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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General

Dictionary of Theologians - To 1308 (Paperback, New): Jonathan Hill Dictionary of Theologians - To 1308 (Paperback, New)
Jonathan Hill
R2,085 Discovery Miles 20 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A comprehensive guide to every significant Christian theologian from the first century to the death of John Duns Scotus in 1308, the 'Dictionary of Theologians' provides an invaluable window into the complex world of early and medieval Christian thought. The Dictionary encompasses the mainstream Eastern and Western traditions, as well as all notable heretical and sectarian movements, including information not previously available in English. Over 300 entries, indexed by name, each providing an accessible summary of a theologian's life and writings that reflects recent scholarship, as well as an up-to-date bibliography containing a wide range of the most important primary and secondary texts and translations. Useful for all levels of academia, the thoroughness of Hill's compilation provides an indispensable resource for even the most penetrating of studies on so large and varied a range of Church thinkers. About the Author: Jonathan Hill holds a MPhil in Theology from Oxford University and a PhD in Philosophy from National University of Singapore. He lives in London and Oxford. His previous publications include 'The History of Christian Thought' (2003), 'Faith in the Age of Reason' (2004), 'What Has Christianity Done For Us?' (2005) and 'The Big Questions' (2007).

A User's Guide to Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption (Paperback): Norbert Samuelson A User's Guide to Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption (Paperback)
Norbert Samuelson
R1,620 Discovery Miles 16 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a guide that will help students of the Star, despite minimal background in the sources of Rosenzweig's idea, to be able to talk about what he intended to say and how all that he says is related.

Bonhoeffer's America - A Land without Reformation (Hardcover): Joel Looper Bonhoeffer's America - A Land without Reformation (Hardcover)
Joel Looper
R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the 1930s, Dietrich Bonhoeffer came to Union Theological Seminary looking for a "cloud of witnesses." What he found instead disturbed, angered, and perplexed him. "There is no theology here," he wrote to a German colleague. The New York churches, if possible, were even worse: "They preach about virtually everything; only one thing is not addressed... namely, the gospel of Jesus Christ, the cross, sin and forgiveness, death and life." Bonhoeffer acts for American Protestantism as an Alexis de Tocqueville, whose Democracy in America, a cultural and political analysis of the new republic, appeared a century prior. But what the Berlin theologian found was, if possible, more significant than the observations of the French aristocrat: Protestantism in America was a "Protestantism without Reformation." Bonhoeffer's America explicates these criticisms, then turns to consider what they tell us about Bonhoeffer's own theological commitments and whether, in fact, his judgments about America were accurate. Joel Looper first brings Bonhoeffer's reformational and Barthian commitments into relief against the work of several Union theologians and the broader American theological milieu. He then turns to Bonhoeffer's own genealogy of American Protestantism to explore why it developed as it did: steeped in dissenting influences, the American church became one that resisted critique by the word of God. American Protestantism is not Protestant, Bonhoeffer shows us, not like the churches that emerged from the Continental Reformation. This difference gave rise to the secularization of the American church. Bonhoeffer's claims against the church in the United States, Looper contends, hold strong, even after considering objections to this narrative-Bonhoeffer's experience with Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, and the possibility that Bonhoeffer, during his time in Tegel Prison, abandoned the theological commitments that undergirded his critique. Bonhoeffer's America concludes that what Bonhoeffer saw in America, the twenty-first-century American church should strive to see for itself.

Encountering the Book of Isaiah - A Historical and Theological Survey (Paperback): Bryan E. Beyer Encountering the Book of Isaiah - A Historical and Theological Survey (Paperback)
Bryan E. Beyer
R709 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R129 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this comprehensive introduction to the book of Isaiah, Old Testament scholar Bryan Beyer surveys the book??'s content, its meaning in its original context, and its application for people today. He presents the prophet??'s recurring themes and gives special attention to Isaiah??'s use of geographical issues to illustrate his message, Isaiah??'s place in the canon of Scripture, and the implications of the book for mission.

