Religious

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830853045Author Louis MarkosFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791446065Author Christopher M. BacheFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

A bold and beautifully written exploration of the "afterlife" of God, showing how apparently secular habits of mind in fact retain the structure of religious thought.Once in the West, our lives were bounded by religion. Then we were guided out of the...

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the first major biography in English in over thirty years of the seminal modern Jewish thinker Martin Buber"A scrupulously researched, perceptive biography."-Robert Alter, New York Times Book Review An authority...

Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an essential introduction to major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present. Exploring familiar metaphysical and ethical questions from the perspectives offered by a range of eastern philosophies, including...

"Williams's masterful translation satisfies (at last!) a long-standing need. There are lots of good translations of Augustine's great work, but until now we have been forced to choose between those that strive to replicate in English something of the...

The relationship between science and religion is a topic that runs rife with misconceptions, misunderstandings and debates. Are science and religion always in conflict? Is Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection atheistic? How does history...

Together in one special volume, selections from the best of beloved, bestselling author C. S. Lewis's classic works for readers contemplating the 'grand miracle' of Jesus's resurrection. Preparing for Easter is a concise, handy companion for...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring What is faith? It usually means religious belief, and sometimes diverse religions are grouped together as 'faiths', with reference to 'faith leaders' or 'faith schools'. What we have faith in...

In 1988, Nadine Dormoy conducted a series of interviews with RenE Girard at a pivotal moment in his career, just after a number of books and conferences had situated his work in a new context of research on self-organizing systems. In these interviews,...

The Thomas Nelson NKJV Pew Bible has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594480874Author Stephen BatchelorFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 16mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725278608Author Harris BorFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

This book presents a pragmatic response to arguments against religion made by the New Atheism movement. The author argues that analytic and empirical philosophies of religion-the mainstream approaches in contemporary philosophy of religion-are...

Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? This book explores the extensive links between oracles and philosophy in Late Antiquity, particularly...

In everyday speech we often hear people jokingly mention what they call the 'ultimate questions', the 'big questions', or 'the great questions' of life. In Don Cupitt's judgment, however, these questions are no joking matter. He believes that there is no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596500167Author Arthur VersluisFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint New Cultures PressPublisher New Cultures PressWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is a key figure of modern (and postmodern) Western thought. This book argues that the underlying message of his thought is extremely relevant to Christians today.The SPCK Introduction to Nietzsche is an Informative...

Soren Kierkegaard's influence has been felt in many areas of human thought from theology to psychology. Nearly 100 of his prayers are gathered here, illuminating his own life of prayer and speaking to the concerns of Christians today. The second part of...

"This volume contains fourteen essays written by the foremost Maimonidean scholars of this generation and the last, as well as an introduction and bibliography prepared by the editor. It seeks to present a modern, philosophically-sophisticated audience...

In a time of climate change, environmental degradation, and social injustice, the question of the value and purpose of human life has become urgent. What are the grounds for hope in a wounded world? This Sacred Life gives a deep philosophical and...

While humanists have pondered the subject of love to the point of obsessiveness, philosophers have steadfastly ignored it. The word philosophy means "love of wisdom," but the absence of love from philosophical discourse is curiously glaring. In "The...

Constructs a contemporary philosophical theology from the M?tur?d? tradition of kal?m Reconstructs the theological system of Ab? Man??r al-M?tur?d? Explores the development of the early and classical M?tur?d? tradition Engages with contemporary...

In The Godless Gospel, Julian Baggini challenges our assumptions about Jesus - and the Christian values he promotes - by focusing solely on his teachings in the Gospel. Stripping away the religious elements, Baggini finds that Jesus's words amount to a...

The controversial Jewish thinker whose tortured path led him into the heart of twentieth-century intellectual lifeScion of a distinguished line of Talmudic scholars, Jacob Taubes (1923-1987) was an intellectual impresario whose inner restlessness led him...

St Anselm (1033-1109) was an Italian theologian and philosopher and the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093-1097. He is best known for his work, Proslogion, in which he defends the Church and sets out his philosophy and argument for the existence of God,...

Within the field of Islamic Studies, scientific research of Muslim theology is a comparatively young discipline. Much progress has been achieved over the past decades with respect both to discoveries of new materials and to scholarly approaches to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802883254Author Wesley Vander LugtFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

An accessible introduction to Christian philosophical theology Philosophical or analytic theology seeks to employ philosophical tools while studying topics in Christian theology and examining the logical consistency or intelligibility of some of the key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598533750Author Reinhold NiebuhrFormat HardbackPage Count 850Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 620g

Following a scholarly account of Thomas Aquinas's life, Davies explores his purposes in writing the Summa Theologiae and works systematically through each of its three Parts. He also relates their contents and Aquinas's teachings to those of other works...

Part of a series of highly entertaining books on the history of sinning. While each of the other six deadly sins area a guilty pleasure, 'the green-eyed monster', as it is often called, is no fun. Jacob Epstein considers what the experts have written...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789355223722Author Marcus AureliusFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Classy PublishingPublisher Classy PublishingWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791471302Author F. W. J. SchellingFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

This important textbook provides a critical introduction to the social anthropology of religion, focusing on more recent classical ethnographies. Comprehensive, free of scholastic jargon, engaging, and comparative in approach, it covers all the major...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899324125Author Barry LongFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Barry Long BooksPublisher Barry Long BooksWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm *...

In this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman shares the insights gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning and purpose of Maimonides' celebrated Guide to the Perplexed. Written in the late twelfth century, Maimonides' Guide aims to help...

The Star of Redemption is widely recognized as a key document of modern existential thought and a significant contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century. An affirmation of what Rosenzweig called "the new thinking," the work ensconces common...

Henri Bergson inquires into the nature of moral obligation, into the place of religion and the purpose it has served since primitive times, into static religion and its value in preserving man from the dangers of his own intelligence; into dynamic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532648731Author D C SchindlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...