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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Living the Death of God A Theological Memoir
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co In Gods Image An Anthropology of the Spirit
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Fordham University Press The Metamorphosis of Finitude
Book SynopsisReads resurrection in the context of contemporary philosophy, notably Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and DeleuzeTrade Review"Emmanuel Falque is an important new voice in Continental philosophy of religion. His study of human finitude and corporeality in light of questions of birth and resurrection represents one of the finest examples of the vigorous contemporary conversation between Continental philosophy and theology." -- -Christina M. Gschwandtner University of Scranton
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Living Beings Perspectives on Interspecies
Book SynopsisLiving Beings examines the vital characteristics of social interactions between living beings, including humans, other animals and trees.Many discussions of such relationships highlight the exceptional qualities of the human members of the category, insisting for instance on their religious beliefs or creativity. In contrast, the international case studies in this volume dissect views based on hierarchical oppositions between human and other living beings. Although human practices may sometimes appear to exist in a realm beyond nature, they are nevertheless subject to the pull of natural forces. These forces may be brought into prominence through a consideration of the interactions between human beings and other inhabitants of the natural world.The interplay in this book between social anthropologists, philosophers and artists cuts across species divisions to examine the experiential dimensions of interspecies engagements. In ethnographically and/or historically contextualized chaptersTrade Review"[Living Beings] provides a stimulating new collection of ethnographic and historical perspectives on the ways in which other living beings are ‘good to think’, and are of vital material and metaphorical importance in human spirituality and creativity. - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Living Beings offers a lot to think about ... it indicates a serious and growing emphasis on the subject, and it shows that anthropology as well as other disciplines still have contributions to make. - Anthropology Review Database [This book] represent[s] a significant milestone for the multispecies turn and offer[s] some useful theoretical and methodological foundations ... Seasoned fieldworkers will find a refreshing new angle with which to analyse old fieldnotes and new projects. - Australian Journal of Anthropology Living Beings provides a multitude of interesting and innovative ways to rethink the relationship between humans and other-than-human beings. By pushing methodological and theoretical boundaries, the ideas presented in this volume will be especially inspiring to readers who are interested in interdisciplinary research projects with art and philosophy. - Anthropological Notebooks"Table of ContentsIntroduction: Living Beings and Vital PowersPenny Dransart, University of Wales, Trinity St David, UKInterspecies Interaction Being-together with Animals: Death, Violence and Non-cruelty in Hindu Imagination.Veena Das, Johns Hopkins University, USASymbolic Meanings Between People and Trees/ForestsThe Nature of Nature in Ramon LlullSarah Jane Boss, Roehampton University, UKThe Tree of Guernica: Political Poetics of Rootedness and BelongingSafet Hadzimuhamedovic, Goldsmiths, University of London, UKBringing the Forest to the City: Spaces Imagined in Israeli ‘Sacred Song Circles’Ronit Grossman-Horesh, The Open University of Israel/Tel-Aviv University, IsraelInterspecies Interaction in Physical SettingsSensuous Photographies: Living Things Explored through Phenomenological Practice Carole Baker, University of Plymouth, UKThe Field: An Art Experiment in Biopower in a Woodland Near Stansted Airport, EssexAlana Jelinek, Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UKHuman Responses to ‘Wildness’Hunting the Wild ‘Other’ to Become a Man: wildlife Tourism and the Modern Identity Crisis in Israeli Safaris to East AfricaRachel Ben David, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, IsraelBecoming Animal in the Chinese Martial ArtsD. S. Farrer, University of Guam, GuamMoral Issues in Engagements Between Animals and the Environment'Anthropomorphism', 'Anthropocentrism' and the Study of Language in PrimatesDavid Cockburn, University of Wales, Trinity St David, UKDressed in Furs: Clothing and Yaghan Multispecies Engagements in Tierra del FuegoPenelope Dransart, University of Wales, Trinity St David, UKBibliographyIndex
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Mercer University Press Christianity
Book SynopsisWeaving together input from six experts in the fields of Bible, Church History, and Theology, Christianity introduces learners to the practices, traditions, beliefs, and scriptures of the Christian faith. This expanded and updated edition tells Christianity's growth from humble origins to becoming the world's largest religion.
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Courtenbede Leaning on the Invisible
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Onus Books Not Seeing God Atheism in the 21st Century
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Cambridge University Press God Salvation and the Problem of Spacetime
Book SynopsisThis Element provides both an introduction to the physics and metaphysics of spacetime and a jumping-off point for understanding how these can and in fact should inform both Christian theology and the philosophy of religion more generally.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Metaphysics of Time; 2. The Physics of Spacetime; 3. God and Time; 4. Spacetime, Salvation, and Eschatology; 5. Final Remarks; Bibliography.
