Philosophy of religion

While Christian approaches to the problem of evil have been much discussed, the issue of theodicy in Islam is relatively neglected.

This book provides a study of Walter Benjamin's first philosophy in two senses: it focuses on his early philosophy as a source of insight into his later works, and it explores his thinking about the nature of truth, method, experience, the relation of body and mind, and the limits of human knowledge.

Numerous variations in the manuscripts of the New Testament mean that differences occur in printed editions of the Greek and consequently in the way scholars, theologians and translators interpret the scriptures.

Narrative Faith engages with the dynamics of doubt and faith to consider how literary works with complex structures explore different moral visions.

Analytic theology can flourish in the secular academy, and flourish as authentically Christian theology.

These study guides, part of a set from noted Bible scholar, John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept.

Are Christians Guilty of Blind Faith, or Is The Bible Really God's Inspired Word?

Identifying the group or position that the author of Colossians attacks in ch 2 of that letter has long occupied scholars, but no interpretative consensus has resulted.

Biblical literature is as philosophically savvy as any ancient intellectual tradition, using story, law, and poetry to reason with us.

Die in diesem Band von Forschern aus Rostock, Greifswald, Berlin, Hamburg und Osnabrück vorgelegten Beitrage zu Leben und Werk Immanuel Kants sind Ausdruck eines produktiven aktuellen, zum großen Teil auch innovativen, relevanten kritischen Kantverständnisses.

Central to understanding the prophecy and prayer of the Hebrew Bible are the unspoken assumptions that shaped them-their genres.

For generations, poets have turned to the Bible for insight and inspiration.

The New Testament writings reflect a sense of wrestling to understand what the world-shattering events of Jesus's life, death, resurrection, and ascension mean in the rough-and-tumble of daily life in a conflicted world.

"e;Bless me Father, for I have sinned,"e; says the penitent to open the dialogue in Catholic confessionals across the globe and throughout the ages.

McKenzie argues that to comprehend the Bible we must grasp the intentions of the biblical authors themselves--what sort of texts they thought they were writing and how they would have been understood by their intended audience.

THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures.

The Church's New Front Door introduces Christians to the critically important concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, an era that will be dominated by powerful technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced robotics.

Das Christentum steht in konfliktträchtigen Herausforderungen durch den Kulturwandel der Moderne und die lebensweltlich wirksame Begegnung mit anderen Religionen.

Reason and Experience in Mendelssohn and Kant provides the first in-depth examination of the lifelong intellectual relationship between two of the greatest figures of the European Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786).

The New Testament provides abundant evidence that Jesus frequented the temple; according to Acts, so did his followers after his death.

Glaube und Theologie stehen seit den Anfangen des Christentums in produktiver Spannung zueinander, die die Reformation mit ihrem Prinzip des sola fide einerseits und mit ihrer Institutionalisierung einer schriftzentrierten akademischen Theologie andererseits in besonderer Weise aktualisiert hat.

Re-Vision addresses four issues that lie at the crux of the relationship between science and religion-the origin of the cosmos and creation in Genesis; evolutionary theory and God's action in the world; genes and human freedom; and whether intelligent design is good science and/or good theology.

The third evangelist makes Black-skinned people central to his claim in Luke and Acts that the gospel of Jesus is restoring the children of God.

This title, first published in 1987, explores the phenomenon of militant freethought among England's working classes from 1840-1870.

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A detailed examination of the passages central to the debate about Paul's christology and his view of Jewish Law.

In Encountering the Secular, J.

The past two decades have seen a growing interest in evolutionary and scientific approaches to religion.

The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?

Underground rap is largely a subversive, grassroots, and revolutionary movement in underground hip-hop, tending to privilege creative freedom as well as progressive and liberating thoughts and actions.

This book explores the story of the Israelites' worship of the Golden Calf in its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts, from ancient Israel to the emergence of Islam.

Drawing on recent philosophical developments in hermeneutics and poststructuralism, The Fragility of Language and the Encounter with God offers a theological account of the contingency of language and perception and of how acknowledging that contingency transforms the perennial theological question of the development of doctrine.

When people mention "e;the domino effect,"e; they are typically talking about setting up dominos end over end and arranging them into some kind of design in order to tip the first one and begin the chain reaction.

Chingboi Guite Phaipi examines how biblical texts reinforced female subjugation in Northeast Indian tribal societies after tribes had accepted Christianity in the early 20th century.

Christians around the world recite the “Lord’s Prayer” daily, but what exactly are they praying for—and what relationship does it have with Jesus’ own context?

A groundbreaking examination of a crucial concept in Islamic thought and tradition from an author noted for her work on interfaith and intercultural dialogue Considering its prominent role in many faith traditions, surprisingly little has been written about hospitality within the context of religion, particularly Islam.

Latin America has been a place of radical political inspiration providing an alternative to the neoliberal model.

The course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting and controversial in the history of human thought.

In this companion volume to Warrant: The Current Debate, Alvin Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of epistemic warrant; that is what turns true belief into knowledge.

A groundbreaking contribution to bioethics bringing classical and contemporary wisdom to the dilemmas of life and love, health and healthcare.

Sacrifice Imagined is an original exploration of the idea of sacrifice by one of the world's preeminent philosophers of religion.

The Hebrew Bible is hardly what might be called a "e;unified"e; account of the national history of Israel.

Find Hope is a complete Bible with easy-to-find highlighted passages about God's hope and comfort for hurting people.