Philosophy of religion

After more than a century of debate about the significance of imperial cults for the interpretation of Revelation, this is the first study to examine both the archaeological evidence and the Biblical text in depth.

This unique book offers clear definitions of Gurdjieff's teaching terms, placing him within the political, geographic and cultural context of his time.

While premodern kabbalistic texts were not chronicles of historical events, they provided elaborate models for understanding the secret divine plan guiding human affairs.

In Explaining Evil four prominent philosophers, two theists and two non-theists, present their arguments for why evil exists.

New Testament theology raises many questions, not only within its own boundaries, but also in relation to other fields such as history, literary criticism, sociology, psychology, history, politics, philosophy, and religious studies.

First published in 2009, this ground-breaking work introduced a new field in Africana studies and laid the groundwork for positioning the teachings of Elijah Muhammad in academia.

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

Exodus and Resurrection establishes the important place Gods identity as the "e;God of Israel"e; has in the systematic theology of Robert W.

As they examine each familiar phrase of the Lord's Prayer, readers will uncover a profound framework for spiritual growth.

Encounters of Consequence provides an introduction to and deeper analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy beginning in the last century.

The essays collected here, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah Interfaith Academy, explore the challenges associated with sharing wisdom--learning, teachings, messages for good living.

This book combines a rich description of the (Lutheran) Formula of Concord (1577) with experiences in today's Lutheran parishes to demonstrate how confessional texts may still come to life in modern Christian congregations.

The orderliness of the universe and the existence of human beings already provides some reason for believing that there is a God - as argued in Richard Swinburne's earlier book Is There a God ?

Thomas Aquinas was one of the most significant Christian thinkers of the middle ages and ranks among the greatest philosophers and theologians of all time.

This Companion provides an outstanding introduction to the historical origins and literary character of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.

Scholars routinely describe how Martin Luther prioritized the books of the New Testament that he believed most truly represented the gospel, the Living Word of Jesus Christ.

Reclaim your passions, your relationships, and your joy through daily reminders of what really matters.

Downcast, Dejectedeven the Deadfind themselves in the wake of Jesus' love.

The question of the existence and nature of scribal institutions in ancient Israel has up to now been debated primarily on literary grounds.

In Using Our Outside Voice, Greg Carey contends that responsible public biblical interpretation requires the ability to enter a conversation about the Bible, to understand the various arguments in play, and to offer informed opinions that others can understand.

This book identifies both the consistencies and disparities between Catholic Social Teaching and the United Nation's (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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.

This edition replaces the earlier translation by Walter Lowrie that appeared under the title The Concept of Dread.

Mara Benjamin argues that Rosenzweig''s reinvention of scripture illuminates the complex interactions between modern readers and ancient sacred texts.

Increasingly, as the production, distribution and audience of films cross national boundaries, film scholars have begun to think in terms of 'transnational' rather than national cinema.

John Zizioulas is widely recognised as the most significant Orthodox theologian of the last half century and acclaimed advocate of ecumenism.

This book clearly and comprehensively explores the capability of critical realism to throw new light on educational theory.

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) preached a message of reverence for life - all life - that touched the hearts of a generation.

Friendship and other intimate (but not always amicable) relationships have received some attention in the greater field of research on early Judaism and Christianity, though not as much as deserved.

God wants to give you a heart just like Jesus.

This collection of essays, addresses, and one interview come from the years 1966-73, a period during most of which Bernard Lonergan was at work completing his Method in Theology.

In Why Do Religious Forms Matter?

Were holy men historical figures or figments of the theological imagination?

The seventeenth-century poet and divine Thomas Traherne finds innocence in every stage of existence.

The Black Church is an institution that emerged in rebellion against injustice perpetrated upon black bodies.

The Pentateuch is the heart of the Hebrew Bible and the foundational document of Judaism.

At Eastertime, the most important holiday in the Christian world, religious processions in many Latin American countries pass over ornate street "e;carpets"e; fashioned from colored sawdust, flowers and fruit.

A cutting edge introduction to a collection of early Christian writings that stem from a forgotten era in Christian history.

In this book Stephen Phillips focuses on one of the most important poems about meditation in world literature, as understood by two of the greatest philosophers of India, one classical, one modern.

The increasing secularization of political thought between the mid-seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries has often been noted, but rarely described in detail.

For almost 300 years, the dominant trend in New Testament interpretation has been to read the Acts of the Apostles as a document that argues for the political possibility of harmonious co-existence between 'Rome' and the early Christian movement.

This Encyclopedia brings together the vast array of historical research into the reality of the man, the teachings, the acts, and the events ascribed to him that have served as the foundational story of one of the world's central religions.