” (Religious Studies Review, 27 February 2014) “Dorrien's book-which I cannot avoid calling brilliant-will hold the same enduring place in giving an historical justification for his "modern theology" that Barth's Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century holds in setting the table for Barth's dogmatics. Time will tell whether the future belongs to Dorrien's theology, Barth's (in historical or repristinated form), or some other.” (Themelios, 1 August 2013) “Graduate students and philosophy of religion students will find this book indispensable. Summing Up: Essential. All libraries supporting graduate programs in theology and religion.” (Choice, 1 February 2013) Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction: Kantian Concepts, Liberal Theology, and Post-Kantian Idealism 1 2 Subjectivity in Question: Immanuel Kant, Johann G. Fichte, and Critical Idealism 23 3 Making Sense of Religion: Friedrich Schleiermacher, John Locke, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Liberal Theology 84 4 Dialectics of Spirit: F. W. J. Schelling, G. W. F. Hegel, and Absolute Idealism 159 5 Hegelian Spirit in Question: David Friedrich Strauss, Søren Kierkegaard, and Mediating Theology 243 6 Neo-Kantian Historicism: Albrecht Ritschl, Adolf von Harnack, Wilhelm Herrmann, Ernst Troeltsch, and the Ritschlian School 315 7 Idealistic Ordering: Lux Mundi, Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison, Hastings Rashdall, Alfred E. Garvie, Alfred North Whitehead, William Temple, and British Idealism 378 8 The Barthian Revolt: Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, and the Legacy of Liberal Theology 454 9 Idealistic Ironies: From Kant and Hegel to Tillich and Barth 530 Index 574
£34.15
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisPhilosophy of Religion is an engaging introduction to the main tenets of this fascinating subject, written clearly and with detailed enough explanation to be accessible to those new to the field, whilst providing original and challenging ideas to more experienced students.Table of ContentsPreface viii 1 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 1 2 The Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence 10 3 The Ontological Argument 22 4 The Argument from Design 36 5 The Problem of Evil 50 6 Omnipotence 79 7 Omniscience, Foreknowledge, and Free Will 93 8 Divine Freedom and Moral Perfection 107 9 Miracles 119 10 The Evidentialist Objection: Clifford and James 131 11 The Evidentialist Objection and Foundationalism 143 References 159 Index 166
£59.80
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisPhilosophy of Religion is an engaging introduction to the main tenets of this fascinating subject, written clearly and with detailed enough explanation to be accessible to those new to the field, whilst providing original and challenging ideas to more experienced students.Table of ContentsPreface viii 1 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 1 2 The Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence 10 3 The Ontological Argument 22 4 The Argument from Design 36 5 The Problem of Evil 50 6 Omnipotence 79 7 Omniscience, Foreknowledge, and Free Will 93 8 Divine Freedom and Moral Perfection 107 9 Miracles 119 10 The Evidentialist Objection: Clifford and James 131 11 The Evidentialist Objection and Foundationalism 143 References 159 Index 166
£14.95
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Psychology Religion and Spirituality
Book Synopsis* Explores religion both as a social phenomenon and as a form of inner experience. * Explains why people believe what they do. * Looks at the effects of religious and spiritual belief upon behaviour, and upon physical and psychological health.Trade Review"These two books are valuable because, unlike the scientific materialists and religious exclusivists, the author's argue that there is a need (indeed, much scope) for critical thinking as well as spiritual hope in a world ravaged by instability, hatred and bloodshed." (Muslim News, 29 July 2011) "I cannot recommend this book too highly." Charles T. Tart, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto "Fontana’s sympathetic understanding of religion, his refined knowledge of Eastern traditions, together with a broad grasp of classic and recent psychological research, all combine to produce a work which rightly challenges the narrow assumptions of many psychologists of religion." Brian L. Lancaster, Consciousness & Transpersonal Psychology Research Unit, Liverpool John Moores University "It would be difficult for anyone other than a rabid fundamentalist (of whatever persuasion) to fail to be fascinated, enlightened and enriched by David Fontana's lucid and masterful exposition of the interplay between 'Psychology, Religion and Spirituality' as set out in his book of that title ... The scope of this book is astounding, and its detailed and even-handed dissemination of factual information does its author much credit ... A truly vast canvas, in dealing with which editorial necessity limits me to some four hundred words; ten times as many would, I fear, have been insufficient to do full justice to the most rewarding task set me." The Christian Parapsychologist "This book is both refreshingly original and packed with information. It offers a very clear review of empirical studies in religious research, and has the additional merit of being, unusually for textbooks on the psychology of religion, written by an author who actually demonstrates a very wide knowledge of the world religions, their history and teachings ... Both workers in Religious Studies who like a humanities-based approach to the psychology of religion, and lecturers in Psychology who may be seeking considered reviews of quantitative research studies, will find a book that well meets their needs here. I highly recommend this book - what Alan Baddeley did for memory psychology and Roger Brown did for social psychology, Fontana has done for the psychology of religion in writing a book that deserves to become known as a classic text." Social Psychological Review "an impressive survey on the psychology of religion ... Fontana's background in transpersonal psychology and his unassuming style allow for an open-minded yet critical stance ... An excellent introduction to the psychology of religion" Choice "From beginning to end, the author tries to bridge over the gap between Western and Eastern approaches to religiosity and spirituality and avoid all dominance of Christianity in research and theory in the area of psychology of religion ... The author is known also for his popular books, which may explain that this scientific book of his is written clearly and readably. As to the results, the book can be recommended not only to the clergy, professional psychologists, students and teachers of psychology of religion, but also to general public." Studia Psychologica "a book which one hopes will be read by undergraduate psychology students as an antidote to the narrowness of many other academic psychology textbooks ... the coverage is exemplary, covering every conceivable angle, classification and type of explanation ... This is a very good overview of the whole field of psychology of religion, and one can only hope that it will be widely read." Scientific and Medical Network Review "I have read several books on the psychology of religion over the years, but few have been as engaging as David Fontana's excellent study ... Throughout the book there are encyclopaedic references to psychological writers and there is a very full bibliography, so that the reader will have no shortage of follow-up material should she wish to pursue any theme or issue further. Moreover, this material is up to date, and reflects a range of psychological approaches. It's very impressive ... underlying much of the book there is that awkward question about the common ground - if any - between the major religious traditions. In our days that question has a new urgency, and this book will provide some fresh, if sometimes discomforting, impetus to it. Highly recommended." Regent's Reviews “A great starting point for any empirical investigator … also useful for every scholar and student of psychology of religion. I can also recommend it to those who want to study spirituality from a psychological and experimental point of view. [It] provides both theoretical knowledge and empirical research findings on religious and spiritual development and behavior. It can be used as a textbook for psychology, education and theology at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It is necessary reading for every researcher in the fields of psychology, religion or spirituality.” Journal of Empirical Theology Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Why the Psychology of Religion?. 2. Definitions and Meanings. 3. Introspection and Inner Experience. 4. Approaches to the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 5. Religious Beliefs and Practices. 6. Approaches to Spiritual Development. 7. Spirituality and the Brain. 8. The Origins of Religious Belief. 9. Religious Expression in Myth and the Creative Arts. 10. Varieties of Religious and Spiritual Experience. 11. Concepts of Self Soul and Brain. 12. Religion Health and Well-Being. Conclusion. References. Index.
£99.86
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Psychology Religion and Spirituality
Book Synopsis* Explores religion both as a social phenomenon and as a form of inner experience. * Explains why people believe what they do. * Looks at the effects of religious and spiritual belief upon behaviour, and upon physical and psychological health.Trade Review"These two books are valuable because, unlike the scientific materialists and religious exclusivists, the author's argue that there is a need (indeed, much scope) for critical thinking as well as spiritual hope in a world ravaged by instability, hatred and bloodshed." (Muslim News, 29 July 2011) "I cannot recommend this book too highly." Charles T. Tart, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto "Fontana’s sympathetic understanding of religion, his refined knowledge of Eastern traditions, together with a broad grasp of classic and recent psychological research, all combine to produce a work which rightly challenges the narrow assumptions of many psychologists of religion." Brian L. Lancaster, Consciousness & Transpersonal Psychology Research Unit, Liverpool John Moores University "It would be difficult for anyone other than a rabid fundamentalist (of whatever persuasion) to fail to be fascinated, enlightened and enriched by David Fontana's lucid and masterful exposition of the interplay between 'Psychology, Religion and Spirituality' as set out in his book of that title ... The scope of this book is astounding, and its detailed and even-handed dissemination of factual information does its author much credit ... A truly vast canvas, in dealing with which editorial necessity limits me to some four hundred words; ten times as many would, I fear, have been insufficient to do full justice to the most rewarding task set me." The Christian Parapsychologist "This book is both refreshingly original and packed with information. It offers a very clear review of empirical studies in religious research, and has the additional merit of being, unusually for textbooks on the psychology of religion, written by an author who actually demonstrates a very wide knowledge of the world religions, their history and teachings ... Both workers in Religious Studies who like a humanities-based approach to the psychology of religion, and lecturers in Psychology who may be seeking considered reviews of quantitative research studies, will find a book that well meets their needs here. I highly recommend this book - what Alan Baddeley did for memory psychology and Roger Brown did for social psychology, Fontana has done for the psychology of religion in writing a book that deserves to become known as a classic text." Social Psychological Review "an impressive survey on the psychology of religion ... Fontana's background in transpersonal psychology and his