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Taylor & Francis Conservatism and Grace
Book SynopsisThis book offers a systematic and detailed examination of the conservative case for religion by establishment. In doing so, the author demonstrates that the conservative political tradition is rooted in an inescapably religious worldview, and in turn shows what the future of conservatism might be.The author begins the book by analysing the thought of prominent proponents of secular conservatism, chiefly examining the work of Roger Scruton. The author develops a case to show that Scrutonâs arguments on the privatisation of religion are in tension with his basing of a conservative political settlement on transcendent bonds. The author then examines alternatives to secular conservatism, especially the chief religious and metaphysical commitments of early conservatives, Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre. Finally, in seeking to establish a foundational argument for religion by establishment within the conservative tradition, and more broadly to unify the diverse commitments and o
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Legal Thought and Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Book SynopsisEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide, has thought profoundly about the role of law as it applies to the church, to civic life in Europe, to human rights, to religious freedom, and to the environment. In this book, leading scholars across the world reflect critically on the significance of his legal thought for human flourishing, for Christian social teaching, and for Christian unity. His legal thought is summed up in five key public addresses that he has delivered around the world in recent years, on: church law as an ecumenical instrument; the role of religion in a changing Europe; Orthodoxy and human rights; religion and freedom; and climate change, ecumenical imperatives. The collection presents critical reflections on the legal thought in these five important, distinct, and topical fields of human life. Its ten chapters, with two chapters devoted to each of his five addresses, are written by leading scholars across theTable of ContentsIntroduction; Address I: Canon Law and Christian Law; 1. The Canonist Patriarch: His All-Holiness Bartholomew and the Development of Canon Law; 2. The Principles of Christian Law; Address II: Religion in a Changing Europe; 3. The European Union and Religion; 4. The States of Europe and Religion; Address III: Human Rights; 5. Human Rights and Orthodox Christianity: Learning from Our Differences; 6. Better Human Rights: The Orthodox Lesson; Address IV: Religious Freedom; 7. An Eastern Orthodox Approach to Religious Freedom; 8. Ecumenical Approaches to Religious Freedom; Address V: The Environment; 9. From Crisis to Kairos: The ‘Green Patriarch’ and Environmental Law; 10. Climate Change, Christian Ethics, and Christian Theology: Ecumenical Imperatives; Conclusion: Reflections
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil
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Cambridge University Press Spinozas Critique of Religion and its Heirs
Book SynopsisBy situating Spinoza's thought in a materialist Aristotelian tradition, this book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinoza's thought and its consequences materially and historically rather than metaphysically.Trade Review'For Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, Spinoza is neither the secular liberal he is for Jonathan Israel and Steven Nadler, nor the anatomist of power he is for Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt. He is, rather, the first critical theorist. In support of this interpretation, she places Spinoza in a materialist tradition that privileges praxis over theoria. This tradition includes Aristotle, Averroes and Maimonides on the one hand, and Marx, Benjamin and Adorno on the other. At its centre is Spinoza's critique of religion, the political significance of which lies, for Dobbs-Weinstein, in the resistance to all forms of teleology rather than in the establishment of a public sphere.' Andrew Cutrofello, Loyola University, Chicago'This signal intervention demonstrates Spinoza's profound significance for Marx, Benjamin and Adorno. In a striking tour-de-force, Dobbs-Weinstein shows how many of the critical motives in Marx, Benjamin and Adorno gain their full thrust when seen in the context of the seminal role Spinoza plays in Marx and how the engaged and intense discussions between Benjamin and Adorno bear out the critical force of this legacy. Dobbs-Weinstein's book is an engagingly argued study that highlights the deep and hidden but decisive presence of Spinoza's thought in critical theory.' Willi Goetschel, University of TorontoTable of ContentsIntroduction: whose history, which politics?; 1. The theologico-political construction of the philosophical tradition; 2. The paradox of a perfect democracy: from Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise to Marx; 3. Judgment Day as repudiation: history and justice in Marx, Benjamin, and Adorno; 4. Destitute life and the overcoming of idolatry: dialectical image, archaic fetish in Benjamin's and Adorno's conversation; 5. Untimely timeliness: history, the possibility of experience, and critical praxis; Afterword: the possibility of political philosophy now.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Augustine
Book SynopsisThis volume is a new edition of the earlier Cambridge Companion to Augustine, with eleven new essays, revised versions of others, and a comprehensive updated bibliography. It will be an ideal reference work for students as well as for scholars working in the field.Trade Review'In sum, well researched and engaging contributions, a well edited and organized volume, an important companion, interesting both for experts and laymen.' Anthony Dupont, AugustinianaTable of ContentsIntroduction Eleonore Stump and David Vincent Meconi, S.J.; Part I. The Nature of God: 1. The divine nature: being and goodness Scott MacDonald; 2. God's eternal knowledge according to Augustine John C. Cavadini; 3. Augustine on the triune life of God Lewis Ayres; Part II. God's Relation to the World: 4. Time and creation in Augustine Simo Knuuttila; 5. Augustine on evil and original sin William E. Mann; 6. Jesus Christ, the knowledge and wisdom of God Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A.; Part III. Human Nature: 7. The human soul: Augustine's case for soul-body dualism Bruno Niederbacher, S.J.; 8. Augustine on knowledge Peter King; 9. Augustine on free will Eleonore Stump; Part IV. Human Excellence: 10. Augustine's ethics Timothy Chappell; 11. Augustine's doctrine of deification David Vincent Meconi, S.J.; Part V. Political and Ecclesial Life: 12. Augustine's political philosophy Paul Weithman; 13. Heaven and the Ecclesia Perfecta in Augustine David Vincent Meconi, S.J.; Part VI. Language and Faith: 14. Faith and reason John Peter Kenney; 15. Augustine on language Peter King; 16. Hermeneutics and reading scripture Thomas Williams; Part VII. Augustine's Legacy: 17. Augustine's legacy - success or failure? Karla Pollmann.
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Cambridge University Press Interpreting Duns Scotus
Book SynopsisJohn Duns Scotus is commonly recognized as one of the most original thinkers of medieval philosophy. His influence on subsequent philosophers and theologians is enormous and extends well beyond the limits of the Middle Ages. His thought, however, might be intimidating for the non-initiated, because of the sheer number of topics he touched on and the difficulty of his style. The eleven essays collected here, especially written for this volume by some of the leading scholars in the field, take the reader through various topics, including Duns Scotus''s intellectual environment, his argument for the existence of God, and his conceptions of modality, order, causality, freedom, and human nature. This volume provides a reliable point of entrance to the thought of Duns Scotus while giving a snapshot of some of the best research that is now being done on this difficult but intellectually rewarding thinker.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. John Duns Scotus's life in context Stephen D. Dumont; 2. The modal framework of Duns Scotus's argument for the existence of a first cause Richard Cross; 3. Duns Scotus on essential order in De primo principio and elsewhere Thomas M. Ward; 4. Duns Scotus on how God causes the created will's volitions Gloria Frost; 5. Duns Scotus on free will and human agency Martin Pickavé; 6. Duns Scotus on the dignities of human nature Marylin McCord Adams; 7. Duns Scotus on matter and form Cecilia Trifogli; 8. Duns Scotus, intuitionism, and the third sense of 'natural law' Thomas Williams; 9. The bound of sense – adequacy and abstraction in the later works of Duns Scotus Wouter Goris; 10. Before univocity – Duns Scotus's rejection of analogy Giorgio Pini; 11. Analogy after Duns Scotus: the role of the analogia entis in the Scotist metaphysics at Barcelona, 1320–1330 Garrett R. Smith.
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Cambridge University Press What Are the Humanities For
Book SynopsisThis book offers scholars, administrators and the broader public an original proposal for the humanities. It argues that these disciplines, while serving society, are intrinsic to our humanity. It offers new bold ideas about how to think with greater humanistic coherence.Trade Review'Recommended.' M. Meola, Choice Magazine'The book offers very interesting reflections about how the humanities proceed and case studies from the author's own experience, to offer insight about its contributions … provides excellent arguments to pursue the Humanities as an academic respectable and needed program … [an] important book.' Lluis Oviedo, Reviews in Science, Religion and Theology'… vibrant and essential for the academic and non-academic world … The book is broadly informed and deserves praise for its accessibility … the book is an easy-to-understand, self-standing defense of the humanities. It is plain and straight, without simplifying things beyond what is needed, given the length and scope of the book.' Maria Kronfeldner, MetascienceTable of ContentsI. What are the Humanities?: 1. Humanities: a tentative definition; 2. Understanding others; 3. Self-involving: philosophy and theology; 4. Responsible scholarship; II. Who Needs the Humanities?: 5. Professionals: how to live with interpretations; 6. Humans; 7. The value of the humanities.
