{"product_id":"against-dogmatism-9780252079450","title":"Against Dogmatism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReveals a spiritual middle way, an approach native to the long-standing traditions in which faith and doubt are interwoven in constructive and dynamic ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A refreshing approach to the interplay between fundamentalism and atheism. . . . The author offers a convincing critique of the opposition of faith and doubt, but also provides a means by which they can engage one another in the hope of countering dogmatism. Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The detailed book demonstrates Yadlapati's scholarship in the field of religious studies and the philosophy of religion, but challenges the reader to follow a rigorous review of the aforementioned religious traditions, myths, and scholarship. . . . Exploring religious traditions in a post dogmatic form is successfully achieved in this masterful work.\"--\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accessibly written, with numerous, easily digested examples, this is the kind of book religious studies majors and seminarians long to bring home.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Hindu-Christian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a comparative theology across a number of religious traditions, Madhuri M. Yadlapati very lucidly sketches possible ways to think about faith and doubt. This book will appeal to general readers as well as students interested in religion and spirituality.\"--Susan Abraham, Harvard Divinity School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Beyond Fundamentalism and Atheism   1\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE. RE-EXAMINING FAITH IN ACTION\u003cbr\u003e One. Postures of Trust   15  Humility as the Door to Faith   17\u003cbr\u003e Friedrich Schleiermacher: Religious Consciousness of Absolute Dependence   24\u003cbr\u003e Hindu Puja: Belonging to a Protected World   29\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   33  Two. What Is Our Sacred Responsibility in the World?   35  Hindu Dharma   35\u003cbr\u003e What Can Mere Humans Do in Narnia?   41\u003cbr\u003e God's Caliph on Earth   46\u003cbr\u003e Covenantal Responsibility, Partnership, and Struggle   51\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   63  PART TWO. THE CENTRALITY OF DOUBT\u003cbr\u003e Three. Christian Faith and the Protestant Principle   67  Soren Kierkagaard   68\u003cbr\u003e Karl Barth   76\u003cbr\u003e Paul Tillich   85\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   96  Four. Faith and Transcendence in Hindu Traditions   97  Mystical Experience and the Limits of Understanding in the Upanishads   100\u003cbr\u003e Bhakti, Transcendence, and Freedom in the \u003ci\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e   103\u003cbr\u003e Maya: That Which Is Not   107\u003cbr\u003e The Ambiguity of Hindu Theism: Shiva   112\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   118  PART THREE. RECONCILING WAYS OF FAITH AND DOUBT\u003cbr\u003e Five. Resisting the Reification of Religion   123  Humanist Criticisms of Religious Dogmatism   124\u003cbr\u003e The Mystical Path of Unknowing or Unlearning   131\u003cbr\u003e Buddhist Teachings on Emptiness   140\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   145  Six. Faith and Hope for the Twenty-First Century   147  Jurgen Moltmann on Eschatology   148\u003cbr\u003e Raimon Panikkar's Pluralistic Theology   156\u003cbr\u003e John Caputo's Postmodern Religion   162\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion   170  Conclusion: Dwelling in Uncertainty   171\u003cbr\u003e Notes   175\u003cbr\u003e Index   197","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036844392791,"sku":"9780252079450","price":23.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252079450.jpg?v=1750932733","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/against-dogmatism-9780252079450","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}