unassuming style allow for an open-minded yet critical stance ... An excellent introduction to the psychology of religion" Choice "From beginning to end, the author tries to bridge over the gap between Western and Eastern approaches to religiosity and spirituality and avoid all dominance of Christianity in research and theory in the area of psychology of religion ... The author is known also for his popular books, which may explain that this scientific book of his is written clearly and readably. As to the results, the book can be recommended not only to the clergy, professional psychologists, students and teachers of psychology of religion, but also to general public." Studia Psychologica "a book which one hopes will be read by undergraduate psychology students as an antidote to the narrowness of many other academic psychology textbooks ... the coverage is exemplary, covering every conceivable angle, classification and type of explanation ... This is a very good overview of the whole field of psychology of religion, and one can only hope that it will be widely read." Scientific and Medical Network Review "I have read several books on the psychology of religion over the years, but few have been as engaging as David Fontana's excellent study ... Throughout the book there are encyclopaedic references to psychological writers and there is a very full bibliography, so that the reader will have no shortage of follow-up material should she wish to pursue any theme or issue further. Moreover, this material is up to date, and reflects a range of psychological approaches. It's very impressive ... underlying much of the book there is that awkward question about the common ground - if any - between the major religious traditions. In our days that question has a new urgency, and this book will provide some fresh, if sometimes discomforting, impetus to it. Highly recommended." Regent's Reviews “A great starting point for any empirical investigator … also useful for every scholar and student of psychology of religion. I can also recommend it to those who want to study spirituality from a psychological and experimental point of view. [It] provides both theoretical knowledge and empirical research findings on religious and spiritual development and behavior. It can be used as a textbook for psychology, education and theology at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It is necessary reading for every researcher in the fields of psychology, religion or spirituality.” Journal of Empirical Theology Table of ContentsIntroduction vi 1. Why the Psychology of Religion? 1 2. Definitions and Meanings 6 3. Introspection and Inner Experience 23 4. Approaches to the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 32 5. Religious Beliefs and Practices 44 6. Approaches to Spiritual Development 62 7. Spirituality and the Brain 80 8. The Origins of Religious Belief 85 9. Religious Expression in Myth and the Creative Arts 104 10. Varieties of Religious and Spiritual Experience 108 11. Concepts of Self, Soul, and Brain 159 12. Religion, Health, and Well-being 205 Conclusion 228 References 230 Index 251
£34.15
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisAn accessible and engaging introduction to the philosophy of religion. Written with verve and clarity by a leading philosopher and contributor to the field Places key issues and debates in the philosophy of religion in their historical contexts, highlighting the conditions that led to the development of the field Addresses the core topics, among them the the existence of God, the problem of evil, death and the afterlife, and the problem of religious diversity Rich with argument, yet never obtrusive Forms part of the Fundamentals of Philosophy series, in which renowned scholars explore the fundamental issues and core problems in the major sub-disciplines of philosophy Trade Review"Linda Zagzebski has produced a very impressive, historically-informed introduction to the philosophy of religion. What is achieved in this book is actually something quite rare: a text which, though perfectly accessible to the beginning student, does not oversimplify the complex issues within philosophy of religion, and which, while genuinely introductory, at the same time succeeds in making distinctive contributions to the subject. Also noteworthy here is the exemplary manner in which Zagzebski, though firmly positioned within the analytic tradition, includes sympathetic, non-dismissive discussions of thinkers outside of the analytic mainstream (thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein and Freud). This serves to provide the book with an expansive feel; it gives the beginning student a sense of the wide range of philosophical approaches to religion; and it widens the sometimes narrow focus of contemporary philosophy of religion." (Ars Disputandi, January 2011) “Zagzebski’s Philosophy of Religion is a lucid, elegantly written, outstanding introduction to the field that includes classical arguments as well as some of the latest, cutting-edge work being done today.” Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College “One of Zagzebski’s book’s most attractive features is her location of standard arguments and positions in the philosophy of religion in their historical context. I highly recommend this accessible and original introductory text.” William Wainwright, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee “Clearly written… worthwhile as a textbook and as an original contribution to [the] philosophy of religion. The excellent ‘further readings’…make this a valuable reference tool.” Choice “Zagzebski has done some fine work…[She] hopes to broaden some of the standard topics…These are refreshing and very commendable aims for an introductory text.” Metapsychology “A readable textbook that … covers all the conventional ground. I found the way in which the arguments for the existence of God were set out extremely helpful … there is much to commend this book.” The Scientific and Medical Network Review “An excellent contribution to the field for its historical approach … and its ability to contextualize current discussions in light of history and personal faith.” Religious Studies Review Table of ContentsPreface. 1. The Philosophical Approach to Religion. 2. The Classical Arguments for the Existence of God. 3. Pragmatic and Fideist Approaches to Religious Beliefs. 4. Who or What Is God?. 5. Fate, Freedom, and Foreknowledge. 6. Religion and Morality. 7. The Problem of Evil. 8. Death and the Afterlife. 9. The Problem of Religious Diversity. 10. Faith, Reason, and the Ethics of Belief. Bibliography. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Thinking About Religion
Book SynopsisMatching pivotal theorists and theories of religion alongside cutting-edge criticism from a team of leading contemporary scholars, this vibrant collection enables students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved in the historical and methodological development of the study of religion. It can be used alongside Ivan Strenski's textbook, Thinking about Religion: An Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion, to offer a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies. Creates a useful mix of classic and contemporary responses to issues in the study of religion, ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time. Traces the major historical and methodological development of the study of religion in the modern West, enabling students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved.<Trade Review"This is an extremely useful collection of readings which in combination with Strenski's companion volume would be recommended reading to undergraduate students in religious studies requiring access to 'bitesize' pieces of the formative works in their discipline." Theological Book Review Table of ContentsPreface viii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1: The Quest for Natural Religion 1 Edward’s Prayer 1 Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury Common Notions Concerning Religion 2 Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury from The Natural History of Religion 8 David Hume Hume’s Natural History of Religion and the Beginning of the Social Scientific Study of Religion 13 Robert A. Segal Chapter 2: The Critique of Religion Also Begins with the Critique of the Bible 23 from The History of the Origins of Christianity, Book I: Life of Jesus 23 Ernest Renan The Historical System of Ernest Renan 27 Georges Sorel from A Theologico-Political Treatise and a Political Treatise 31 Baruch de Spinoza The Bible and Religion in the Century of Genius, Part III: The Hidden vDialogue in Spinoza’s Tractatus 34 J. Samuel Preus Chapter 3: The Shock of the Old: Max Müller’s Search for the Soul of Europe 49 Preface to Chips from a German Woodshop 49 Friedrich Max Müller On the Philosophy of Mythology 53 Friedrich Max Müller Forgotten Bibles 57 Friedrich Max Müller Mu¨ller on the Science of Religion 61 William Dwight Whitney Chapter 4: The Shock of the ‘Savage’: Edward Burnett Tylor, Evolution, and Spirits 65 from Anahuac: Or Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern 65 Edward Burnett Tylor The Religion of Savages 68 Edward Burnett Tylor from Primitive Culture 71 Edward Burnett Tylor Edward Burnett Tylor and the Mission of Primitive Man 74 George W. Stocking, Jr. Chapter 5: Evolution in the Religion of the Bible: William Robertson Smith 83 from Lectures on the Religion of the Semites 83 William Robertson Smith Renan’s Histoire du peuple d’Israel 88 William Robertson Smith William Robertson Smith 91 James Frazer Chapter 6: Setting the Eternal Templates of Salvation: James Frazer 97 from The Golden Bough 97 James Frazer Outcast from the Islands: Frazer, The Golden Bough, and Modern Anthropology 106 George W. Stocking, Jr. Chapter 7: From Evolution to Religious Experience: Phenomenology of Religion 115 from The Meaning of Religion: Lectures in the Phenomenology of Religion 115 William Brede Kristensen from Argonauts of the Western Pacific 119 Bronislaw Malinowski from The Idea of the Holy 121 Rudolf Otto Towards a Theory of the Configurations of Religion 126 Ninian Smart Chapter 8: Religious Experience Creates the World of the Modern Economy: Max Weber 135 from The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 135 Max Weber Capitalism and Protestantism 144 Sidney Hook Religion and Development: Weber and the East Asian Experience 146 Winston Davis Chapter 9: Tales from the Underground: Freud and the Psychoanalytic Origins of Religion 155 from The Future of an Illusion 155 Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud 163 Karl Menninger The Neurosis of Civilization 166 Henry Hazlitt from Freud: The Mind of the Moralist 168 Philip Rieff Chapter 10: Bronislaw Malinowski, Bipolarity, and the ‘‘Sublime Folly’’ of Religion 177 from Magic, Science and Religion 177 Bronislaw Malinowski Souvenir of Malinowsky 182 Claude Le´vi-Strauss Anthropology and the Science of the Irrational: Malinowski’s Encounter with Freudian Psychoanalysis 184 George W. Stocking, Jr. Chapter 11: Seeing the Sacred with the Social Eye: Émile Durkheim’s ‘‘Religious Sociology’’ 195 from The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 195 Émile Durkheim Concerning the Definition of Religious Phenomena 199 Émile Durkheim Contribution to Discussion ‘‘Religious Sentiment at the Present Time’’ 207 Émile Durkheim Individualism and Intellectuals 212 Émile Durkheim Pragmatism and Protestantism in the Development of Durkheim’s Sociology of Religion 217 Robert Alun Jones Chapter 12: Mircea Eliade: Turning the ‘Worm of Doubt’ 223 from Patterns in Comparative Religion 223 Mircea Eliade Crisis and Renewal 226 Mircea Eliade Cosmogonic Myth and ‘‘Sacred History’’ 236 Mircea Eliade Mircea Eliade: Apologia Pro Opere Suo 241 Bryan Rennie Index 248
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Faith and Freedom
