Religious

This book studies the absolute reality of the Qur'an, which is signified by the struggle of truth against falsehood in the framework of monotheistic unity of knowledge and the unified world-system induced by the consilience of knowledge. In such a...

This book explores how Paul Tillich's systematic theology, focusing on the concepts of being and reason can benefit nonhuman animals, while also analysing how taking proper account of nonhuman animals can prove immensely beneficial. The author first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589581043Author James McLachlanFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Greg Kofford Books, Inc.Publisher Greg Kofford Books, Inc.Weight(grams)...

THE WOFFORD SYMPOSIUM: ITs PURPOSE, GENESIS, AND THEME The purpose of The Wofford Symposium was to stimulate original scholarship on the theme of the meeting, to provide a forum in philosophy of high quality in the area which Wofford College principally...

In order to fight for a more just society, it is necessary to elaborate upon the theoretical reflections that critically analyze the faith and myths that support and legitimize the trajectory of contemporary capitalism and its utopia, as well as the...

Atheism Considered is a systematic presentation of challenges to the existence of a higher power. Rather than engage in polemic against a religious worldview, C.M. Lorkowski charitably refutes the classical arguments for the existence of god, pointing...

The book offers glimpses of Orthodox Christian dynamics in various contemporary contexts, either in Eastern and South Eastern Europe or in the USA. Contrary to long-established notions of an Orthodox fixedness and immobility, this book attempts to show...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781919826905Author Shaykh Fadhlalla HaeriFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Zahra PublicationsPublisher Zahra PublicationsWeight(grams) 239g

This exciting new study examines Coleridge's understanding of the Pantheism Controversy - the crisis of reason in German philosophy - revealing the context informing Coleridge's understanding of German thinkers. It establishes the central importance of...

In this collection of 11 essays the author outlines a programme of integrative, contextualized studies of religion. A number of different themes are included in these modern studies of religion.Book InformationISBN 9781349118687Author Ivan StrenskiFormat...

My first year in graduate school marked by initial expo sure to Heidegger and some of his important early essays. At tha~ time, disenchanted with the state in which "religious thought" lay, I was quickly struck by the potential Heidegger presented for...

The Palgrave Companion to North American Utopias is a fascinating virtual catalogue of utopian societies and communes from past to present. The authors assert that the formation of a utopian society is both possible and feasible and give examples of how...

In the first part of The Divine in Husserl and Other Explorations a description is provided of Husserl's method in order to explain how he deals with the question of God from a philosophical perspective. The results from this investigation are compared...

This book examines how the beliefs and practices of each of the major world religions, as well as other belief systems, affect the variables that influence growth and development in the Global South. Evidence suggests that as countries develop, the...

This work attempts to uncover the function of religion for those degraded on the basis of race. Accordingly, Recalibrating Spirit reveals the role of religion in critical reflection on and active protest against negative assertions about racial identity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789361476792Author CaldwellPage Count 220Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

What are the values and ideals of Confucian politics? Harmony, virtue, freedom, justice, order? What do these ideals mean for Confucian political philosophy today? The authors of this volume deliberate these eminent topics in five debates centering on...

In this collection, distinguished theologians and philosophers of religion explore the relation of key Biblical concepts to our world. They examine a range of concepts, including authority, faith and history, the historical Jesus, the resurrection and...

These essays consider the three traditional theological virtues-faith, hope, and love-alongside their opposites-doubt, despair, and hate, from a scholarly perspective. The volume includes contributions not just from philosophers of religion, but also...

In this volume, scholars draw deeply on negative theology in order to consider some of the oldest questions in the philosophy of religion that stand as persistent challenges to inquiry, comprehension, and expression. The chapters engage different...

In Reclaiming Theodicy , Michael Stoeber explores various themes of theodicy - theology that defends God in the face of evil - by creatively developing a distinction between transformative and destructive suffering. Emphasising the importance of human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944583330Author Billy PhilleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Cynthia PhilleyPublisher Cynthia PhilleyWeight(grams) 318g

In the first part of The Divine in Husserl and Other Explorations a description is provided of Husserl's method in order to explain how he deals with the question of God from a philosophical perspective. The results from this investigation are compared...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357963848Author Joseph ButlerPage Count 24Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

Atheistic Platonism is an alternative to both theism and nihilistic atheism. It shows how any jobs allegedly done by God are better done by impersonal Platonic objects. Without Platonic objects, atheism degenerates into an illogical nihilism. Atheistic...

This book rethinks Plato's creation and use of myth by drawing on theories and methods from myth studies, religious studies, literary theory and related fields. Individual myths function differently depending on cultural practice, religious context or...

This project engages with scholarship on Paul by philosophers, psychoanalysts, and historians to reveal the assumptions and prejudices that determine the messiah in secularism and its association with the exception.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543745900Author Alexander MaistrovoyFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Partridge Publishing SingaporePublisher Partridge Publishing...

Over three hundred years ago, the paramount modern Catholic exegete, Cornelius a Lapide, S.J., wrote that the 25th of March, 2000, was the most likely date for the world to end. Catholic Millenarianism does not let the day pass without comment. ...

What could Wittgenstein's work contribute to the rapidly growing literature on life's meaning? This book not only examines Wittgenstein's scattered remarks about value and 'sense of life' but also argues that his philosophy and 'way of seeing' has far...

This book deals with the intricate issue of approaching atheism—methodologically as well as conceptually—from the perspective of cultural pluralism. What does ‘atheism’ mean in different cultural contexts? Can this term be applied appropriately to...

This book explores the philosophical and theological thought of Nikos Kazantzakis. Kazantzakis is a well-known and highly influential Greek writer, having authored such works as Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, among many others. This...

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. Science and philosophy may have revealed the poverty of the...

In this volume, scholars draw deeply on negative theology in order to consider some of the oldest questions in the philosophy of religion that stand as persistent challenges to inquiry, comprehension, and expression. The chapters engage different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604595697Author Arthur SchopenhauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint SMK BooksPublisher SMK BooksWeight(grams) 122g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789361476976Author Jean CalvinPage Count 166Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798891279100Author Hong BuiFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Dorrance Publishing Co.Publisher Dorrance Publishing Co.Weight(grams) 95g

In discussion with Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Franz Fischer and Emmanuel Levinas, Ephraim Meir outlines a novel conception of a selfhood that is grounded in dialogical thought. He focuses on the shaping of identity in present...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603866798Author Baltasar GracianFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 186g

A discussion of political and religious crisis in Africa, this book covers such topics as democratic transition, good governance, civil society and the African renaissance. Elias K. Bongmba proposes humanistic interventions centred on the recovery of...