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Taylor & Francis Senses of Mystery Engaging with Nature and the
Book SynopsisIn this beautifully written book, David E. Cooper uses a gentle walk through a tropical garden â the view of the fields and hills beyond it, the sound of birds, voices and flutes, the reflection of light in water, the play of shadows among the trees and the presence of strange animals â as an opportunity to reflect on experiences of nature and the mystery of existence.Covering an extensive range of topics, from Daoism to dogs, from gardening to walking, from Zen to Debussy, Cooper succeeds in conveying some deep and difficult philosophical ideas about the meaning of life in an engaging manner, showing how those ideas bear upon the practical question of how we should relate to our world and live our lives.A thought-provoking and compelling book, Senses of Mystery is a triumph of both storytelling and philosophy.Trade Review"Cultivation of a sense of mystery has venerable precedent in ancient spiritual traditions, and runs through modern writings on animals, gardens, nature, art, and music. In this personal, humane book, David E. Cooper describes the rhythms and tones of a life shaped by mystery. Gathering the wisdom of sages, composers, gardeners, nature lovers, and others, this book reveals the ways that reflective appreciation of creatures, places, and practices can reveal the depth and mystery that underlies human life."Ian James Kidd, University of Nottingham, UK"This world is, indeed, one vast mystery, containing only, here and there, a few scattered islands of human knowledge. Past philosophers have not attended enough to this paradoxical situation, but Cooper now does so. We had better read him." Mary Midgley, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University, UK."Senses of Mystery is a superb book – inspiring, beautifully written and packed with insights about a remarkably wide range of topics, from meditative walking to the mystery of existence. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to understand what it means to live in harmony with the natural world."Simon P. James, Durham University, UK"This book is a gentle and beautiful evocation of the well lived human life, and the role of familiar practices such as listening to music, walking and gardening in leading us into a transformed appreciation of the everyday world. In Cooper’s hands, philosophical reflection has become a spiritual practice."Mark Wynn, University of Leeds, UK"This is an elegant and clear little volume that while rooted in western philosophy and literature draws strongly on Daoist and Buddhist thought," in Resurgence and Ecologist, 2018."David E. Cooper, is one of the most outstanding philosophers of recent times. It’s hard to think of another figure who better combines erudition with rigor of thought and argument...Every philosopher should read this book, indeed every thoughtful person should, for it addresses and attempts to answer the question of what it is fundamentally like for us to be in the world and what we are to make of the strangeness of existence." - John Shand, ‘The Strange Business of Being in the World’, Los Angeles Review of Books, April 6 2018.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1. In a Garden2. The Truth of MysteryIneffabilityThe Scientific ImageThe World as Fiction?The World as Gift3. Religion, Nature and MysteryReligion, Faith and Mystery‘Nothing Special’Senses of MysteryNature and Culture4. AnimalsAnimal WorldsThe Opacity of AnimalsAnimals, Mystery and WorldAnimals and ‘The Open’5. MusicMusic and ExperienceMusic and NatureMusic, Culture, EnvironmentMusic and the Mystery of Emergence6. WalkingMeditation on the MoveBody, Mind and InvolvementCommunion and HolismWalking and Senses of Mystery7. GardeningThe Way of the GardenGardens and Meaning‘In the Head’ and ‘In the Hands’Garden, ‘Gift’, Mystery8. Living with MysteryEthicsRemoving ObstaclesHumility and CompassionEmulation9. In a Garden AgainIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Religion and Science The Basics
Book SynopsisReligion and science are arguably the two most powerful social forces in the world today. But where religion and science were once held to be compatible, many people now perceive them to be in conflict. This unique book provides the best available introduction to the burning debates in this controversial field. Examining the defining questions and controversies, renowned expert Philip Clayton presents the arguments from both sides, asking readers to decide for themselves where they stand: science or religion, or science and religion? history and philosophy of science the role of scientific and religious ethics modifying genes, extending life, and experimenting with human subjects religion and the environmental crisis the future of science vs. the future of religion.Thoroughly updated throughout, this second edition explores religious traditions from around the world and provides insights from across the sciences, making this Trade Review'Religion and Science: The Basics is a fantastic primer that engagingly conveys clear historical, scientific, and religious-ethical approaches to key topics at the intersection of western science and religions. Clayton's approach is accessible to those who are new to the topic, and it is useful and engaging for experts and teachers. Spanning topics from physics to biology and research ethics to warfare technologies, readers will find important information and questions to consider from several world religious traditions, with an emphasis on monotheisms.' Christiana Zenner, Fordham University, USA'This well-written introduction to the relationships between religion and science by a leading scholar of the field is an excellent choice for undergraduates. Compact yet comprehensive, and engaging with both Western and Eastern faiths, this guide ranges through a series of contemporary topics, including the interaction between religion and physics, biology, the mind sciences and medical ethics. A new chapter on historical and philosophical dimensions of science and religion relations complements an updated discussion of contemporary debates about belief and unbelief that resonate in popular culture. Deftly handling the warfare thesis and other models for the interaction of science and religion, the book also looks to the future of this interaction and offers incisive questions for classroom discussion.' Stephen D. Snobelen, King’s College, Halifax, Canada"Religion and Science: The Basics is a fantastic primer that engagingly conveys clear historical, scientific, and religious-ethical approaches to key topics at the intersection of western science and religions. Clayton's approach is accessible to those who are new to the topic, and it is useful and engaging for experts and teachers. Spanning topics from physics to biology and research ethics to warfare technologies, readers will find important information and questions to consider from several world religious traditions, with an emphasis on monotheisms."- Christiana Zenner, Fordham University, USA"This well-written introduction to the relationships between religion and science by a leading scholar of the field is an excellent choice for undergraduates. Compact yet comprehensive, and engaging with both western and eastern faiths, this guide ranges through a series of contemporary topics, including the interaction between religion and physics, biology, the mind sciences and medical ethics. A new chapter on historical and philosophical dimensions of science and religion relations complements an updated discussion of contemporary debates about belief and unbelief that resonate in popular culture. Deftly handling the warfare thesis and other models for the interaction of science and religion, the book also looks to the future of this interaction and offers incisive questions for classroom discussion."