Book SynopsisFAITH AND FREEDOM In this book, David Burrell, one of the foremost philosophical theologians in the English-speaking world, presents the culmination of his work on creation and human freedom. Drawing on his philosophical and theological insights from the last twenty years, he develops an integrated argument with far-reaching consequences for capitalist cultures. Engaging with the Islamic, Judaic and Christian traditions, and with modern and pre-modern systems of thought, Burrell dismantles the libertarian' approach to freedom that dominates Western politics and economics, proposing that alongside freedom of choice we need freedom of consent. The author's rigorous approach, wry humor and generous spirit are evident throughout.Trade Review“…outstanding examples of rigorous theological and philosophical reflection undertaken with one eye on ‘the signs of the times’, without collapsing into an occasionalist ‘relevance’ that will leave them silent a few years hence. Indeed, they are probably two of the most important books that I have read in the past five years, making an indelible impression on the trajectory of my own work.” (Journal of Theological Studies, April 2010) "Collected essays can be problematic creatures. The fruit of years of patient reflection often turns out to lack any real coherence or focus. With the work of David Burrell any such fears quickly turn out to be ill-founded... Those who know and value his work will be grateful to the editor of this series for bringing togther in one volume a number of articles previously published in professional journals. Those new to it now have a useful if intellctually demanding commentary on this fascinating world." "Pervading this book is precisely that spirit of wonder and intellectual delight which touches all Burrell's work - and the man himself" Journal of Contemporary Religion "This book will appeal to students with an interest in cosmology, the relationship between faith and reason, the nature of human freedom and areas of common ground or near common ground among scholarsof the three Abrahamic traditions." Reviews in Religion and TheologyTable of ContentsPreface. Prologue. Acknowledgements. Part I: Creator/Creation Relation:. 1. Distinguishing God from the World. 2. The Unknowability of God in al-Ghazali. 3. Why not Pursue the Metaphor of Artisan and View God's Knowledge as Practical?. 4. Maimonides, Aquinas and Gersonides on Providence and Evil. 5. Aquinas' Debt to Maimonides. 6. Creation and `Actualism': The Dialectical Dimension of Philosophical Theology. 7. Aquinas and Scotus: Contrary Patterns for Philosophical Theology. 8. From Analogy of 'Being' to the Analogy of Being. Part II: Divine Freedom and Human Freedom:. 9. The Challenge to Medieval Christian Philosophy: Relating Creator to Creatures. 10. Freedom and Creation in the Abrahamic Traditions. 11. Al-Ghazali on Created Freedom. 12. Creation, Will and Knowledge in Aquinas and Duns Scotus. Part III: Interfaith Encounter:. 13. God, Religious Pluralism, and Dialogic Encounter. 14. The Christian Distinction Celebrated and Expanded. 15. Incarnation and Creation: The Hidden Dimension. 16. Assessing Statements of Faith: Augustine and Etty Hillesum. Index
£38.90
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisPhilosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the most important ideas and arguments in this resurgent field. Provides a solid foundation on the history of religious philosophy while broadening our understanding of religion's significance in today''s world Features 18 newly-commissioned essays by well-known scholars with varied viewpoints on the philosophy of religion Examines the evolution of religious philosophy from it roots to contemporary issues while expanding its analysis to include non-Western religious themes Includes charts, questions, and annotated suggested readings to stimulate further study and reflection Trade Review“This new range of specially commissioned articles by leading philosophers of religion brings us right up to date on traditional and new topics in the field. Students and teachers alike will find most profitable this comprehensive guide to both classic and current debate and literature.” Harriet Harris, University of Oxford "This has considerable potential as a course textbook … Handy route map for middle- to upper-level undergraduates." Times Higher Education Supplement “An invigorating, wide-ranging, and cutting edge volume. Its clear and carefully structured essays shed considerable light on issues old and new. The book will excite both neophytes and experts.” David Shatz, Yeshiva University “This is a remarkably wide-ranging volume of essays by a distinguished team of experts in the philosophy of religion. It will be indispensable for teachers and students of the subject and of great interest to specialists in the field.” E. J. Lowe, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Introduction. Part I: Religious Experience and Knowledge:. 1. The Epistemology of Religious Experience: William E. Mann. 2. Religion and Science: John Polkinghorne. 3. Reformed Epistemolog: René van Woudenberg. 4. Religious Pluralism: Joseph Runzo. 5. Religious Exclusivism: Harold Netland. Part II: The Existence of God:. 6. The Cosmological Argument: William Lane Craig. 7. The Teleological Argument: Robin Collins. 8. The Ontological Argument: Graham Oppy. 9. The Moral Argument: Paul Copan. 10. The Evidential Argument from Evil: Paul Draper. 11. A Naturalistic Account of the Universe: Quentin Smith. Part III: The Nature and Attributes of God:. 12. The Coherence of Theism: Charles Taliaferro. 13. The Impossibility of God?: Robin Le Poidevin. 14. God, Time, and Freedom: Katherin A. Rogers. 15. Divine Hiddenness, Death, and Meaning: Paul K. Moser. Part IV: Emerging Themes:. 16. Continental Philosophy of Religion: Bruce Ellis Benson. 17. Eastern Philosophy of Religion: Gavin Flood. 18. Feminist Philosophy of Religion: Pamela Sue Anderson. Appendix. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisPhilosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the most important ideas and arguments in this resurgent field. Provides a solid foundation on the history of religious philosophy while broadening our understanding of religion's significance in today''s world Features 18 newly-commissioned essays by well-known scholars with varied viewpoints on the philosophy of religion Examines the evolution of religious philosophy from it roots to contemporary issues while expanding its analysis to include non-Western religious themes Includes charts, questions, and annotated suggested readings to stimulate further study and reflection Trade Review“This new range of specially commissioned articles by leading philosophers of religion brings us right up to date on traditional and new topics in the field. Students and teachers alike will find most profitable this comprehensive guide to both classic and current debate and literature.” Harriet Harris, University of Oxford "This has considerable potential as a course textbook … Handy route map for middle- to upper-level undergraduates." Times Higher Education Supplement “An invigorating, wide-ranging, and cutting edge volume. Its clear and carefully structured essays shed considerable light on issues old and new. The book will excite both neophytes and experts.” David Shatz, Yeshiva University “This is a remarkably wide-ranging volume of essays by a distinguished team of experts in the philosophy of religion. It will be indispensable for teachers and students of the subject and of great interest to specialists in the field.” E. J. Lowe, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Introduction 1 Part I: Religions Experience and Knowledge 7 1 The Epistemology of Religious Experience 9William E. Mann 2 Religion and Science 23John Polkinghorne 3 Reformed Epistemology 37René van Woudenberg 4 Religious Pluralism 51Joseph Runzo 5 Religious Exclusivism 67Harold Netland Part II: The Existence of God 81 6 The Cosmological Argument 83William Lane Craig 7 The Teleological Argument 98Robin Collins 8 The Ontological Argument 112Graham Oppy 9 The Moral Argument 127Paul Copan 10 The Argument from Evil 142Paul Draper 11 A Naturalistic Account of the Universe 156Quentin Smith Part III: The Nature and Attributes of God 171 12 The Coherence of Theism 173Charles Taliaferro 13 The Impossibility of God? 188Robin Le Poidevin l4 God, Time, and Freedom 202Katherin A. Rogers 15 Divine Hiddenness, Death, and Meaning 215Paul K. Moser Part IV: Emerging Themes 229 16 Continental Philosophy of Religion 231Bruce Ellis Benson 17 Eastern Philosophy of Religion 245Gavin Hood 18 Feminist Philosophy of Religion 261Pamela Sue Anderson Appendix: Leading Philosophers of Religion 274 Index 277
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Kierkegaard
Book SynopsisThis introduction to the writings of S?ren Kierkegaard is for anyone who has felt daunted by the prospect of reading and understanding the work of one of the most important yet elusive 19th century thinkers. Kierkegaard scholar M.Trade Review"This work is an insightful introduction by one of Kierkegaard's foremost interpreters. Ferreira introduces readers to Kierkegaard by introducing them to Kierkegaard's texts, and she does so with sensitivity and grace. A remarkable achievement." Professor C. Stephen Evans, Baylor University "Jamie Ferreira's 'Kierkegaard' is clearly written, pedagogically sensitive, and informed by the best current research. It offers teachers, researchers and first-time readers a reliable guide to the whole Kierkegaard, including his edifying and religious works." Professor George Pattison, University of Oxford "Jamie Ferreira has accomplished what I myself would find impossible: She has written an intellectual introduction to Kierkegaard that is accessible to the general reader. Her book provides a comprehensive account of the content of Kierkegaard's writings and captures the spirit of his work. In short, she strikes a felicitous balance between what and how Kierkegaard thought." Niels Jorgen Cappelorn, Soren Kierkegaard Research Center, University of CopenhagenTable of ContentsPreface. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction: Reading Kierkegaard. 2. Either – Or and the First Upbuilding Discourses. 3. Repetition, Fear and Trembling, and More Discourses. 4. Philosophical Fragments, The Concept Of Anxiety, and Discourses. 5. Concluding Unscientific Postscript and Two Ages. 6. Works of Love, Discourses, and Other Writings. 7. The Sickness unto Death and Discourses. 8. Practice in Christianity, Discourses, and the “Attack”. 9. Looking Back and Looking Ahead. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Readings in the Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisThrough a diverse collection of carefully chosen selections, Readings in Philosophy of Religion: East Meets West offers an enlightening array of perspectives on Western and non-Western religious thought that makes more meaningful trans-cultural connections possible within philosophy of religion. Includes a substantial selection of non-Western religious perspectives that are accessible to both students and instructors Provides further clarity with comprehensive chapter introductions to orient reader to upcoming selections Incorporates discussion of topics often neglected, such as religious non-realism, post-modernism, and feminist philosophy of religion Trade Review"An unusually wide-ranging reader including Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist and other "non-Western" perspectives as well as those from Judaism and Christianity." Times Higher Education Supplement "A wonderful and unique collection, which combines uniformly excellent selections from Western philosophy of religion with some of the best analysis from Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian sources." John M. Fischer, University of California Riverside "A brilliant set of readings in which Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic sources (among others) are paired with classical and contemporary western philosophy of religion. Finally, we have a collection that promotes the practice of philosophy of religion in an exciting global, cross-cultural context." Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface to the Instructor. A Note on the Treatment of Non-English Names and Terms. Section I: What is Philosophy of Religion?. Section II: Characterizing Ultimate Sacred Reality. Introduction:. 1. The Divine Attributes: What is God Like?: Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger. 2. The Female Nature of God: A Problem in Contemporary Religious Life: Rosemary Radford Ruether. 3. God as Creative-Responsive Love: John B. Cobb, Jr and David Ray Griffin. 4. The Vedic-Upanisadic Concept of Brahman (The Highest God): Sushanta Sen. 5. Emptiness in Mahayana Buddhism: Christopher Ives. 6. Reality and Divinity in Chinese Philosophy: Chung-Ying Cheng. 7. How the Supreme Nature Exists through Itself: Anselm of Canterbury. 8. Of the Unicity of God: Avicenna (Ibn Sina). 9. The Omnipotence of God: Thomas Aquinas. 10. Thinking and Speaking about God by Analogy: Thomas Aquinas. 11. Everything Has Its Self in Brahman: Shankara (Samkara). 12. An Analysis of Nirvā&ndot;a: Nagarjuna. 13. Non-Polar and Yet Supreme Polarity!: Zhou Dunyi (Zhou Lianxi). Section III: The Role and Limits of Reason in Supporting Belief in an Ultimate Sacred Reality:. Introduction. 14. A Cosmological Argument for God’s Existence: Richard Taylor. 15. al-Ghāzāli and the Kalām Cosmological Argument: William Lane Craig. 16. Cosmological Arguments: J. L. Mackie. 17. How the Existence of God Explains the World and Its Order: Richard Swinburne. 18. Are We the Outcome of Chance or Design?: Robin Le Poidevin. 19. The Message of the Mā&ndot;&udot;dūkya Upani⋅ad: A Phenomenological Analysis of Mind and Consciousness: Ramakrishna Puligandla. 20. Antirationalism in Zhuangzi and Kierkegaard: Karen L. Carr and Philip J. Ivanhoe. 21. Truly There is a God: Anselm of Canterbury. 22. Whether God Exists?: Thomas Aquinas. 23. Evidence of Design: William Paley. 24. On the Argument from Design: David Hume. 25. Truth is Subjectivity: Søren Kierkegaard. Section IV: The Rationality of Religious Belief in the Absence of Evidence:. Introduction:. 26. The Will to Believe: William James. 27. Is Belief in God Properly Basic?: Alvin Plantinga. 28. Plantinga on Belief in God as Properly Basic: Michael Martin. 29. Religious Experience Justifies Religious Belief: William P. Alston. 30. Do Mystics See God?: Evan Fales. 31. Mystical Knowledge: Knowledge by Identity: Robert K. C. Forman. 32. The Difference between Union and Rapture: Teresa of Ávila. 33. Divine Intoxication: al-Ghazali (Abu Hamid). 34. Manifesting Suchness: Ehei Dogen. Section V: Evil and the Rationality of Religious Belief:. Introduction:. 35. Evil and Omnipotence: J. L. Mackie. 36. The Logical Problem of Evil: William Rowe. 37. An Irenaean Theodicy: John Hick. 38. The Evidential Problem of Evil: William Rowe. 39. The Concept of God after Auschwitz: A Jewish Voice: Hans Jonas. 40. Śa&mdot;kara’s Theodicy: Bimal K. Matilal. 41. Karma, Rebirth, and the Problem of Evil: Whitley R. P. Kaufman. 42. Evil as a Privation of Good: Augustine of Hippo. 43. The Argument from Evil: David Hume. 44. Brahman, Creation, and Evil: Shankara (Samkara). Section VI: Life after Death, Human Nature, and Personal Identity:. Introduction:. 45. A Naturalistic Case for Extinction: Linda Badham. 46. Brain Science and the Soul: Donald MacKay. 47. The Resurrection of the Dead: Stephen T. Davis. 48. The Idea of Reincarnation: Joseph Prabhu. 49. Not-Self, Kamma, and Rebirth: Christopher Gowans. 50. Nondualistic Problems of Immortality: Roy W. Perrett. 51. The Immortality of the Soul: Plato. 52. The Conscious Subject Persists in the State of Release: Ramanuja. 53. What is Reborn is Neither the Same Nor Another: Anonymous (Translator T. W. Rhys Davids). Section VII: Making Sense of Conflicting Religious Truth Claims:. Introduction:. 54. A Religious Understanding of Religion: A Model of the Relationship between Traditions: John Hick. 55. In Defence of a Contented Religious Exclusivism: Jerome Gellman. 56. John Hick and the Question of Truth in Religion: Brian Hebblethwaite. 57. A Process Approach to Pluralism: John B. Cobb, Jr. 58. A Dynamic Unity in Religious Pluralism: A Proposal from the Buddhist Point of View: Masao Abe. Section VIII: Questioning the Foundations of Inquiry and Mapping New Territory:. Introduction:. 59. Anti-Realist Faith: Don Cupitt. 60. The Religious Necessity of Realism: Paul Badham. 61. Postmodernism and Religious Reflection: Merold Westphal. 62. The Ends of Metaphysics: Robert Kane. 63. Feminism and Analytic Philosophy of Religion: Sarah Coakley. 64. Heidegger and Buddhism: Michael E. Zimmerman. 65. Li and the A-theistic Religiousness of Classical Confucianism: Roger T. Ames. Glossary. Text Sources and Credits
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Meaning of Theism
Book SynopsisLeading philosophers reflect on what belief in God, or its absence, means for the subject and what difference it makes to the flow and perceived significance of someone's life.Trade Review“Taken as a whole, the book is a success; several essays in it will reward further, careful study.” (Religious Studies Review, March 2009)Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii Preface ix 1 What’s God Got To Do With It? Atheism and Religious Practice 1David Benatar 2 What Difference Does It Make? The Nature and Significance of Theistic Belief 19John Cottingham 3 Philosophy, the Restless Heart and the Meaning of Theism 39John Haldane 4 Worshipping an Unknown God 59Anthony Kenny 5 ‘Seeke True Religion. Oh, Where?’ 71Michael McGhee 6 The Varieties of Non-Religious Experience 91Richard Norman 7 Divine Action in the World (Synopsis) 111Alvin Plantinga Index 121
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd God and the Between
Book SynopsisAn original work which rethinks the question of God in a constructive spirit, drawing its conclusions by considering ideas received from both philosophy and religion.Trade Review“This is a very difficult book on very important, indeed pressing, topics in the philosophy of religion” (Review of Metaphysics)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations. Preface. Introduction. Breaking Silence about God. God and the Ethos of Being. Passing in the Ethos: Between the Given and the Good. God, Ethos, and the Fourfold Sense of Being. God, Philosophical Systematics, Religious Poetics. Exceeding System, Hyperboles, Unclogging Ways. Structure of the Work. Part I: Godlessness:. 1. Godlessness and the Ethos of Being. Godlessness. Devalued Being: The Stripping of the Signs. Idolized Autonomy: Eclipse of Transcendence as Other Transcendences. The Antinomy of Autonomy and Transcendence. Dark Origins and Transcendence as Other. Will to Power and the Counterfeit Double of “Yes”. Return to Zero: Coming to Nothing. 2. Beyond Godlessness. The Angel of Death, Being as Gift. God and Posthumous Mind. Out of Nothing: Porosity and the Urgency of Ultimacy. Redoubled Beginning: Elemental Yes. Idiotic Rebirth. Aesthetic Recharging. Erotic Outreaching. Agapeic Resurrection. Part II: Ways to God:. 3. God and the Univocal Way. Ways to God. The Way of Univocity. Pantheistic Univocity: Immediate Sacrality. Equivocal Transience and Univocalizing God. Beyond Doubleness to the Absorbing One: The Parmenidean Way. Between the One and the Double: The Platonic Way. The One beyond the Double: The Plotinian Way. Reversing the One and the Double: Or How the Dualistic Defense of Transcendence Effects its Eclipse. The Immanent Doubling: Or How the Shadow of Modern Monotheism is Atheism. Gods of Geometry. The One and the Double in Immanence: Kant’s Transcendental One and its Humanistic Dissolution. 4. God and the Equivocal Way. The Way of Equivocity. Nature’s Equivocity. God’s Equivocity. Equivocity and Evil. Deus sive Ego? On the Equivocities of Religious Inwardness. Gethsemene Thoughts: Between Curse and Blessing. Deus sive Nihil? The Equivocal Way and Purgatorial Difference. 5. God and the Dialectical Way. God beyond Opposition. Kant’s Virtual Dialectic: Finding Direction by Unknowing Indirection. A Parable: Fishing for God. Dialectic beyond Dualism: Determining Origin beyond Determination. Dialectic and the Self-determining God: On Some Hegelian Ways. Dialectic, Coming to be, Becoming. God beyond Dialectic: On Avoiding a Counterfeit Double of God. 6. God and the Metaxological Way. Four Ways: God and the Metaxological. The Indirections of Transcending in the Between. God and the Between: First Hyperbole – The Idiocy of Being. God and the Between: Second Hyperbole – The Aesthetics of Happening. God and the Between: Third Hyperbole – The Erotics of Selving. God and the Between: Fourth Hyperbole – The Agapeics of Communication. 7. God beyond the Between. The Hyperbole of the Agapeic Origin. Reversing the Hyperboles and the Reserves of God. First “reversed” movement. Bringing the Hyperboles Back to the Between. The infinite value of self and ethical-religious community. Part III: Gods:. 8. Gods Many and One: On Polytheism and Monotheism. Gods. Religious Imagination and Porosity to Archaic Manifestation. Sacred Namings and the Hyperboles of Being. From Polytheism to Monotheism. Metaxological Monotheism. The Praise of Paganism. 9. God(s) Personal and Transpersonal: On the Masks of the Divine. Personal God(s) and Plurivocal Manifestation. Monotheistic and Polytheistic Personalizations. Beyond Person, beyond Mask. The Gods of Philosophers: Masks of the Impersonal or Transpersonal?. 10. God(s) Gnostic: On Passing Through the Counterfeit Doubles of the Divine. Gnosticism and Religious Plurivocity. Divinities Doubled Below and Above. Gnostic Equivocity and the Fourfold Naming. The Equivocal World as a Counterfeit Double?. Passing beyond the Counterfeit Doubles. Agonistics: Divine and Human. Doubling Back, Backing Out – Reversing Release. Gnosticism and Metaxology: On Saving Knowing in the Equivocal Matrix. 11. God(s) of the Whole: On Pantheism and Panentheism. Holistic Immanence and the God of the Whole. Pantheism Contra the Worthless World. Affirming the World and the Immanent God. God and the Whole. Holistic Emanation and Pluralistic Creation. God beyond the Whole?. The Holistic God and Evil. 12. God beyond the Whole: On the Theistic God of Creation. What has Philosophy to do with Creation?. Creation beyond Univocal Intelligibility. Creation beyond Holism. Creation, Coming to be and Becoming. Creation and Nothing. Creation and Agapeic Origination: Dualism and the “Not”. Creation, Hypertranscendence and Divine Intimacy. Continuing Creation, Agapeic Self-reserving. Creation and Arbitrary (Will to) Power. Creation, Hyperbolic Evil and Trust. 13. God(s) Mystic: On the Idiocy of the Divine. The Idiotics of the Mystic God. The Aesthetics of the Mystic God. The Erotics of the Mystic God. The Agapeics of the Mystic God. Part IV: God:. 14. God: Ten Metaphysical Cantos. God. First Metaphysical Canto: God Being Over-Being. Second Metaphysical Canto: God Being (Over)One. Third Metaphysical Canto: God Being Eternal – Surplus to Coming to Be. Fourth Metaphysical Canto: God Being Incorruptible – Agapeic Constancy. Fifth Metaphysical Canto: God Being Impassable – Asymmetrical Agapeics. Sixth Metaphysical Canto: God Being Absolute – Absolved Agapeics. Seventh Metaphysical Canto: God Being Infinite. Eight Metaphysical Canto: God Being (Over)All-Power. Ninth Metaphysical Canto: God Being True – Agapeic (Over-all) Minding. Tenth Metaphysical Canto: God Being (Too)Good. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd God and the Between
