Philosophy and Religion

Gadamer's Path to Plato investigates the formative years of Hans-Georg Gadamer's Plato studies, while studying with Martin Heidegger at Marburg University.

This book offers a new perspective on sociological studies of the consumer society, introducing neglected normative questions relating to the good life and human flourishing - subjects more commonly discussed in fields of moral, political, and social philosophy.

In Muslim countries, apostasy and blasphemy laws are defended on the grounds that they are based on Islamic Shari'a and intended to protect religion.

En este libro, Gerhard Lohfink interpreta multitud de textos bíblicos, tanto conocidos como desconocidos; los examina lleno de curiosidad, los cuestiona con detenimiento y los confronta con nuestro presente, desde el COVID-19 hasta la soledad interior de muchas personas.

This Element discusses the relationship between Christianity and evolutionary theory.

Liminal moments in biblical narrative are moments of transition and change, which are typically fraught with ambivalence.

This book is the fruit of a critical inquiry into the nature and scope of Marcel's philosophie achievement.

Janko Lavrin's influential biography of Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1948, analyses the bond between Nietzsche's personal fate on the one hand and the trend of his thought on the other, set against the background of contemporary crisis typical of mankind in general.

Understanding the Hebrew Bible has never been easy.

This book advances an integrative approach to understanding the phenomenon of psychosocial maturation.

Awe and Expectation charts new territory in exploring the intersection of theology and stewardship.

Carsten Leinhäuser ist katholischer Priester und setzt sich mal zornig, mal humorvoll dafür ein, dass die Kirche wieder wird, was sie einst war: ein Hoffnungsschimmer, ein Rettungsboot, agil, mutig, verständlich und greifbar.

This reference contains more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present.

"e;The story of Christian theology does not begin at the beginning.

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains.

The place and significance of Martin Luther in the long history of Christian anti-Jewish polemic has been and continues to be a contested issue.

The book of Job has captivated readers for centuries, yet its sprawling dialogues set beside its seemingly simple narrative have also puzzled those who have attempted to understand the ancient book.

Praise is a hidden doorway in the world that enables us to see things outside of the universe.

At the same time that the pace of science and technology has greatly accelerated in recent decades, our legal and ethical oversight mechanisms have become bogged down and slower.

Standing in the small foyer of his first ministry assignment, Desmond Barrett prayed, "e;Lord send us someone new.

Is the Trinity biblical?

John Locke's theory of toleration is generally seen as advocating the privatization of religion.

The evolution of Christianity as it is known today began in Antioch, but as Becoming Christian reveals, it had once been quite different.

In the beginning was the night.

This book offers a solution to the ancient philosophical problem regarding the nature and the justification of morality.

EU external democracy promotion has traditionally been based on 'linkage', i.

A new, hands-on approach to social inquiry for social scientists who wish to make a difference to policy and practice.

With All Your Mind makes a compelling case for the value of thinking deeply about education in America from a historically orthodox and broadly ecumenical Christian point of view.

In this faith-bolstering book, best-selling author Edward T.

For people in recovery from substance abuse, self-pity and negative thinking are bait for destructive tendencies.

Following on the heels of his critically acclaimed God of Abraham (Oxford, 1996), Lenn E.

Year 1966 analyzes the breakthrough moment in the culture of the Polish People's Republic when revolutionary social and cultural changes slowed down in the mid-1960s, leading to a turn toward the idea of a nation as a field of ideological dispute between different social actors.

The story of Massah-Meribah is a pluriform tradition within the Hebrew Bible.

The past two decades have witnessed a proliferation of scholarship on dress in the ancient world.

Combining the sustained, coherent perspective of an authored text with diverse, authoritative primary readings, Philosophy of Human Rights provides the context and commentary students need to comprehend challenging rights concepts.

An engaging and comprehensive new edition of this established biography provides students with an understanding of the European Reformation through the life of its key mover, Martin Luther.

En este volumen, Sugel Michelén, quien es conocido como uno de los mejores predicadores de habla hispana, apela a la Biblia para abogar por una predicación expositiva.

This book examines the role of ethics and philosophy in biodiversity conservation.

This book advances a comprehensive moral defense of freedom of expression-one with implications for law and policy, but also for the choices of individuals and non-governmental institutions.

New Birth uses the metaphor of Church as Family of God as a countervailing and transforming imagery in its various considerations.

This study in intellectual history places the art historical concept of the Baroque amidst world events, political thought, and the political views of art historians themselves.

Islam, as a philosophy, a way of life and of course as a faith, has served like a lighthouse for the whole world.

By popular demand, Follow the Star returns for 2019 with 12 brand-new reflections for the Christmas period.

This book explores cinema and film theory through classical Indian theories.