- Stephen D. Snobelen, King’s College, Halifax, Canada"What could be more difficult than untangling the contemporary controversy over “science and religion”—and for a popular audience? Well, Philip Clayton seems to have achieved just that in a second-edition to Religion and Science: The Basics. [...] truly is a home-run [...] Highly recommended."- Jamin A. Hübner, Reading ReligionTable of ContentsPreface1. The basic question: science or religion, or science and religion? The debate that no one can avoid A naturalist and a theist in debate Taking stock 2. Expanding the options Theism and naturalism at odds God, design, and delusion A broader (and more interesting) exchangeConstructive skepticism: Michael ShermerTheistic evolution: Francis CollinsAgnostic naturalism: Neil DeGrasse TysonNew vistas 3. Science and the world’s religionsChristianity Judaism Islam Hinduism Buddhism Conclusions and further questions to explore 4. PhysicsWhy the religious interest in cosmology? Fundamental physics Fine-tuning and the multiverse What physics does and doesn’t show 5. The biological sciencesThe origins of life Evolution and creation Are genes the fundamental units of evolution? Are humans unique? 6. The neurosciencesBrains, minds, and consciousness Can thoughts and intentions do anything? Whatever happened to the soul? Challenging the boundaries between mind and brainReligious experience7. Religion and science in historical and philosophical perspectiveThe history of religion and science Are science and religion intrinsically at war?The philosophy of science Is science really objective?Separationists and IntegrationistsChange the names, solve the problem?8. Science, technology, and ethics Stem cell research Modifying our genesEthical issues at the end of life The rights of subjects in scientific experiments and medical care Warfare technologies 9. The future of science and religionSummarizing the options Making the case for partnerships They’re your questions now... GlossaryIndex
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Taylor & Francis Cassirer
Book SynopsisErnst Cassirer (1874â1945) occupies a unique place in 20th-century philosophy. His view that human beings are not rational but symbolic animals and his famous dispute with Martin Heidegger at Davos in 1929 are compelling alternatives to the deadlock between 'analytic' and 'continental' approaches to philosophy. An astonishing polymath, Cassirer's work pays equal attention to mathematics and natural science but also art, language, myth, religion, technology, and history. However, until now the importance of his work has largely been overlooked.In this outstanding introduction Samantha Matherne examines and assesses the full span of Cassirerâs work. Beginning with an overview of his life and works she covers the following important topics: Cassirerâs neo-Kantian background Philosophy of mathematics and natural science, including Cassirerâs first systematic work, Substance and Function, and subsequent works, like Einsteinâs Theory of Relativity The problem of culture and the ground-breaking The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms Cassirerâs ethical and political thought and his diagnosis of fascism in The Myth of the State Cassirerâs influence and legacy. Including chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of terms, this is an ideal introduction to Cassirerâs thought for anyone coming to his work for the first time. It is essential reading for students in philosophy as well as related disciplines such as intellectual history, art history, politics, and literature.Trade Review"This is an excellent, well-organized, clearly written, and comprehensive book. It does a great job both with expounding the details of Cassirer’s work, at a level that will be appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and showing the deep and lasting relevance of Cassirer’s thought today." - Paul Livingston, University of New Mexico, USA"Matherne has written a guide to Cassirer's philosophy that is both accurate and stimulating to read. She takes into account the whole scope of his work - from his early writings and his professorship during the Weimar Republic, to his years of exile in Sweden and the United States - and provides an important addition to our understanding of his lasting influence." - Jeffrey Andrew Barash, Université de Picardie, Amiens, FranceTable of ContentsChronology 1. Cassirer’s Life and Works 2. The Neo-Kantian Framework 3. Philosophy of Mathematics 4. Philosophy of Natural Science 5. Philosophy of Culture as the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms 6. The Individual Symbolic Forms, Part I: From Myth to Natural Science 7. The Individual Symbolic Forms, Part II: The Ethics and Politics of Culture 8. Cassirer’s Legacy. Glossary of Terms Index
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Theology within the Bounds of Language A Methodological Tour
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Soul A Cosmology Cosmology Trilogy
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) The Possible Present SUNY series in Contemporary Italian Philosophy
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) God and the Self in Hegel Beyond Subjectivism SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hindu Worldviews
Book SynopsisDesigned to help readers deepen their understanding of Hinduism, and reflecting themes central to the study of religion and culture, Jessica Frazier explores classical Hindu theories of self, the body, the cosmos, and human action. Case studies from Hindu texts provide readers with direct access to primary sources in translation, ranging from ancient cosmology to philosophical teachings and modern ritual practices.Hinduism is often depicted as being so diverse that it is the most difficult of all of the world religions to understand or explain. Hindu Worldviews explains core ideas about the human mind and body, showing how they fit into concepts of the Self, and practices of embodiment in Hinduism. It draws on western theoretical concepts as a point of entry, connecting contemporary Hindu culture directly with both western and classical Hindu theories.Through the theme of the Self in classical Hindu sources, the chapters provide an interpretative framework for understanding clasTrade ReviewThis well written and interesting book is an important contribution that offers a fresh reading of Hindu thinking and practice, showing us that a Hindu history of ideas is relevant to contemporary intellectual concerns. This is a book that should widely read not only within Hindu Studies but in broader context of philosophical and religious history. * Professor Gavin Flood FBA, Yap Kim Hao Professor of Comparative Religious Studies, Yale-NUS College, Singapore *In this far-reaching work, Jessica Frazier explodes the myth - and it still needs exploding - that the foundations of Hindu thought encourage the agent to recoil from world and body in the realization that illusion is the true mark of reality. In this magisterial overview, she displays with penetrating insight the impressive range of options and explorations for constructive engagement with the worlds in which we live that characterises the Hindu intellectual heritage. An achievement of wonderful scholarship and understanding. * Professor Julius Lipner, Fellow of the British Academy, Professor emeritus of Hinduism and the Comparative Study of Religion, University of Cambridge *Hindu Worldviews stands strong in a field that has been reinvestigating methodologies, bridging the sometimes overlooked aspects of religions and cultures as missed by the colonizing gaze. Frazier does careful work in engaging the classical Hindu worldviews towards her second goal of finding a more global theory of everything, as well as adeptly focusing on her first stated goal of exploring the classical worldviews of a multiform Hinduism. * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Note on Translations 1. Introduction: Hindu Worldviews and Global Theory Part One - The Art of Embodiment: The Self Made of Matter 2. Theories of Self in Classical Hinduism 3. Bodies Made of Elements and Structures 4. Bodies Made of Substances and Modes 5. Agency and the Art of the Self Part Two - Becoming the World: The Self Made of Thought 6. Theories of Reason in Classical Hinduism 7. Becoming the World through Reason 8. Theories of Everything Part Three - Shaping the World: Classical Embodiment in Practice 9. Theories of Ritual and Practice in Hindu Culture 10. Practices of Materiality: Structuring and Transformative Rituals 11. Interactive Practices and the Community of Selves 12. Speculative Practices and the Reality of Ideas 13. Conclusion: The Art of Being Human in the Hindu Cosmos References Index
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Wipf & Stock Publishers Toward a Generous Orthodoxy
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St Augustine's Press Tradition – Concept and Claim
Book Synopsis“This is a profound reflection on contemporary understandings and misunderstandings of what tradition is. Pieper argues powerfully that the modern scientific situation, and the zeal for the new, do not and cannot supersede the human need of tradition if we are to orient ourselves in the world and find meaning. Pieper’s quest for the reconciliation of reason/science with tradition/revelation suggests Thomas Aquinas speaking in the language and context of our time.” – Timothy Fuller, Lloyd E. Worner Distinguished Service Professor, Colorado College“Josef Pieper, in this lucid translation, shows that tradition is not the same as ‘traditionalism’; nor is it the mindless repetition of a past no longer understood. Rather, tradition is the handing down and the reception, generation after generation, of unchanging truths that originate vin a primal revelation. Pieper shows in a brilliant, paradigm-shifting way, how philosophy, theology, science, and the arts interact with tradition, and how a sense of unchanging sacred tradition is necessary for human community.” – Gene Edward Veith, Patrick Henry College
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Wipf & Stock Publishers Reformed Epistemology and the Problem of
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Vernon Press Indigenous People and the Christian Faith: A New
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Equinox Publishing Ltd The Limits of Discursive Interpretation
Book SynopsisSadr al-Din Qunawi (d. 1274) is arguably the most important thinker of the generation following the main founders of medieval philosophy--al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn ''Arabi and Suhravardi--and before Mulla Sadra. Yet, almost nothing of his writings has been translated into English. In this influential work he independently explores speech (divine and human) as the unfolding relationality of knowing and being. This is the first annotated translation of his magnum opus The Limits of Discursive Interpretation. The Translator''s introduction and notes shed a detailed light on the linguistic sources of Qunawi''s lexicon. The Introduction also summarizes the key ideas of the book and explains their significance to philosophy. In Part One Qunawi begins by arguing that the failure of theoretical proofs to establish the reality of a thing does not itself disprove that reality. He elucidates the canons of thinking in relation to ''tasting'' (experience) and the question of the ''realities of things'' where knowing and being unfold dynamically from their ''root'' in divine hiddenness and manifestation. He goes on to detail the concepts and the rules of relational subordination that govern these realities according to rootedness and mutual distinctions. Many of these tools are derived from linguistics, which the translator brings to bear on Qunawi''s work for the first time. They enable him to transform the narrow sense in which Ibn Sina declared man incapable of grasping the realities of things. In the end, according to Qunawi, without a proper understanding of rootedness as the source of the realities'' mutual distinctions, thinking remains relational, unequal to the thinking subject''s goal of self-realization and incapable of fully rendering the real (not to be confused with empirical facticity) without folding back on itself. In Part Two he details the semiology by which, not only the contents of the Qur''an but, primarily the ontological dimensions of God''s speech are disclosed as the veiling and unveiling, exteriorization and interiorization of being.
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Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd A Blade of Grass
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book addresses some of the most fundamental questions of human existence and our relationship with God and the world around us.
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Wild Goose Publications Pathways for Pilgrims: Discovering the
Book SynopsisPathways for Pilgrims is a timely resource for individuals and groups wishing to explore this integrated approach to spirituality.
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Suluk Press, Omega Publications No God or Only God
Book SynopsisWhat is God and how do we make God a reality???Is God an outdated idea? Or is God all there is? For the seeker, when the word God is spoken, these questions arise. They can't be settled by the mind but need to sink deeper into the heart. To make God a living reality, it is up to us to discover and fall in love with our own ideal. God is a seed within that grows and blossoms by our care.With an open heart, an appreciation of beauty, and a desire to peer behind the surface in everything, we are ready to pass through the door. Transcendence in the form of concentration on an ideal, on perfection, allows us to see sacredness in nature and in ourselves. It is hidden beneath the surface. It can be seen by those who have eyes and heart to see. Such transcendence prepares us to experience true immanence, the presence of God in ordinary life.W. H. S. Gebel
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Monkfish Book Publishing Company Fundamentals of the Process of Spiritual
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Springer International Publishing AG Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs
Book SynopsisThis book critically assesses arguments for the existence of the God of classical theism, develops an innovative account of objects’ persistence, and defends new arguments against classical theism. The authors engage the following classical theistic proofs: Aquinas’s First Way, Aquinas’s De Ente argument, and Feser’s Aristotelian, Neo-Platonic, Augustinian, Thomistic, and Rationalist proofs. The authors also provide the first systematic treatment of the ‘existential inertia thesis’. By connecting the thesis to relativity theory and recent developments in the philosophy of physics, and by developing a variety of novel existential-inertia-friendly explanations of persistence, they mount a formidable new case against classical theistic proofs. Finally, they defend new arguments against classical theism based on abstract objects and changing divine knowledge. The text appeals to students, researchers, and others interested in classical theistic proofs, the existence and nature of God, and the ultimate explanations of persistence, change, and contingency.Table of ContentsChapter. 1. IntroductionChapter. 2. Aquinas’s First WayChapter. 3. Stage One of the Aristotelian ProofChapter. 4. Existential Inertia and the Aristotelian Causal PrincipleChapter. 5. Existential Inertia: Thesis and TaxonomyChapter. 6. The Metaphysics of Existential InertiaChapter. 7. Existential Inertia: Motivations and DefenseChapter. 8. Mind the GapChapter. 9. The Neo-Platonic ProofChapter. 10. The Augustinian Proof and Theistic ConceptualismChapter. 11. The Thomistic and Rationalist ProofsChapter. 12. Conclusion
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Springer International Publishing AG Skeptical Theism
Book SynopsisIs evil evidence against the existence of God? Does divine hiddenness provide an evidential problem for theism? Is our evolutionary history evidence that God doesn’t exist? Skeptical theism is the view that humans are cognitively limited in important ways that prevent us from providing affirmative answers to these evidential questions. In this book—the first monograph published on skeptical theism—Perry Hendricks gives careful, novel, and compelling arguments in favor of skeptical theism and provides a comprehensive defense of it, addressing all major objections to skeptical theism on offer. The implications of skeptical theism are teased out: it undermines the most prominent arguments for atheism on offer, which significantly lowers the epistemic status of atheism.Table of Contents1. Introduction.2. Axiological Skeptical Theism Proved.3. Deontological Skeptical Theism Proved.4. Skeptical Theism and The Problems of Evil.5. Skeptical Theism and Other Arguments for Atheism.6. Skeptical Theism Defeated?.7. Faithful Skeptical Theism.8. Theodicy and Natural Theology.9. The Real Commonsense Problem of Evil.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) The Contemplative Spirit: D.Z. Phillips on
Book SynopsisTo understand reality in terms of what is possible has methodological implications which a contemplative philosophy makes explicit. The goal is no longer to determine how things are or must be but rather to provide an overview of how they could be and the diversity with which they already appear. The function of philosophy is not the discovery of a single answer but rather a careful description of the diversity and the heterogeneity of possible answers in different contexts and practices. This approach, inspired by Wittgenstein, was applied to the philosophy of religion by Dewi Z. Phillips (1934-2006) in particular. This volume explores his contemplative philosophy of religion in an intense and lively discussion, showing how the description of religious faith and the access to its practice and language change unexpectedly and provocatively in this way of thinking.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Schleiermachers Staatslehre
Book SynopsisSchleiermacher hielt zwischen 1813 und 1833 fünf Vorlesungen zur Staatslehre an der neugegründeten Universität Berlin, in denen er die Preußischen Reformen unterstützte. Im Unterschied zu Hegels Rechtsphilosophie entfaltete Schleiermachers politisches Denken aber kaum Wirkung. Erst seit 1998 liegt eine kritische Edition der entsprechenden Manuskripte und Nachschriften vor. Miriam Rose liefert erstmals eine umfassende systematische Erschließung der Staatslehre Schleiermachers bezogen auf die Staatsdiskurse nach der Französischen Revolution. In thematischen Längsschnitten, u.a. zu den Problemen Krieg und Frieden sowie Staat und Kirche, zeigt sich die liberale Orientierung Schleiermachers. Die spezifische Eigenart dieser Konzeption profiliert die Autorin anhand der Frage nach der Freiheit des Einzelnen. Sie stellt heraus, dass es sich trotz der liberalen Orientierung um keinen liberalen Entwurf handelt.
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Independently Published The First Book: Hunter-Gatherers, God and
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University of Notre Dame Press Faith and Rationality
Book SynopsisInvestigates the rich implications of what the authors call ""Calvinistic"" or ""Reformed epistemology"". This is the view of knowledge-enunciated by Calvin, further developed by Barth-that sees belief in God as its own foundation; in the authors' terms, is it properly ""basic"" in itself.Trade Review“This compilation of perceptive and in-depth essays . . . examines the epistemological topic of the rationality of Christian belief. These particular essays take a problematic approach in their criticism of contemporary analytic objections of theistic belief, and in the process make a contribution to general epistemology.” —Faith & Reason“This is an important book by members of what can be loosely called the school of contemporary Calvinist philosophers of religion. It is worthy of study by everyone concerned with the epistemology of religion.” —The Journal of Religion“The essays are exceptionally well written, clear, and stimulating. They explicate what it means to be rational in general and to hold a rational belief in particular. For those interested in the vexing but crucial issues of how reason relates to faith, this is a probative and illuminating study.” —Theological Studies“. . . an important new approach to the philosophy of religion. . . . The contributors are sophisticated and able.” —The Journal of Philosophy“This volume, which represents the best philosophical theology being done today, is a fascinating step in a largely unrecognized dialogue between Reformed and Roman Catholic philosophers.” —New Oxford Review"Faith and Rationality is an impressive and original contribution to the epistemology of religious belief and to general epistemology. [T]hese essays revolve around several common themes: first and perhaps foremost, there is the rejection of classical foundationalism ... a second and closely related theme concerns the evidentialist challenge to religious belief ... and thirdly, we find a position Plantinga and Wolterstorff dub Calvinist epistemology or Reformed epistemology." —Nous
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University of Notre Dame Press What Happened to Civility
Book SynopsisWhat is civility, and why has it disappeared? Ann Hartle analyzes the origins of the modern project and the Essays of Michel de Montaigne to discuss why civility is failing in our own time.In this bold book, Ann Hartle, one of the most important interpreters of sixteenth-century French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, explores the modern notion of civilitythe social bond that makes it possible for individuals to live in peace in the political and social structures of the Western worldand asks, why has it disappeared? Concerned with the deepening cultural divisions in our postmodern, post-Christian world, she traces their roots back to the Reformation and Montaigne's Essays. Montaigne's philosophical project of drawing on ancient philosophy and Christianity to create a new social bond to reform the mores of his culture is perhaps the first act of self-conscious civility. After tracing Montaigne's thought, Hartle returns to our modern society and argues thaTrade Review“The insistent point of What Happened to Civility—that civility is collapsing as enlightenment ideology’s relentless advance swamps the premodern, traditional sources of nobility and mercy that Montaigne relied upon to create civility in the first place—is new, true, and significant.” —Benjamin Storey, co-author of Why We Are Restless“No other book-length treatment of Montaigne’s notion of civility exists. Hartle succeeds admirably well in showing that Montaigne’s conception of civility helped to shape modern self-understanding in significant ways.” —John C. McCarthy, editor of Modern Enlightenment and the Rule of Reason"Time spent with this book will be rewarded, both with a heightened sense of the importance of civility to human happiness and wonder for the artistry of a great essayist like Montaigne." —The American Conservative"The book is a good contribution to a troubling debate, and one with which Montaigne himself would have been pleased." —Church Times“Ann Hartle analyzes the reasons for the contemporary decay of civility, which was given its modern formulation 'out of the fragments of the shattered classical-Christian tradition' in Montaigne’s Essays. She goes on to consider 'what has been lost in the movement from sacred tradition as the social bond' to its secular form, notably a 'public standard of moral virtue.'" —ChoiceAnn Hartle’s What Happened to Civility offers an inviting proposition: civility should be understood as a human invention and therefore is ultimately doomed to failure. -Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The New Adam: The Philosopher’s Sleight-of-Hand 2. The New Order: Hidden Mastery 3. Authenticity: The Greatest Thing in the World 4. Civility: Suppressing the Human Self 5. The Deterioration of Civility: When Everything Becomes Political 6. Living among the Ruins: The Disintegration of the Social Bond Bibliography
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Jewish Publication Society Modern Jewish Theology
Book SynopsisModern Jewish Theology is the first comprehensive collection of Jewish theological ideas from the pathbreaking nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, featuring selections from more than thirty of the most influential modern Jewish thinkers of the era.Trade Review“Exciting! This anthology has the potential to help reframe the entire field of modern Jewish thought. Its study tends to leave out the nineteenth century almost totally—and yet, as the editors show, this was an extremely important period for the development of Jewish thought and the attempt to negotiate modern sensibilities about religion and science. Additionally, because many of the nineteenth-century figures were at the intersection of Wissenschaft and philosophy, attending to them can better integrate modern Jewish thought into Jewish studies as a whole.”—Robert Erlewine, professor and director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Eastern Michigan University and author of Judaism and the West: From Hermann Cohen to Joseph Soloveitchik“What a gold mine! You have before you the keys to a world of rich, provocative, and often still startlingly relevant Jewish thinking. There was a robust Jewish theological conversation before Heschel and Soloveitchik, before Kaplan and Levinas, before Plaskow and Adler, but only now, with this wonderful volume, has this vital world opened to non-specialists and non-German readers.”—Shai Held, president and dean of Hadar and author of The Heart of Torah“Modern Jewish Theology will be an indispensable and enduring resource for scholars, students, and teachers.”—Asher D. Biemann, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Jewish Studies Program, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Notes on Translations and Annotations List of Abbreviations Part 1. Writing Theological Modernity: The Nineteenth Century 1. The Essentials of Judaism Gotthold Salomon, “Thirteen Basic Teachings of Religion” (1829) Translated by Dana Rubinstein Michael Creizenach, “Foundational Doctrines of Israelite Belief” (1833) Translated by George Y. Kohler Joseph Dernburg, “The Essence of Judaism According to Its Most General Principles” (1839) Translated by Michael A. Meyer Zecharias Frankel, “Speech at the Memorial Service for the Benefactor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Breslau” (1855) Translated by Thomas Abraham Tearney Ludwig Philippson, “Introduction to the Five Books of Moses” (1844) Translated by Alexandra Zirkle Samuel David Luzzatto, “Lessons in Jewish Dogmatic Theology” (1863) Translated by Emanuel Fiano 2. Torah as Law and Ritual Samson Raphael Hirsch, “Nineteen Letters Concerning Judaism: Eighteenth Letter” (1836) Translated by Paul Franks Abraham Geiger, “The Relation of the Natural Meaning of Scripture to Its Talmudic Interpretation” (1844) Translated by George Y. Kohler Samuel Holdheim, “The Ceremonial Law in the Kingdom of the Messiah” (1845) Translated by George Y. Kohler Leopold Stein, “The Necessity of the Written Law” (1877) Translated by Samuel J. Kessler Heinrich Graetz, “Correspondence of an English Lady about Judaism and Semitism: Fourteenth Letter” (1883) Translated by Maren Scheurer Manuel Joel, “Toward an Orientation in the Question of Cult” (1869) Translated by Samuel J. Kessler 3. The Relevance of Judaism Salomon Formstecher, “Religion of the Spirit” (1841) Translated by Gershon Greenberg Sigismund Stern, “The Task of Jews and Judaism in the Present Age” (1845) Translated by Michael Zank Samuel Hirsch, “The Religious Philosophy of the Jews” (1842) Translated by Gershon Greenberg David Einhorn, “The Benefits of the Jewish Doctrine of God” (1852) Translated by Michael A. Meyer 4. God Joseph Lewin Saalschütz, “Ethical Monotheism” (1844) Translated by Noa Sophie Kohler David Kaufmann, “On Maimonides’ Negative Theology” (1877) Translated by Shira Billet Part 2. Twilight of Modernity: The Early Twentieth Century 5. The Search for Essence Hermann Cohen, “Judaism as a Worldview” (1898) Translated by Samuel J. Kessler Heymann Steinthal, “The Idea of the Creation of the World” (1899) Translated by Mary M. Solberg Leo Baeck, “Revelation and World Religion” (1905) Translated by Victor Grubenwieser and Leonard Pearl Solomon Schechter, “Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology” (1909) Max Wiener, “On the Being and Meaning of God” (1937) Translated by Robert S. Schine 6. Judaism and the Origin of Ethics Moritz Güdemann, “Instruction and Life” (1902) Translated by Brian Britt and Steve Britt Benzion Kellermann, “Liberal Judaism” (1907) Translated by Garrett E. Paul Moritz Lazarus, “The Ethics of Judaism” (1898) Translated by Henrietta Szold Benno Jacob, “Judaism and the Results of Assyriology” (1902) Translated by Noa Sophie Kohler 7. What Is Distinctive about Jewish Theology? Kaufmann Kohler, “Jewish Theology” (1918) Julius Guttmann, “Establishing Norms for Jewish Belief” (1927) Translated by Gertrude Hirschler Alexander Altmann, “What Is Jewish Theology?” (1933) Translated by Edith Ehrlich and Leonard H. Ehrlich Part 3. The Existentialist Turn: The Weimar Years and Beyond 8. Theological Existentialism Martin Buber, “Judaism and the Jews” (1911) Translated by Eva Jospe Franz Rosenzweig, “The Star of Redemption” (1921) Translated by Benjamin Pollock Notes Bibliography List of Contributors Index
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Simon & Schuster Ltd The Language of God: A Scientist Presents
Book SynopsisDr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
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Yale University Press Against the Academics
Book SynopsisTrade Review“It is a delight to see this beautifully smooth English translation of Against the Academics, with commentary that is both learned and engaging! Foley’s Augustine will reach students, scholars, and many others too.”—John C. Cavadini, University of Notre Dame“Michael Foley’s translations of Augustine’s dialogue Against the Academics is accurate and elegantly written, and his Introduction will provide both students and advanced scholars with a guide to Augustine’s early thinking on the Christian contemplative life.”—Brian Stock, University of Toronto and Collège de France“Foley’s text of Against the Academics is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike. The translation is accurate and readable, and the extensive commentary is full of insightful analysis.”—Blake Dutton, Loyola University ChicagoPraise for the series: “Foley’s exceptional labors now allow modern Anglophone readers to access the treasure of these dialogues, along with the related On the Immortality of the Soul. In each of Foley’s four volumes, an excellent translation is accompanied by a short introduction, then a commentary slightly longer than Augustine’s text, as well as hundreds of footnotes. Each volume stands on its own for classroom use.”—Daniel E. Burns, Review of Politics “Michael Foley’s orchestration of the Cassiciacum dialogues—a four-part translation, annotation, and commentary—renders Augustine’s most important voice, the voice of the seeker, readily available to a broad readership. These are perfect teaching texts, and they are equally compelling for experts. This welcome return of the dialogues, separate and yet intimately related in Foley’s handling of them, marks the most important literary event in Augustinian studies since Peter Brown’s biography.”