Book SynopsisAn original work which rethinks the question of God in a constructive spirit, drawing its conclusions by considering ideas received from both philosophy and religion.Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations. Preface. Introduction. Breaking Silence about God. God and the Ethos of Being. Passing in the Ethos: Between the Given and the Good. God, Ethos, and the Fourfold Sense of Being. God, Philosophical Systematics, Religious Poetics. Exceeding System, Hyperboles, Unclogging Ways. Structure of the Work. Part I: Godlessness:. 1. Godlessness and the Ethos of Being. Godlessness. Devalued Being: The Stripping of the Signs. Idolized Autonomy: Eclipse of Transcendence as Other Transcendences. The Antinomy of Autonomy and Transcendence. Dark Origins and Transcendence as Other. Will to Power and the Counterfeit Double of “Yes”. Return to Zero: Coming to Nothing. 2. Beyond Godlessness. The Angel of Death, Being as Gift. God and Posthumous Mind. Out of Nothing: Porosity and the Urgency of Ultimacy. Redoubled Beginning: Elemental Yes. Idiotic Rebirth. Aesthetic Recharging. Erotic Outreaching. Agapeic Resurrection. Part II: Ways to God:. 3. God and the Univocal Way. Ways to God. The Way of Univocity. Pantheistic Univocity: Immediate Sacrality. Equivocal Transience and Univocalizing God. Beyond Doubleness to the Absorbing One: The Parmenidean Way. Between the One and the Double: The Platonic Way. The One beyond the Double: The Plotinian Way. Reversing the One and the Double: Or How the Dualistic Defense of Transcendence Effects its Eclipse. The Immanent Doubling: Or How the Shadow of Modern Monotheism is Atheism. Gods of Geometry. The One and the Double in Immanence: Kant’s Transcendental One and its Humanistic Dissolution. 4. God and the Equivocal Way. The Way of Equivocity. Nature’s Equivocity. God’s Equivocity. Equivocity and Evil. Deus sive Ego? On the Equivocities of Religious Inwardness. Gethsemene Thoughts: Between Curse and Blessing. Deus sive Nihil? The Equivocal Way and Purgatorial Difference. 5. God and the Dialectical Way. God beyond Opposition. Kant’s Virtual Dialectic: Finding Direction by Unknowing Indirection. A Parable: Fishing for God. Dialectic beyond Dualism: Determining Origin beyond Determination. Dialectic and the Self-determining God: On Some Hegelian Ways. Dialectic, Coming to be, Becoming. God beyond Dialectic: On Avoiding a Counterfeit Double of God. 6. God and the Metaxological Way. Four Ways: God and the Metaxological. The Indirections of Transcending in the Between. God and the Between: First Hyperbole – The Idiocy of Being. God and the Between: Second Hyperbole – The Aesthetics of Happening. God and the Between: Third Hyperbole – The Erotics of Selving. God and the Between: Fourth Hyperbole – The Agapeics of Communication. 7. God beyond the Between. The Hyperbole of the Agapeic Origin. Reversing the Hyperboles and the Reserves of God. First “reversed” movement. Bringing the Hyperboles Back to the Between. The infinite value of self and ethical-religious community. Part III: Gods:. 8. Gods Many and One: On Polytheism and Monotheism. Gods. Religious Imagination and Porosity to Archaic Manifestation. Sacred Namings and the Hyperboles of Being. From Polytheism to Monotheism. Metaxological Monotheism. The Praise of Paganism. 9. God(s) Personal and Transpersonal: On the Masks of the Divine. Personal God(s) and Plurivocal Manifestation. Monotheistic and Polytheistic Personalizations. Beyond Person, beyond Mask. The Gods of Philosophers: Masks of the Impersonal or Transpersonal?. 10. God(s) Gnostic: On Passing Through the Counterfeit Doubles of the Divine. Gnosticism and Religious Plurivocity. Divinities Doubled Below and Above. Gnostic Equivocity and the Fourfold Naming. The Equivocal World as a Counterfeit Double?. Passing beyond the Counterfeit Doubles. Agonistics: Divine and Human. Doubling Back, Backing Out – Reversing Release. Gnosticism and Metaxology: On Saving Knowing in the Equivocal Matrix. 11. God(s) of the Whole: On Pantheism and Panentheism. Holistic Immanence and the God of the Whole. Pantheism Contra the Worthless World. Affirming the World and the Immanent God. God and the Whole. Holistic Emanation and Pluralistic Creation. God beyond the Whole?. The Holistic God and Evil. 12. God beyond the Whole: On the Theistic God of Creation. What has Philosophy to do with Creation?. Creation beyond Univocal Intelligibility. Creation beyond Holism. Creation, Coming to be and Becoming. Creation and Nothing. Creation and Agapeic Origination: Dualism and the “Not”. Creation, Hypertranscendence and Divine Intimacy. Continuing Creation, Agapeic Self-reserving. Creation and Arbitrary (Will to) Power. Creation, Hyperbolic Evil and Trust. 13. God(s) Mystic: On the Idiocy of the Divine. The Idiotics of the Mystic God. The Aesthetics of the Mystic God. The Erotics of the Mystic God. The Agapeics of the Mystic God. Part IV: God:. 14. God: Ten Metaphysical Cantos. God. First Metaphysical Canto: God Being Over-Being. Second Metaphysical Canto: God Being (Over)One. Third Metaphysical Canto: God Being Eternal – Surplus to Coming to Be. Fourth Metaphysical Canto: God Being Incorruptible – Agapeic Constancy. Fifth Metaphysical Canto: God Being Impassable – Asymmetrical Agapeics. Sixth Metaphysical Canto: God Being Absolute – Absolved Agapeics. Seventh Metaphysical Canto: God Being Infinite. Eight Metaphysical Canto: God Being (Over)All-Power. Ninth Metaphysical Canto: God Being True – Agapeic (Over-all) Minding. Tenth Metaphysical Canto: God Being (Too)Good. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisIn 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to the philosophy of religion. Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganized Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism, atheism, , the problem of evil, science and religion, and ethics Trade Review“Overall, this work is an effective introduction into an analytical approach to the philosophy of religion, with enough other perspectives included to provide a good starting point for other research. A great textbook for any philosophy of religion or religious studies course, that remains a useful reference point outside of the classroom context.” (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, 5 April 2014) "All in all, specialists and nonspecialists alike will find this guide to the discipline a readily accessible and immensely valuable resource. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers." (Choice, 1July 2011) Table of ContentsList of Contributors xiii Acknowledgements xviii Introduction to the Second Edition 1Paul Draper and Charles Taliaferro Part I: Philosophical Issues in the Religions of the World 3 1 Hinduism 5Jonardon Ganeri 2 Buddhism 13Paul J. Griffiths 3 Chinese Confucianism and Daoism 23Chad Hansen 4 African Religions from a Philosophical Point of View 34Kwasi Wiredu 5 Judaism 44Lenn E. Goodman 6 Christianity 59William J. Wainwright 7 Philosophy in the Islamic Context 67Aziz A. Esmail and Azim A. Nanji Part II: Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion in Western History 81 8 Ancient Philosophical Theology 83Kevin L. Flannery 9 The Christian Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 91Scott MacDonald 10 The Islamic Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 99David Burrell 11 The Jewish Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 106Tamar Rudavsky 12 Early Modern Philosophical Theology on the Continent 114Derk Pereboom 13 Early Modern Philosophical Theology in Great Britain 124Geoffrey Gorham 14 The Emergence of Modern Philosophy of Religion 133Merold Westphal Part III: Philosophy of Religion and Religious Philosophy in the Twentieth Century 141 15 American Pragmatism 143Nancy Frankenberry 16 Personalism 151Patricia A. Sayre 17 Process Theology 159David Ray Griffin 18 Phenomenology and Existentialism 167Merold Westphal 19 Wittgenstein 176John Hyman 20 Thomism 189Ralph McInerny 21 Natural Theology 196Brian Hebblethwaite 22 The Reformed Tradition 204Nicholas Wolterstorff 23 The Jewish Tradition 210Robert Gibbs 24 The Christian East 217Paul Valliere Part IV: The Concept of God 225 25 Perfect Being Theology 227Mark Owen Webb 26 Holiness 235Jacqueline Mariña 27 Omnipotence 243Joshua Hoffman and Gary Rosenkrantz 28 Omniscience 251George I. Mavrodes 29 Omnipresence 258Edward R. Wierenga 30 Goodness 263Paul Helm 31 Simplicity 270Eleonore Stump 32 Eternity 278Brian Leftow 33 Necessity 285William E. Mann 34 Incorporeality 292Charles Taliaferro 35 Beauty 300Patrick Sherry 36 Divine Action 308Thomas F. Tracy 37 Creation and Conservation 315Hugh J. McCann 38 Immutability and Impassibility 322Richard E. Creel 39 Providence 329Thomas P. Flint 40 Pantheism 337Michael Levine 41 Religious Language 348Janet Soskice Part V: The Justification of Religious Belief 357 42 Ontological Arguments 359Peter van Inwagen 43 Cosmological Arguments 368William L. Rowe 44 Teleological and Design Arguments 375Laura L. Garcia 45 Moral Arguments 385C. Stephen Evans 46 Arguments from Consciousness and Free Will 392Stewart Goetz 47 Miracles 398George N. Schlesinger 48 Religious Experience 405Keith E. Yandell 49 Cumulative Cases 414Paul Draper 50 Pragmatic Arguments 425Jeffrey Jordan 51 Tradition 434Basil Mitchell 52 Fideism 441Terence Penelhum Part VI: Challenges to Theistic Belief 449 53 The Presumption of Atheism 451Antony Flew 54 The Verificationist Challenge 458Michael Martin 55 Theism and Incoherence 467Michael Martin 56 Foreknowledge and Human Freedom 474Linda Zagzebski 57 The Problem of No Best World 482Klaas J. Kraay 58 The Logical Problem of Evil 491Michael L. Peterson 59 The Evidential Problem of Evil 500Graham Oppy 60 Divine Hiddenness 509J. L. Schellenberg 61 Naturalistic Explanations of Theistic Belief 519Kai Nielsen Part VII: Religion and Science 527 62 Historical Perspectives on Religion and Science 529John Hedley Brooke 63 Theism and Physical Cosmology 539William Lane Craig 64 Theism and Evolutionary Biology 548William Hasker 65 Theism and the Scientific Understanding of the Mind 557Robert Audi 66 Theism and Technology 566Frederick Ferré Part VIII: Religion and Values 575 67 The Ethics of Religious Commitment 577Samantha Corte 68 Divine Command Ethics 585Janine Marie Idziak 69 Natural Law Ethics 593Robert P. George 70 Religion, Law, and Politics 598Paul J. Weithman 71 Theism and Toleration 606Edward Langerak 72 Sin and Original Sin 614Philip L. Quinn 73 Atonement, Justification, and Sanctification 622John E. Hare 74 Resurrection, Heaven, and Hell 630Jonathan L. Kvanvig 75 Reincarnation and Karma 639Paul Reasoner Part IX: Current Trends and New Directions 649 76 Theological Realism and Antirealism 651Roger Trigg 77 Wittgensteinian Philosophy of Religion 659John H. Whittaker 78 Continental Philosophy of Religion 667John D. Caputo 79 Reformed Epistemology 674Alvin Plantinga 80 Evidentialism 681Richard Swinburne 81 Feminism 689Sarah Coakley 82 Philosophical Reflection on Revelation and Scripture 695William J. Abraham 83 Philosophical Reflection on Mysticism 702Anthony Novak Perovich, Jr. 84 Religious Pluralism 710John Hick 85 Comparative Philosophy of Religion 718Paul J. Griffiths Resources for Further Study 724 Index 726
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reading Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisReading Philosophy of Religion offers a diverse collection of carefully chosen classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion accompanied by detailed and insightful commentaries as well as questions to stimulate further study.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1 Religious Language. Introduction to the issues. Introduction to Ayer. A. J. Ayer, ‘Critique of Theology’ (selection from Language, Truth and Logic ch. 6) (5). Commentary on Ayer. Introduction to BerkeleyGeorge Berkeley, ‘Alciphron’ (selection from the seventh dialogue) (5). Commentary on Berkeley. Introduction to PutnamHilary Putnam ‘Wittgenstein on Religious Language’ (selection from Renewing Philosophy ch. 7-8) (15). Commentary on Putnam. Introduction to AlstonWilliam Alston ‘Referring to God’ (11). Commentary on Alston. 2 Reason, Argument and Belief in God. Introduction to the issues. Introduction to New. Christopher New, ‘Antitheism’ (8). Commentary on New. Introduction to Clifford. William Clifford, ‘The Ethics of Belief’ (8). Commentary on Clifford. Introduction to James. William James, ‘The Will to Believe’ (17). Commentary on James. Introduction to Plantinga. Alvin Plantinga, ‘Is Belief in God Properly Basic?’ (10). Commentary on Plantinga. Introduction to Rae. Georges Rey, ‘Meta-Atheism: Religious Avowal as Self-Deception’ (8). Commentary on Rae. 3 The Existence of God. Introduction to the issues. Introduction to Anselm. Anselm, Proslogion: The Ontological Argument (selection) (5). Commentary on Anselm. Introduction to Aquinas. Aquinas, Summa Theologica: First Way, Third Way (3). Commentary on Aquinas. Introduction to Pascal. Blaise Pascal, Pensées: The Wager (2). Commentary on Pascal. Introduction to Paley. William Paley, ‘Natural Theology’ (selection) (10). Commentary on Paley. Introduction to Hume. David Hume ‘Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion’ (selection) (12). Commentary on Hume. Introduction to Everitt. Nicholas Everitt ‘Teleological Arguments’ (selection from The Non-Existence of God,ch. 5) (5). Commentary on Everitt. Introduction to Rowe. William Rowe, ‘The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism’ (6). Commentary on Rowe. 4 Divine Properties. Introduction to the issues. Introduction to Boethius. Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (selection) (3). Commentary on Boethius. Introduction to Savage. C. Wade Savage, ‘The Paradox of the Stone’ (5). Commentary on Savage. Introduction to Pike. Nelson Pike, ‘Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action’ (6). Commentary on Pike. Introduction to Kretzmann. Norman Kretzmann, ‘Abraham, Isaac and Euthyphro: God and the Basis of . Morality’ (11). Commentary on Kretzmann. 5 Pluralism. Introduction to the issues. Introduction to Hick. John Hick, The Interpretation of Religion (selection) (6). Commentary on Hick. Introduction to Plantinga. Alvin Plantinga, ‘Pluralism: A Defense of Religious Exclusivism’ . (selection) (12). Commentary on Plantinga. . Further reading and essay questions
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Against Atheism
Book SynopsisIn this new book, Ian Markham analyzes the atheistic world view, opposing the arguments given by renowned authors of books on atheism, such as Richard Dawkins. Unlike other responses to the new atheism, Markham challenges these authors on their own ground by questioning their understanding of belief and of atheism itself. The result is a transforming introduction to Christianity that will appeal to anyone interested in this debate. A fascinating challenge to the recent spate of successful books written by high-profile atheist authors such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris Tackles these authors on their own ground, arguing that they do not understand the nature of atheism, let alone theology and ethics Draws on ideas from Nietzsche, cosmology, and art to construct a powerful response that allows for a faith that is grounded, yet one that recognizes the reality of uncertainty Succinct, engaging, but robustly argued, this new booTrade Review“It is a thoughtful, eirenic and wide-ranging contribution … This is a serious and sophisticated addition to the burgeoning New Atheism literature, and a very good advert for its author’s avowed ‘classical Catholicism in its Anglican form’ (p.8).” (Modern Believing, 1 July 2012) "Markham encourages people of faith to listen to the challenging critiques of atheists and to engage them for much of value ‘can be learned', shared, and clarified in a respectful exchange of ideas (p. 134). Religious and non-religious people wanting to learn more about atheism, a religious response to atheism, and the connections between science and religion should read this book." (Religion & Theology, 2012) "Unlike other responses to the new atheism, Markham challenges these authors on their own ground by questioning their understanding of belief and of atheism itself. The result is a transforming introduction to Christianity that will appeal to anyone interested in this debate." (Studies in Spirituality, 2010)"In addition, this book details fairly well (albeit briefly) with some sensitive topics: homosexuality, Islam, religious extremism. . . still, there is much to commend about Against Atheism, and it surely deserves a wide readership." (Theological Book Review, 2010) "Markham's apologetic infuses contemporary science with classical philosophy, up-to date theological scholarship, and a pastoral sensitivity to mental, emotional and physical anguish that any life of faith necessarily confronts. ...helpful for its seriousness yet conciseness and accessibility...clear signposts and summaries for alert readers to follow and discern their own spiritual rootedness. Markham is consistent in his approach ... . For its clarity, precision and wit, the book is certainly accessible." (Christian Scholar's Review, October 2010) "Of the many current contra-atheism books suddenly on the market, Markham's is helpful for its seriousness yet conciseness and accessibility." (Christian Scholar's Review, October 2010). "Accessible and patient ... .Markham does not evade tough questions." (The Tablet, April 2010) "Markham's comparison of Nietzsche to the New Atheists is particularly insightful … .This book will be enjoyed by academically minded believers looking to bolster their arguments against atheism." (Library Journal, April 2010) "Stands out from the crowd by questioning the theological, ethical, and spiritual content underpinning books by Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris. By challenging the very foundations of their position, [Markham] exposes the weaknesses in their arguments." (Sourcews, November 2009) "Ian Markham ... offers a moral argument for faith. Markham accuses the so-called New Atheists—Dawkins et al.—of not facing up to the consequences of their atheism. Markham argues the case very well." (Church Times, April 2010) Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction: Meeting Fred and Natalie 1 1 Getting inside Fundamentalist Atheism: The Gentle Atheism of Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris 7 2 Nietzsche: The Last Real Atheist 28 Interlude: The Perspective from God 46 3 Appreciating the Faith Discourse 50 4 Physics: The Grown-up Science 65 5 A Revealing God 80 6 Christianity 92 7 Islam 105 8 Suffering, Providence, and Horrid Religious People 116 9 Religion and the Future 128 10 Faith and Uncertainty – Believing the Truth 135 Conclusion 144 Notes 147 Select Bibliography 156 Index 159
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Johns Hopkins University Press Proprieties and Vagaries
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1961. A constant influence on human action is that of proprieties, personal and social. These attitudes and traditions defining what is proper are largely logical in origin, but chance has a way of upsetting them. Even theory, which is part of human action, is subject to this influence. Dr. Hammond takes a novel approach to this philosophical theme. His topics of discussion include perception, the role of symbols in poetry and science, the definition of good and good use in language, space and the motion of the earth, the psychology of love, attitudes toward gambling, and a defense of horse racing. This unorthodox approach results in an exceptionally imaginative and thought-provoking book as well as a strong defense of deontology.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Proprieties and Vagaries Chapter 2. Thinking Ways Chapter 3. Symbols Chapter 4 Good Use and the Use of "Good" Chapter 5. Proprieties and the Motion of the Earth Chapter 6. Sua Si Bona Norint Chapter 7. Bridge Chapter 8. A Defense of Horse Racing Chapter 9 Idols of the Twilight Index
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Crossway Books Strange New World Video Study
Book SynopsisIn theStrange New World Video Study, Trueman walks through each of the book's 9 chapters in 1012 minute sessions, summarizing key points and giving biblical application of the key themes.
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University of Toronto Press Fackenheims Jewish Philosophy
Book SynopsisEmil L. Fackenheim, one of the most significant Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century, is best known for his deep and rich engagement with the implications of the Nazi Holocaust on Jewish thought, Christian theology, and philosophy. However, his career as a philosopher and theologian began two decades prior to his first efforts to confront that horrific event. In this book, renowned Fackenheim expert Michael L. Morgan offers the first examination of the full scope of Fackenheim’s 60-year career, beyond simply his work on the Holocaust.Fackenheim’s Jewish Philosophy explores the most important themes of Fackenheim’s philosophical and religious thought and how these remained central, if not always in immutable ways, over his entire career. Morgan also provides insight into Fackenheim’s indebtedness to Kant, Hegel, and rabbinic midrash, as well as the changing character of his philosophical “voice.” The work concludes with a chapteTrade Review'A perceptive book written by a foremost student and interpreter.' -- Z. Garber Choice Magazine; vol 51:07:14 'Morgan's discussions are lucid, engaging, informative, and truly stimulating. He succeeds in bringing us into the presence of a philosophical teacher who, despite all shortcomings, gave voice to by now classical concerns of modern Jewish philosophy.' -- Michael Zank Notre Dame Philosophical Review, November 2014Table of ContentsIntroduction I. Can There Be Judaism Without Revelation? II. Selfhood and Freedom: From Situated Agency to the Hermeneutical Self III. Philosophy after Auschwitz: the Primacy of the Ethical IV. Fackenheim's Return to Kant V. The Hegelian Dimension in Fackenheim's Thought VI. Redemption, Messianism, and the State of Israel VII. History and Thought: Meaning and Dialectic VIII. The Midrash and Its Framework: Before and After Auschwitz IX. The Voice of the Jewish Philosopher X. Fackenheim's Legacy: Resources for Mending the World
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University of Toronto Press After the New Atheist Debate
Book SynopsisThe first decade of the twenty-first century saw a number of best-selling books which not only challenged the existence of god, but claimed that religious faith was dangerous and immoral. The New Atheists, as writers such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett have become known, sparked a vicious debate over religion’s place in modern society.In After the New Atheist Debate, Phil Ryan offers both an elegant summary of this controversy and a path out of the cul-de-sac that this argument has become. Drawing on the social sciences, philosophy, and theology, Ryan examines the claims of the New Atheists and of their various religious and secular opponents and finds both sides wanting.Rather than the mutual demonization that marks the New Atheist debate, Ryan argues that modern society needs respectful ethical dialogue in which citizens present their points of view and seek to understand the positions of others. Lucidly writteTrade Review'After the New Atheist Debate offers a fascinating glimpse into the arguments, polemics, and caricatures this debate has inspired along with innovative suggestions concerning how we might better navigate our shared social context through meaningful dialogue.' -- Ian Alexander Reading Religion: A Publication of American Academy of Religion, November 2016 After the New Atheist Debate succeeds in shifting a weary and tension-filled intellectual exchange onto new ground... It conveys a powerful and much needed social message: there is hope for public discourse.' -- K.P, Scholaries European Journal of Theology, vol 25:02:2016 “ Phillip Ryan is a talented author. He writes with humour and subtlety... This is a lovely book." -- Tom Korski Blacklock's Reporter, Saturday February 7, 2015 'Ryan has written a lucid, balanced book on the New Atheist debate; free of rancor, invective, and name-calling... The work is highly recommended for detailing the logical and moral weaknesses in much New Atheist, anti-religious polemics.' -- Peter Admirand The Heythrop Journal vol 56:2015Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: The New Atheist Debate 1. Charges and Defence: An Overview 2. Faith, Reason, Radical Evil 3. Clashing Caricatures 4. The Serious and the Wishy-Washy Part Two: Life Together 5. New Atheist Ethics 6. The Defenders' Moral Foundations 7. Can We Live without Foundations? 8. Ethical Dialogue Conclusion: Is This Enough?
