Philosophy and Religion

Volume 10 of Princeton Oriental Texts.

An unusual study of a distinguished Victorian, approached through the ideas which occupied and actuated his career.

Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good?

A nineteenth-century aristocrat, Nishi Amane (1829-1897) was one of the first Japanese to assert the supremacy of Western culture.

The author examines the role played by Syrian Christians in accelerating the forces of change in Muslim society at two junctures: the formative phase of Islamic civilization and the Ottoman collapse.

Here is the answer to the desire of many thoughtful laymen for an intelligent appraisal of the great contemporary faiths.

Writing from a country shattered by two World Wars and by Nazi barbarism, Friedrich Meinecke, Germany's foremost historian of this century, was deeply troubled by the problem of reconciling power and justice in international affairs.

This book provides and defends an analysis of our concept of the meaning of a literary work.

The third in a series, this volume is a reference book of summaries of the main works in the Advaita tradition during the primary phase of its development in the sixth and seventh centuries A.

Offering a series of studies on key aspects of the Bonhoeffer's theology, this book emphasizes the biblical texture and dogmatic depth of his work and its continuing legacy.

In Part I of Christianity and History, the author asks whether the committed Christian should be more conscious than the uncommitted of some meaning in history.

Under three successive Islamic dynasties--the Fatimids, the Ayyubids, and the Mamluks--the Egyptian Office of the Head of the Jews (also known as the Nagid) became the most powerful representative of medieval Jewish autonomy in the Islamic world.

The author describes the influence on the Enlightenment of the intellectual currents that had been active in France, particularly the historical and humanistic esprit critique and the scientific esprit moderne.

In contrast to those critics who consistently have accused Soren Kierkegaard of neglecting the social dimension of human life, John Elrod holds that in those books written after the publication of Concluding Unscientific Postscript Kierkegaard turned his attention to the social and political issues of nineteenth-century Denmark.

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This book enables readers to understand contemporary divisions in Catholic theology.

This is an analysis of the powerful Islamic religious movement, initiated by Ibn Tumart among the Berber tribesmen of North Africa, which culminated in the creation of the huge Almohad empire in the twelfth century.

This is the first full study, translation, and critical annotation of the Essence of True Eloquence, by Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), universally acknowledged as the greatest Tibetan philosopher.

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Before the outbreak of hostilities between Charles I and the Long Parliament, the King had authorized a regular monthly fast for the realm which members of parliament later adopted as a program of national humiliation.

This introductory overview of Kierkegaard's writings summarizes their central arguments and places them in their historical context.

This collection introduces readers to some of the most respected Pre-Socratic scholarship of the twentieth century.

O for a Heart to Praise My God: Hymns of Charles Wesley and Scriptural Liturgies-202 Charles Wesley hymns, sixteen prayers, selected psalter, and selected liturgies and rituals.

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James Collins probes the meaning and methods of historical interpretation in philosophy by analyzing the creative reciprocity between the modern source thinkers-the great classical philosophers from Descartes and Locke to Mill and Nietzsche-and their midtwentieth century interpreters.

In today's world, filled with disappointment, grief, untimely death, poverty, and despair, it can be easy to point to God and ask, "e;Why did you allow this to happen?

FULFILLING GOD'S END-TIME MISSIONThe Messenger, the Field, and the Substance for the Final HarvestThe harvest is not waiting on God.

The roots and evolution of two concepts usually thought to be Western in origin-musica mundana (the music of the spheres) and musica humana (music's relation to the human soul)-are explored.

A scholarly account of the views on the nature of God held by Greek philosophers up to the time of Socrates.

Richard Antoun documents and exemplifies the single most important institution for the propagation of Islam, the Friday congregational sermon delivered in the mosque by the Muslim preacher.

In the first comprehensive commentary on Soren Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript the eminent Kierkegaard specialist Niels Thulstrup clarifies the book's intricate allusions to the thought and literature of its own and past ages.

A physician and spokesman for the French Ideologues, Pierre-JeanGeorges Cabanis (1757-1808) stands at the crossroads of several influential developments in modern culture--Enlightenment optimism about human perfectibility, the clinical method in medicine, and the formation and adaptation of liberal social ideals in the French Revolution.

The work of twenty-two scholars is brought together in this comparative study of the emerging relationships between religion and politics in India, Pakistan, and Ceylon.

Albert approaches critical rationalism as an alternative to other philosophical standpoints dominant in Germany: the conceptions of the Frankfurt School, hermeneutical thinking as represented by Gadamer, analytic philosophy, and logical empiricism.

Ever since the eighteenth century, when Kant opened the floodgates of subjectivism in aesthetics, common men and philosophers alike have despaired of finding a basis for judgments about beauty.

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If What God Placed on Me Makes You Uncomfortable is a bold, faith-filled testimony about purpose, obedience, resilience, and becoming who God called you to be.

Worship even more than theology may be the key to a true understanding of the Church's history, for through it people express their interpretation of theology and religion.

At the heart of the current debate over abortion is the question of what is at stake: for the liberal feminist group it is the woman's autonomy over her own body; for the conservative/ pro-life"e; group it is the life of the fetus itself.

What if nothing in your life was wasted — not the detours, the closed doors, or the seasons that felt like loss?

From 1570 to 1640, Protestantism became the leading moral and intellectual force in England.

This is the first English translation of Santob do Carrion's Proverbios morales (Moral Proverbs) and also the first book-length study of that monumental work.

This book, written by the eminent Kierkegaard scholar Niels Thulstrup, provides the first comprehensive treatment of this issue.

The complementary systems of Nyaya and Vaisesika constitute one of the oldest and most important traditions within Indian philosophy.

Is there a place for Bonhoeffer's political theology within contemporary society?

Is there a place for Bonhoeffer's political theology within contemporary society?

This beautifully expressed and carefully developed approach to religious belief, has been called, "e;an invaluable contribution to the treasury of Christian thought"e; (Living Church), and "e;the finest rational approach to religious belief I have ever read.

This wide-ranging book examines Bonhoeffer through the prism of problems facing the modern world.

The Lord JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth, just before concluding HIS earthly ministry and service, made a startling announcement to HIS chosen servants and disciples as recorded in the Gospel of St.

This volume is an important clarification of the controversial religious beliefs of one of our most unorthodox but ethically committed presidents.