—James Wetzel, Villanova University “Yale University Press has excelled in publishing these beautiful volumes. Michael Foley models good translation, deeply engaged with the intricacies of the Latin and yet flowing elegantly and readably across the page. Foley’s commentary introduces the reader carefully and invitingly into these important and complex texts from Augustine’s first years as a Christian writer. They belong on the shelves of all who value the wisdom of the early Christian tradition.”—Lewis Ayres, Durham University “A truly impressive undertaking.”—Marc D. Guerra, Assumption College “A consistent, faithful and elegant translation of the crucial but relatively neglected dialogues by Augustine of Hippo.”—Simon Oliver, Durham University “Michael Foley’s lively, precise new translation makes this dramatic dialogue accessible to today’s reader, adding yet another dimension to our understanding of the endless breadth of Augustine’s developing thought.”—Brian Daley, University of Notre Dame “Foley has provided a vital and long-needed service, giving us lively, engaging and accurate translations, and commentaries that are well-grounded without being overwhelming.”—Erik Kenyon, Bryn Mawr Classical Review “Michael P. Foley has given us a clear, compelling, and valuable resource in his new translation of Augustine’s inaugural work as a Christian convert. . . . Foley’s commentary and introductions somehow manage to be both informative and contextualizing without overshadowing the intricacies and insights of the text they are in service of.”—Zachary Thomas Settle, Augustinian Studies “Michael Foley’s new translation of Augustine’s Cassiciacum dialogues (of which the first two of a projected four volumes are now available) is clear, useful, and long overdue.”—Elizabeth Klein, Theological Studies “Foley is to be congratulated on providing a good critical edition and not least a readable translation of the text.”—Nicholas Paxton, Melita Theologica “Foley’s translation reads easily and is transparent. Literal translation and identical formatting in each volume contribute substantially to the reader’s insight into the plan of the Cassiciacum dialogues. Michael Foley’s reading and translation are convincing in many respects.”—Martin Claes, Augustiniana “Foley’s translations and commentaries on the Cassiciacum dialogues offer a smooth presentation of Augustine’s ear
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Princeton University Press The Beginning of Politics
Book SynopsisTrade Review"World’s 2017 Book of the Year in “History”"
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Granta Books Living With a Wild God: A Non-Believer’s Search
Book SynopsisBarbara Ehrenreich is an acclaimed social critic on both sides of the Atlantic, renowned for her trenchant, witty polemics, her pieces of journalism, and her trademark intelligence. She writes with unparalleled precision, insight and a rationalist's unwavering gaze. But in middle age, she rediscovered the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence, which records an event so strange that she had never, in all the intervening years, written or spoken about it. It was the kind of event that people call a 'mystical experience' - and to a steadfast atheist and rationalist, was nothing less than shattering. In Living with a Wild God, Ehrenreich vividly explores her life-long quest to find 'the truth' about the universe and everything else, in an attempt to reconcile this cataclysmic, defining moment with her secular understanding of the world. The result is a profound reflection on science, religion and the human condition, and a personal insight into the inner life of one of our finest thinkers. It is a book that challenges us all to reassess our perceptions of the world and what it means to be alive.
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Basic Books The Happiness Hypothesis Finding Modern Truth in
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Crossway Books Logic
Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to the study of logic (parts 1 & 2), as well as an in-depth treatment of the discipline (parts 3 & 4), built on a robust Christian worldview. Includes helpful charts, diagrams, and review questions.
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Stanford University Press Green Mass: The Ecological Theology of St.
Book SynopsisGreen Mass is a meditation on—and with—twelfth-century Christian mystic and polymath Saint Hildegard of Bingen. Attending to Hildegard's vegetal vision, which greens theological tradition and imbues plant life with spirit, philosopher Michael Marder uncovers a verdant mode of thinking. The book stages a fresh encounter between present-day and premodern concerns, ecology and theology, philosophy and mysticism, the material and the spiritual, in word and sound. Hildegard's lush notion of viriditas, the vegetal power of creation, is emblematic of her deeply entwined understanding of physical reality and spiritual elevation. From blossoming flora to burning desert, Marder plays with the symphonic multiplicity of meanings in her thought, listening to the resonances between the ardency of holy fire and the aridity of a world aflame. Across Hildegard's cosmos, we hear the anarchic proliferation of her ecological theology, in which both God and greening are circular, without beginning or end. Introduced with a foreword by philosopher Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback and accompanied by cellist Peter Schuback's musical movements, which echo both Hildegard's own compositions and key themes in each chapter of the book, this multifaceted work creates a resonance chamber, in which to discover the living world anew. The original compositions accompanying each chapter are available free for streaming and for download at www.sup.org/greenmassTrade Review"Michael Marder brings Hildegard's creativity to light and to life, highlighting what is unique about her and, especially, what makes her such a needed voice that should be heard today."—Willemien Otten, University of Chicago Divinity School"A brilliant meditation on viriditas, where materiality and spirituality meet, and truly a 'resonance chamber' of themes that explore the full range of Hildegard's thinking, from roots to flowers."—Charles M. Stang, Harvard Divinity School"The wordviriditas is important to understand here. The author explains that it literally means 'the greening green,' and figuratively it means 'a self-refreshing vegetal power of creation ingrained in all finite things.' That's a mouthful, but it's also rich and beautiful. Take a moment to ponder such a world. This is St. Hildegard of Bingen's vision of what we inhabit, whether we realize it yet or not... Michael Marder points to the transformational quality of such teachings, for Christians and everyone who seeks to integrate the physical and the spiritual in their lives."—Jon M. Sweeney, Spirituality & Practice"I consider this to be one of the—if not the—most significant books of ecotheology to have appeared in recent years... Rather than attempt to explain Hildegard's many-layered analogies between divine spirit and vegetal mattering, Marder seeks to narrate the conditions under which those analogies could be true. The result is a book that is at once faithful to Hildegard's words (Green Mass is a close reading that cites source texts in detail, and dispenses with footnotes) and promiscuous in hermeneutic."—Simone Kotva, Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology"This is an extraordinary work of ecotheology. Not only is it a book, it is also a meditation at the meeting point of materiality and spirituality, a resonance chamber of Peter Schuback's musical compositions, and an invitation to encounter the present world through medieval mindsets."—Luke Penkett, The WayTable of ContentsPrelude Verges Analogies Resonances Missives Ardencies Anarchies Kisses Postlude
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LifeWay Christian Resources CSB She Reads Truth Bible Sand Cloth Over Board
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