Description
The philosophy of religion and theology are related to the culture in which they have developed. These disciplines provide a source of values and vision to the cultures of which they are part, while at the same time they are delimited and defined by their cultures.
This book compares the ideas of two contemporary philosophers, John Hick and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, on the issues of religion, religions, the concept of the ultimate reality, and the notion of sacred knowledge.
On a broader level, it compares two world-views: the one formed by Western Christian culture, which is religious in intention but secular in essence; the other Islamic, formed through the assimilation of traditional wisdom, which is turned against the norms of secular culture and is thus religious both in intention and essence.
Reviews
'The book presents a thorough and comprehensive account of the thinking of two significant contemporary intellectual figures, and in the process it provides readers with some excellent insights into the wider context of modern Christian and Islamic thought.' - Hugh Goddard, Bulletin of SOAS
Book Information
ISBN 9781138997257
Author Adnan Aslan
Format Paperback
Page Count 308
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g