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University of Toronto Press Pascal the Philosopher
Book SynopsisThis accessibly written book provides the first introduction to Pascal's philosophy as an organic whole.Trade Review"An engaging portrait of Blaise Pascal as a philosopher ... The discussion is lucid, informative, and informed by relevant literature. This reviewer knows of no better philosophical introduction to Pascal in English ... Highly recommended." -- P.K. Moser Choice Magazine - vol 51:04:2013 "Hunter brings considerable breadth and depth of learning to this study. By doing so, he gives Pascal the general respect he deserves." -- Patrick Moran Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review 'Excellent and highly readable book...Hunter's aim is not just to show how Pascal resorted to philosophical argument but to explain Pascal's 'mission' to develop 'a far reaching account of philosophical failure'.' -- Christopher Robbins British Journal for the History of Philosophy, vol22:01:2014 'This is a wonderful book.' -- Tyler Chamberlain University of Toronto Quarterly vol 84:03:2015 'Hunter's lucid and humane book is a fine production... It pays Pascal the deep compliment of taking his ideas to be worthy of the most impartial and candid scrutiny, and it can well repay the engagement of readers who peruse it in the same spirit.' -- Charles M. Natoli American Theological Inquiry, vol 8:01:2015Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Against Philosophy Chapter 2: Failure and Fall Chapter 3: His Critics' Critic Chapter 4: Reluctant Inquirer Chapter 5: Burdens of Proof Chapter 6: Measuring Pascal Appendix A: The Wager ("Infini-rien") French Text Appendix B: The Wager ("Infinity-Nothing") English Translation Bibliography Index
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University of Toronto Press After the New Atheist Debate
Book SynopsisThe first decade of the twenty-first century saw a number of best-selling books which not only challenged the existence of god, but claimed that religious faith was dangerous and immoral. The New Atheists, as writers such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett have become known, sparked a vicious debate over religion’s place in modern society.In After the New Atheist Debate, Phil Ryan offers both an elegant summary of this controversy and a path out of the cul-de-sac that this argument has become. Drawing on the social sciences, philosophy, and theology, Ryan examines the claims of the New Atheists and of their various religious and secular opponents and finds both sides wanting.Rather than the mutual demonization that marks the New Atheist debate, Ryan argues that modern society needs respectful ethical dialogue in which citizens present their points of view and seek to understand the positions of others. Lucidly writteTrade Review'After the New Atheist Debate offers a fascinating glimpse into the arguments, polemics, and caricatures this debate has inspired along with innovative suggestions concerning how we might better navigate our shared social context through meaningful dialogue.' -- Ian Alexander Reading Religion: A Publication of American Academy of Religion, November 2016 After the New Atheist Debate succeeds in shifting a weary and tension-filled intellectual exchange onto new ground... It conveys a powerful and much needed social message: there is hope for public discourse.' -- K.P, Scholaries European Journal of Theology, vol 25:02:2016 “ Phillip Ryan is a talented author. He writes with humour and subtlety... This is a lovely book." -- Tom Korski Blacklock's Reporter, Saturday February 7, 2015 'Ryan has written a lucid, balanced book on the New Atheist debate; free of rancor, invective, and name-calling... The work is highly recommended for detailing the logical and moral weaknesses in much New Atheist, anti-religious polemics.' -- Peter Admirand The Heythrop Journal vol 56:2015Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: The New Atheist Debate 1. Charges and Defence: An Overview 2. Faith, Reason, Radical Evil 3. Clashing Caricatures 4. The Serious and the Wishy-Washy Part Two: Life Together 5. New Atheist Ethics 6. The Defenders' Moral Foundations 7. Can We Live without Foundations? 8. Ethical Dialogue Conclusion: Is This Enough?
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Philosophy and the Study of Religions
Book SynopsisPhilosophy and the Study of Religions: A Manifestoadvocates a radical transformation of the discipline from its current, narrow focus on questions of God, to a fully global form of critical reflection on religions in all their variety and dimensions. Opens the discipline of philosophy of religion to the religious diversity that characterizes the world today Builds bridges between philosophy of religion and the other interpretative and explanatory approaches in the field of religious studies Provides a manifesto for a global approach to the subject that is a practice-centred rather than a belief-centred activity Gives attention to reflexive critical studies of ''religion'' as socially constructed and historically located Trade Review"Here, informed by the work of a wide range of social theorists, anthropologists, and others, Schilbrack seeks to draw philosophers of religion out of their cultural insularity, through a consideration of concepts such as 'embodied knowledge,' to contemplate what 'religion' might be, feel like, and mean in 'the rest' of the world." (Church Times, 4 September 2015) "The book adds considerable momentum to the most innovative developments in philosophy of religion today." (Int J Philos Religion, 1 March 2015) "Schilbrack concludes with strong arguments on the cross-cultural study of religion and suggests a combination of functional (the work religion does in human lives) and substantive (what religion enables people to know). Each chapter includes a bibliographic essay that will make this book a delight for classroom use. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 January 2015) "This book is a valuable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in either field. Similarly, scholars will find important issues raised in this volume that they often ignore given, as Schilbrack argues, the insularity that characterizes the philosophy of religion." (Religious Studies Review, 1 September 2014)Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1: The Full Task of Philosophy of Religion 1 i. What is “Traditional Philosophy of Religion”? 3 ii. The First Task of Philosophy of Religion 10 iii. The Second Task of Philosophy of Religion 14 iv. The Third Task of Philosophy of Religion 19 v. What is the Big Idea? 24 Bibliographic Essay 25 Endnotes 27 Chapter 2: Are Religious Practices Philosophical? 29 i. Toward a Philosophy of Religious Practice 31 ii. Embodiment as a Paradigm for Philosophy of Religion 33 iii. Conceptual Metaphors and Embodied Religious Reason 36 iv. Religious Material Culture as Cognitive Prosthetics 40 v. A Toolkit for the Philosophical Study of Religious Practices 47 Bibliographic Essay 49 Endnotes 51 Chapter 3: Must Religious People Have Religious Beliefs? 53 i. The Place of Belief in the Study of Religions 55 ii. Objections to the Concept of Religious Belief 57 iii. Holding One’s Beliefs in Public 61 iv. What We Presuppose When We Attribute Beliefs 66 v. The Universality of Belief 70 Bibliographic Essay 76 Endnotes 80 Chapter 4: Do Religions Exist? 83 i. The Critique of “Religion” 85 ii. The Ontology of “Religion” 89 iii. Can There be Religion Without “Religion”? 92 iv. “Religion” as Distortion 96 v. The Ideology of “Religion” 101 Bibliographic Essay 105 Endnotes 110 Chapter 5: What Isn’t Religion? 113 i. Strategies for Defining Religion 115 ii. Making Promises: The Functional or Pragmatic Aspect of Religion 121 iii. Keeping Promises: The Substantive or Ontological Aspect of Religion 127 iv. The Growing Variety of Religious Realities 129 v. What this Definition Excludes 135 Bibliographic Essay 141 Endnotes 147 Chapter 6: Are Religions Out of Touch With Reality? 149 i. Religious Metaphysics in a Postmetaphysical Age 151 ii. Antimetaphysics Today 154 iii. Constructive Postmodernism and Unmediated Experience 158 iv. Unmediated Experience and Metaphysics 163 v. The Rehabilitation of Religious Metaphysics 167 Bibliographic Essay 171 Endnotes 172 Chapter 7: The Academic Study of Religions: a Map With Bridges 175 i. Religious Studies as a Tripartite Field 177 ii. Describing and Explaining Religious Phenomena 180 iii. Evaluating Religious Phenomena 185 iv. Do Evaluative Approaches Belong in the Academy? 189 v. Interdisciplinary Bridges 197 Bibliographic Essay 203 Endnotes 205 Works Cited 207 Index 223
£66.45
University of North Carolina Press The Secret World of Shugend333
£999.99
Duke University Press Beyond Man
Book SynopsisBeyond Man reimagines the meaning and potential of a philosophy of religion that better attends to the inextricable links among religion, racism, and colonialism. An Yountae, Eleanor Craig, and the contributors reckon with the colonial and racial implications of the field''s history by staging a conversation with Black, Indigenous, and decolonial studies. In their introduction, An and Craig point out that European-descended Christianity has historically defined itself by its relation to the other while paradoxically claiming to represent and speak to humanity in its totality. The topics include secularism, the Eucharist''s relation to Blackness, and sixteenth-century Brazilian cannibalism rituals as well as an analysis of how Mircea Eliade''s conception of the sacred underwrites settler colonial projects and imaginaries. Throughout, the contributors also highlight the theorizing of Afro-Caribbean thinkers such as Sylvia Wynter, C. L. R. James, Frantz Fanon, and Aimé C&eacTrade Review“At this historical moment, along an expansive geography marked by various forms of disregard playing out long-standing modes of violence, this volume goes a long way in helping expose and decipher key structures of power. In the process and taken as a whole, it provides an intriguing depiction of what philosophy of religion has entailed with respect to these structures, and what it can mean and accomplish when cultural assumptions around categories such as the human are interrogated. I highly recommend it.” -- Anthony B. Pinn, Rice University“Beyond Man is an important, unique work. It transforms philosophy of religion by insisting that the field be constitutively informed by religious studies, critical race theories, and decolonial, postcolonial, and Black studies. If our discipline has any future at all, this is it.” -- Mary-Jane Rubenstein, author of * Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Challenging Modernity/Coloniality in Philosophy of Religion / Eleanor Craig and An Yountae 1 1. Decolonial Options for a Fragile Secular / Devin Singh 32 2. Embodied Counterpoetics: Syliva Wynter on Religion and Race / Mayra Rivera 57 3. We Have Never Been Human/e: The Laws of Burgos and the Philosophy of Coloniality in the Americas / Eleanor Craig 86 4. The Puritan Atheism of C.L.R. James / Vincent Lloyd 108 5. Decolonizing Spectatorship: Photography, Theology, and New Media / Ellen Armour 127 6. The Excremental Sacred: A Paraliturgy / J. Kameron Carter 151 7. On Violence and Redemption: Fanon and Colonial Theodicy / An Yountae 204 8. Alter-Carnation: Notes on Cannibalism and Coloniality in the Brazilian Context / Filipe Maia 226 9. The Sacred Gone Astray: Eliade, Fanon, Wynter, and the Terror of Colonial Settlement /Joseph R. Winters 245 10. Response—On Impassioned Claims: The Possibility of Doing Philosophy of Religion Otherwise / Amy Hollywood 269 Contributors 287 Index 291
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Duke University Press Interplay of Things
Book SynopsisDrawing on literature along with the visual and performing arts, Anthony B. Pinn theorizes religion as a technology for interrogating human experiences understanding the ways in which things are always involved in processes of exchange and interplay.Trade Review“Religion isn't what people do but how they interpret, Anthony B. Pinn argues in this provocative work. Building on years of scholarly insight, Pinn asks readers to see how in their human relationships and their exchanges with the material world they embody religion. A must-read for scholars of religion.” -- Kathryn Lofton, Yale University“Anthony B. Pinn’s exploration into the interplay among religion, spirituality, and the performance of black creativity is a force to behold. Writing with probing insight, Pinn underscores the liminal spaces and edges where the bodily and the embodied blur the lines between the pedantic and the spectacle, imploding along the way the artifice of the sacred in exchange for the sanctity of artistic liberation.” -- Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"A significant contribution to the subfield of art and religion, probing in thought-provoking ways the relationship between the two. . . . Readers will find the book a rigorous training in developing the hermeneutical 'eyes to see,' that do not guarantee, but are essential for, any meaningful action." -- Michael D. Nichols * Religious Studies Review *"Anthony B. Pinn’s Interplay of Things is a rich, sophisticated, and deeply rewarding meditation on the phenomenological structure of the human encounter with things in the world." -- Donovan Schaefer * Material Religion *Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction. Definitions and Considerations 1 Part I. Meaning 1. Things 25 2. The Art of Placement 45 Part II. Interplay 3. Artistic Expression of Transience 59 4. The "Stuff" of Performance 83 5. The Art of Elimination 108 Part III. Restricting 6. Pieces of Things 133 7. "Captured" Things 148 8. Problem Things 172 Epilogue. Confronting Exposure, or A Psycho-Ethical Response to Openness 187 Notes 201 Bibliography 249 Index 265
