Philosophy of religion

This collection of essays from a diverse group of internationally recognized scholars builds on the work of Steven J.

A redefinition of the ancient conceptions of god, the relationships between them, and the rhetoric used to exalt them.

Hilaire Belloc's thinking on the economy constitutes, by its originality and acuity, a heterodox approach of the greatest interest in addressing the economic problems of his time and those of our own.

Inventing Hebrews uncovers a template of arrangement ubiquitous in antiquity as the key to the conundrum of Hebrews'' structure and purpose.

These essays offer a sampling of the best current work in philosophy of religion.

This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism.

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion is an annual volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century.

This book aims to put modern continental philosophy, specifically the sub-fields of phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, deconstruction, critical theory and genealogy, into conversation with the field of contemporary theology.

This book examines how major interpretations of quantum theory are progressing toward a more unified understanding and experience of nature.

The story of the prophet Elijah's transformation from fierce zealot to compassionate hero and cherished figure in Jewish tradition "e;In a series on Jewish Lives, this volume is about the Jewish life-the one that goes on forever.

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The sway of Islam in political life is an unavoidable topic of debate in Turkey today.

The Texts @ Contexts series gathers scholarly voices from diverse contexts and social locations to bring new or unfamiliar facets of biblical texts to light.

After a lengthy period during which scholars paid relatively little attention to the Pastoral Epistles, a spate of studies has suddenly appeared in print.

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.

Explores how popular religions and philosophies have influenced and are manifested in the world of Star Wars.

TheKJV Study Biblehonors the beauty and majesty of the KJV in a full color Study with thousands of notes as well as over 250 additional helps to enhance your study.

Gain Insights on Mark's Christology from Today's Leading ScholarsThe Gospel of Mark, widely assumed to be the earliest narrative of Jesus's life and the least explicit in terms of Christology, has long served as a worktable for the discovery of Christian origins and developing theologies.

Originally published in 1993, Modalities in Medieval Philosophy looks at the idea of modality as multiplicity of reference with respect to alternative domains.

Theological concepts continue to maintain political concepts well after those theological concepts are no longer supported by belief.

In the Middle Ages, as Christian sources on the Islamic world show, Muslim culture was perceived as extremely threatening: there were many defenses of Christianity, like the treatise on the "e;mistakes"e; of the followers of Allah.

This intellectual biography surveys Leibniz''ss interests and offers a portrait of a unique thinker, identifying the master project that inspired his huge range of endeavors.

Throughout his career, Kant engaged with many of the fundamental questions in philosophy of religion: arguments for the existence of God, the soul, the problem of evil, and the relationship between moral belief and practice.

Paramahansa Yogananda (18931952), author of the modern spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi and widely regarded as the father of Yoga in the West, contributed in far-reaching ways to a greater awareness and appreciation in the West of the spiritual wisdom of the East.

Many progressives have found passages in Augustine's work that suggest he entertained hopes for meaningful political melioration in his time.

This volume offers the most comprehensive introduction to the ideas of ancient Chinese thinkers who looked to perfect a political system thru the emphasis on impersonal standards, laws, and norms (fa).

This book gives an up-to-date overview and evaluation of what psychology tells us about religious beliefs, practices, and experiences.

This book focuses on the question of theological paradox, exploring what it means and its place in theological method from a Christian perspective.

Despite being recognized as the most 'Jewish' Gospel, many argue that Matthew was penned by someone who sought to distance himself from Judaism.

The night of his arrest, Jesus spoke to his close followers about two testimonies that would focus on Him: the work of the Holy Spirit and their own personal accounts.

This book contains a unique perspective: that of a scientifically and philosophically educated agnostic who thinks there is impressive-if maddeningly hidden-evidence for the existence of God.

Open theism paints the picture of a flexible God who engages in a dynamic history with his free creatures, a history in which the future is not yet definitely known to God but rather unfolds as a range of open possibilities.

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Slavoj Zizek's critical engagement with Christian theology goes much further than his seminal The Fragile Absolute (2000), or his The Puppet and the Dwarf (2003), or even his discussion with noted theologian John Milbank in The Monstrosity of Christ (2009).

Kant scholars and analytic philosophers use varied perspectives to address problems surrounding Kant''s theories of God and religion.

The Trinity in History is the first volume in a new series by Robert M.

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In the sixteenth century, the saint and scholar Sri Caitanya set in motion a wave of devotion to Krishna that began in eastern India and has now found its way around the world.

This book offers global perspectives from Mediterranean, Asian, Australian, and American cultures on sacred sites and their related stories in regional history.

It is often assumed that the law and religion address different spheres of human life.

A masterful new translation of one of Kierkegaard's most engaging worksIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to let go of earthly concerns by considering the lilies of the field and the birds of the air.

Grasp the full meaning behind the original Greek and Hebrew texts with the first-of-its-kind Amplified(R) Study Bible, featuring verse by verse study notes and the text of the newly revised Amplified translation.

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Soren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature.