Philosophy of religion

This book demonstrates that a type of prologue found in ancient Greek literature could be the literary convention behind John 1.

Free Will in Philosophical Theology takes the most recent philosophical work on free will and uses it to elucidate and explore theological doctrines involving free will.

This book offers a welcome solution to the growing need for a common language in interfaith dialogue; particularly between the three Abrahamic faiths in our modern pluralistic society.

John Henry Newman was a great thinker - a seminal theologian and philosopher - but he possessed something more than intellectual brilliance: he possessed wisdom and a profound devotional life.

Peter Hitchens lost faith as a teenager.

When critics study reader-character interaction in Matthew's Gospel, they tend to reach similar conclusions.

This addition to Sheffield's acclaimed Old Testament Guides series introduces students not only to Proverbs but also to the genre of 'wisdom literature' in general (dealing with such questions as the origin and location of 'wisdom' in ancient Israel).

Beattie undertakes a comparative survey of the treatment of women and marriage in three different kinds of text: an authentic Pauline letter (namely 1 Corinthians); the deutero-Pauline literature (Colossians, Ephesians and the Pastoral Epistles); and some tractates from the Nag Hammadi library (giving particular attention to the Gospel of Philip, the Exegesis on the Soul, the Hypostasis of the Archons and the Gospel of Thomas).

This book identifies Cynic philosophers as the opponents addressed by the epistle to the Colossians.

A fascinating, philosophical approach to the concept of divine revelation, exploring the implications this theory may have for generating a new concept of religious truth.

The New Atheist Novel is the first study of a major new genre of contemporary fiction.

Theology of religions has defaulted in the last two decades to an epicyclic inclusivism which seeks to undermine pluralism with claims that it is covertly triumphalistic and that it mirrors the logic of exclusivism.

Among contemporary Anglo-American philosophers and students there is a growing awareness of the need to engage more both with philosophical perspectives of other faith traditions and also the distinctive 'continental' tradition of philosophy.

What does philosophy have to say on the question of the meaning of life?

This multidisciplinary investigation facilitates a new conversation between Ricoeur scholars and those working in a variety of domains.

The current religion and science dialogue begs for greater clarity on the relation of God to nature.

Every commentary on the Book of Psalms has had to face the issue that many of these prayers commemorate and celebrate wrath and vengeance.

Conversion is a main theological theme in the Lukan corpus.

In everyday life, we often suppose ourselves to be free to choose between several courses of action.

When critics study reader-character interaction in Matthew's Gospel, they tend to reach similar conclusions.

Key Terms in Philosophy of Religion offers a clear, concise and accessible introduction to a central topic in philosophy.

Here is an outstanding new intellectual biography of Augustine of Hippo.

Is it merely an accident of English etymology that 'imagination' is cognate with 'image'?

"e;Dr Norman thinks we are turning the Last Supper into a self-help group.

Can tragic views of the human condition as known to Westerners through Greek and Shakespearean tragedy be identified outside European culture, in the Indian culture of Hindu epic drama?

A series of addresses, based upon readings in Lectionary, given to students at Exeter College, Oxford.

A philosophical inquiry into the strengths and weaknesses of theism and naturalism in accounting for the emergence of consciousness, the visual imagination and aesthetic values.

On the Intrinsic Value of Everything is an illuminating introduction to fundamental questions in ethics.

Violence, Desire and the Sacred presents the most up-to-date inter-disciplinary work being developed with the ground-breaking insights of Rene Girard's mimetic theory.

Does philosophy have a timeless essence?

Contemporary debates on God's emotionality are divided between two extremes.

What does philosophy have to say on the question of the meaning of life?

Many have observed how Wittgenstein's later philosophy illuminates the philosophy of religion.

Actuality, Possibility and Worlds is an exploration of the Aristotelian account that sees possibilities as grounded in causal powers.

The controversy surrounding Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has intensified interest in Mary Magdalene and Jane Schaberg provides an authoritative source for a deeper understanding and re-assessment of this popular figure.

Philosophers who wish to argue for the rationality of belief in God frequently employ a 'god-of-the-gaps' strategy.

Deleuze's relationship with theology is a complex one.

The choice of whether or not to consume animals is more than merely a dietary one.

Roger Scruton explores the place of God in a disenchanted world.

Winner of the Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies Prize (2013/2014) from the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.

This multidisciplinary investigation facilitates a new conversation between Ricoeur scholars and those working in a variety of domains.

The words 'me,' 'mine,' 'you,' 'yours,' can mislead us into feeling separate from other people.