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Duke University Press Wild Experiment
Book SynopsisExamining the reception of evolutionary biology, the 1925 Scopes Trial, and the New Atheist movement of the 2000s, Donovan O. Schaefer theorizes the relationship between thinking and feeling by challenging the conventional wisdom that they are separate.Trade Review"Inaugurate[s] a project of secular theorization that adds a distinctive and needed methodological angle to studies of the secular in North America. . . . A must-read for scholars of American religions. . . ." -- Valeria Vergani * American Religion *"Wild Experiment is an indispensable addition to any course syllabus on race, religion, affect theory, and any interdisciplinary topic on the intersections between feeling and thinking." -- Abdulrahman Bindamnan * Material Religion *"Through Schaefer’s endeavor to expand the conversation between secularism studies and STS, the field of STS has an illuminating new vantage from which to look at knowledge, feeling, and belief. And it feels right." * Society for the Social Studies of Science Ludwik Fleck Prize Committee *"This fascinating book is a valuable contribution to the field of affect studies and secularism studies, as it starts a first conversation between these previously somewhat unconnected fields." -- Nur Yasemin Ural * Politics, Religion & Ideology *"Perhaps humanities scholars such as Schaefer can be useful in the climate crisis. They can help scientists pay attention to how knowledge feels—and thus how to be more effective in communicating it." -- Amy Frykholm * Christian Century *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Cogency Theory: An Essay on Our Intellectual Affects 1 Part I. Cogency Theory 1. The Longing to Believe: Philosophers on Conspiracy Theory and the Sense of Science 33 2. Sensualized Epistemology: Affect Theory on How Reason Gets Racialized 57 3. Science as an Intoxication: Secularism Studies on Enchantment and Critique 80 4. Feeling is Believing: The Triune Brain, Mere Exposure, and Cogency 107 Part II. Feeling Science and Secularism 5. Only Better Beasts: Darwin, Huxley, and the Sense of Science 137 6. The Secular Circus: Science and Racialized Reason in the Scopes Trial 169 7. The Four Horsemen: New Atheism as Secular Conspiracy Theory 200 Epilogue. From Creationism to Climate Denialism 230 Acknowledgments 239 Notes 243 Bibliography 281 Index
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Baylor University Press Kierkegaards Fragments and Postscripts
Book SynopsisEvans' analysis of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript introduces even the nonspecialist to two of Kierkegaard's most challenging works without minimizing the complex nature of his philosophy.Trade Review"In a book devoted to two of Kierkegaard's most complex and philosophically challenging works, [Evans] offers an interpretation that provides an excellent general introduction to Kierkegaard for the non-specialist without in any way compromising the challenging nature of the Climacus writings. A Kierkegaard book -- for the rest of us -- that is both responsible and insightful in its treatment of Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript." -- Stephen N Dunning, The Journal of Religion
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Baylor University Press Emerson and Other Minds
Book SynopsisTraces the long arc of Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings. While Emerson's seldom argues academically in his essays, he intends the essays to be primary acts of philosophy. The essays are also highly wrought literary performances, and so they need to be closely read in the New Critical manner.Table of Contents Prologue Emerson and Philosophy Part 1. Emerson before Nature 1 "My Time, My Talents, and My Hopes" Private Writing and the Eloquent Self 2 Man's Moral Nature The Religious Subject and the Ethical Sublime 3 "Another's Wealth" The Self in Significant Relation 4 The Great Secularity of the World Religion and Science as History 5 Persons and Letters Emerson and the Science of the Human Part 2. Paradigms of Thought and Action 6 Noble Doubts Experience, Subjectivity, Theism 7 Pleasing God Law Without Authority 8 "They Also Serve" Emerson and the Talking Cure
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Baylor University Press Emerson and Other Minds
Book SynopsisTraces the long arc of Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings. While Emerson's seldom argues academically in his essays, he intends the essays to be primary acts of philosophy. The essays are also highly wrought literary performances, and so they need to be closely read in the New Critical manner.Table of Contents Prologue Emerson and Philosophy Part 1. Emerson before Nature 1 "My Time, My Talents, and My Hopes" Private Writing and the Eloquent Self 2 Man's Moral Nature The Religious Subject and the Ethical Sublime 3 "Another's Wealth" The Self in Significant Relation 4 The Great Secularity of the World Religion and Science as History 5 Persons and Letters Emerson and the Science of the Human Part 2. Paradigms of Thought and Action 6 Noble Doubts Experience, Subjectivity, Theism 7 Pleasing God Law Without Authority 8 "They Also Serve" Emerson and the Talking Cure
£47.60
Baylor University Press God in Motion
Book SynopsisOffers the first in-depth analysis of the biblical-hermeneutical questions driving the heated open theism debate. Unlike previous books on the open view of God, Manuel Schmid's work does not take sides. Rather, he offers a qualified and critical look at the standard arguments of both the proponents and critics of open theism.Table of Contents 1 Introduction: Open Theism as a Biblical-Theological Reform Movement 2 Exegetical Traces: The Biblical Motif of the "Openness of God" 3 Theological Interpretations: Controversies Surrounding the "Openness of God" 4 Systematic Classifications: From Biblical to Systematic Theology 5 Concluding Reflections: Open Theism as a Biblical-Theological Reform Movement 6 Postscript: On the Culture of Dispute in Evangelicalism
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Baylor University Press Between Different Cultures
£37.80
MY - University of Toronto Press Method in Theology Volume 14
Book SynopsisIn Method in Theology, Vol. 14, Lonergan's intention was to provide a set of methods that would guide a collaborative community in the ongoing construction of a theology that would move from recovery of the data through resolution of conflicts to contemporary formulations and applications.Table of ContentsPart 1: Background The Human Good Meaning Religion Functional Specialties Part Two: Foreground Interpretation History History and Historians Dialectic Foundations Doctrines Systematics Communications The Church and the Churches
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University of Toronto Press I AM
Book SynopsisThe Bible is philosophy. God's I AM WHO I AM asserts its principle, an ontological principle having to do with the nature of persons. Western religion, confusing the principle for a person, rests on a mistake. Greek-based philosophy, missing the principle, is deficient.Table of Contents1. Philosophy: Pagan and Jewish 2. The Inaugural Lecture 3. Natural Philosophy: System and Humankind 4. Philosophical Anthropology: First Person, Singular 5. Moral Philosophy: The Commandments 6. Axiology and Ecology 7. Political Philosophy: The City and the Tower 8. Epistemology and Metaphysics: Naming and Being 9. Philosophy of Mind: Straddling Jordan 10. Suffering and Logic Conclusion: Does Western Religion Rest on a Mistake?
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University of Toronto Press And in Our Hearts Take Up Thy Rest
Book SynopsisIn his seminary classes and his writings, Frederick Crowe, SJ (19152012) sought to understand anew the eternal identity of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit’s role in the Church’s life. Despite Crowe’s fame as a professor of Trinitarian theology and his groundbreaking work on Thomas Aquinas’s doctrine of complacent love as an analogy for the Holy Spirit’s eternal procession, no book has ever been published on this influential Canadian Jesuit, who established centres around the world dedicated to stuyding the theological writings of Bernard Lonergan, SJ (190484). Drawing on Crowe’s published works and archival materials, Eades emphasizes how Crowe’s Trinitarian pneumatology creatively extended Lonergan’s theology of the Holy Spirit. Making use of Crowe’s own historical methodology, Eades looks for the emergence of new and significant questions about the Holy Spirit in Crowe’s works.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Methodology Overview Crowe's Confidence in the Psychological Analogy Crowe’s Writings 1. Frederick Crowe, SJ: Dean of First Generation Lonergan Disciples Early Years: New Brunswick and Jesuit Vocation A Brief Sketch of Lonergan and Crowe’s Interactions The Influence of Lonergan’s Writings on Crowe’s Pneumatology Part I (1953–1968): Searching for the Proprium of the Holy Spirit 2. Appropriating Aquinas on Love: Proprium Emerging as a Theme What Is Complacency? Application of Complacency to the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit 3. Basil Helps to Extend the Search into the Economy of Salvation Background to Crowe’s 1965–6 Doctrine of the Most Holy Trinity Conceiving the Personal Properties of the Three in the Godhead as Never Before Discerning the Personal Property of the Three in the World Part II (1969–84): Reversing the Relation of the Two Divine Missions 4. Who Provides the Context: The Son or the Spirit? Background: The Relation of the Divine Missions in Crowe’s Earlier Thinking The Need to Rethink the Relation of the Missions Full Thematization of the Reversal of the Missions 5. Arguing with Church Authorities as Helping to Reverse the Missions Crowe’s Struggle with the Magisterium Rethinking of the Role of the Spirit in Relation to the Son’s Mission Part III (1985–2000): The Holy Spirit as the First Person in the Trinity 6. Intentionality Analysis: Paving the Way for Rethinking Trinitarian Order Crowe’s Early Explanations of the Psychological Analogy Emergence of the Question of the Holy Spirit’s Firstness 7. Hiding His Goal: Crowe’s Reordering of the Three Persons Crowe’s Stated Reasons for Rethinking the Order of the Divine Persons Trying to Win a Hearing: First Set of Concepts Winning a Proposal: Second Set of Concepts Pedagogical Purpose of the Two Sets of Concepts Conclusion: Crowe’s Contribution as a Trinitarian Pneumatologist The Root and Unity of the Three Stages Stage One (1953–1968): Crowe’s Doctrine of Complacency Stage Two (1969–1984): Evaluation of Crowe’s Reversing of the Missions Stage Three (1985–2000): Evaluating Crowe’s Methodological Contribution A Final Word Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Toronto Press The Catholic Reception of Continental Philosophy
Book SynopsisWhy has continental philosophy so often made its North American home in Catholic institutions?Trade Review“The story told in The Catholic Reception is a compelling one that has shaped how phenomenology is practiced at Catholic universities in North America, and is a story that need not yet be over.” -- Zachary Willcutt * Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Catholics and Continental Thought: A Curious Allegiance Stephanie Rumpza 1. The Reception of Phenomenology and Existentialism by American Catholic Philosophers: Some Facts and Some Reasons Daniel Dahlstrom 2. Between the Old World and the New: Neoscholasticism, Continental Philosophy, and the Historical Subject Gregory P. Floyd 3. Continental Philosophy and Hermeneutics: Between Religion and Secularity John D. Caputo 4. Meaning, Concreteness, and Subjectivity: American Phenomenology and Catholic Philosophy at Boston College Patrick Byrne 5. Catholicism and Continental Philosophy in French Canada: An Opening Followed by an Ungrateful Separation Jean Grondin 6. French Phenomenology and Catholic Thought: Unfolding the Logos of the Logos Christina M. Gschwandtner 7. The Use of Philosophy in Critical Catholic Theology Andrew Prevot 8. Continental Philosophy as a Source for Theology: The Case of the “Science-Religion” Debate Anne M. Carpenter 9. How Continental Philosophy of Religion Came into Being and Where It Is Going Bruce Ellis Benson 10. Catholic Thought, French Phenomenology, and the University: Historical-Critical Remarks Jeffrey Bloechl 11. Being True to Mystery and Metaxological Metaphysics William Desmond 12. Catholic Thought and the Appropriation of Apocalyptic Forms of Philosophy in Alain Badiou, Slavoj Zizek, and Agamben Cyril O’Regan
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