???The book of Isaiah is easy to get lost in, so having a knowledgeable guide can be crucial. Bryan Beyer has provided just such a service in this accessible tour of one of the most complex and magisterial books of the canon. His judicious discussions show a depth of knowledge and a balanced assessment of difficult issues. The student of Isaiah will find the book opened up in ways that will promote scholarship as well as faith.??????John H. Walton, professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College

???Although not a traditional verse-by-verse commentary, Bryan E. Beyer??'s "Encountering the Book of Isaiah" does a good job of discussing the major themes and issues contained in this most important of the Old Testament prophetic books. Especially commendable are Beyer??'s numerous explanatory sidebars as well as his chapter objectives and study questions geared to helping the reader apply Isaiah??'s teachings to contemporary Christian life and ministry. He is also eminently fair in analyzing and evaluating divergent viewpoints with respect to authorship, date, and other disputed matters before stating his own conclusions. Whether beginners or veterans in encountering the book of Isaiah, readers of this volume will be grateful to its author for his careful and thoughtfultreatment of the writings of Isaiah, the ???Prince among the Prophets.?????????Ronald Youngblood, professor emeritus of Old Testament and Hebrew, Bethel Seminary San Diego

???Bryan Beyer has done a service for all those who struggle to understand the complex book of Isaiah. In clear yet engaging prose he has made the profound theology of the book available to all of us. In addition, he goes the next step, addressing the related questions that study of the book raises. This is the best general handbook to Isaiah that is currently available.??????John N. Oswalt, research professor of Old Testament, Wesley Biblical Seminary

Beyond the Burning Times - A Pagan and Christian in Dialogue (Paperback, New edition): Philip Johnson, Gus DiZerega Beyond the Burning Times - A Pagan and Christian in Dialogue (Paperback, New edition)
Philip Johnson, Gus DiZerega
R274 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this intriguing dialogue, an established pagan and a respected Christian theologian engage in open, honest conversations about human spirituality and belief. Paganism is a rapidly expanding belief system, and this helpful exchange both introduces novices to its basic tenets and compares them to the beliefs and ideals behind Christianity. Such topics as the nature of spirituality, who or what is deity, how humans relate to the divine, the sacred feminine, gender, and sexuality are all addressed, along with specific debates involving the teachings and claims of Jesus. Offering a fair assessment and valuable insights into both faith systems, this is an engaging look at the state of belief in the modern world.

Islam and Disability - Perspectives in Theology and Jurisprudence (Hardcover): Mohammed Ghaly Islam and Disability - Perspectives in Theology and Jurisprudence (Hardcover)
Mohammed Ghaly
R4,501 Discovery Miles 45 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the position of Islamic theology and jurisprudence towards people with disabilities. It investigates how early and modern Muslim scholars tried to reconcile their existence with the concept of a merciful God, and also looks at how people with disabilities might live a dignified and productive life within an Islamic context.

In his analysis of Islamic Theology, Ghaly pays attention to how theologians, philosophers and Sufis reflected on the purposes behind the existence of this phenomenon, and how to reconcile the existence of disability with specific divine attributes and an All-Merciful God. Simultaneously exploring the perspective of Muslim jurists, the book focuses on how people with disabilities can lead a dignified life in the financial and non-financial sense, in an extensive analysis of topics such as the human dignity of people with disabilities and the role of Greek physiognomy, their employability, medical treatment, social life with main focus on marriage-related issues, financial life and means of living.

Investigating the topic of disability from early and modern Islamic perspectives, the author provides an analysis of Muslim discussions on various bioethical questions. As such, this book will be of great relevance to current heated debates on human rights of people with disabilities, as well as providing a valuable resource for courses on Multicultural bioethics, Islamic theology, Islamic law and medical anthropology.

Where the Waters Meet - Convergence and Complementarity in Therapy and Theology (Hardcover): David Buckley Where the Waters Meet - Convergence and Complementarity in Therapy and Theology (Hardcover)
David Buckley
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Where the Waters Meet offers the reader a new way of viewing an old subject. So often psychology and counselling therapies have been, and still are, seen as competitors, or even enemies, vying for supremacy as the true religion. This book invites us to take a fresh look at these two fields, each with their own experience and dogma, and

The Genealogy of Terror - How to distinguish between Islam, Islamism and Islamist Extremism (Paperback): Matthew L.N. Wilkinson The Genealogy of Terror - How to distinguish between Islam, Islamism and Islamist Extremism (Paperback)
Matthew L.N. Wilkinson
R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the events of 9/11, 7/7, the War on Terror and the Caliphate and atrocities of the so-called Islamic State have dominated Western consciousness and wreaked havoc in parts of the Muslim-majority world. In their wake, a spate of books has been written explaining the phenomenon of Islamist radicalisation and Jihadism. Nevertheless, for normal citizens, as well as scholars of religion and legal professionals, the crucial question remains unanswered: how is mainstream Islam different from both Islamism and the Islamist Extremism that is used to justify terrorist violence? In this highly original book, which draws upon the author's experience as an expert witness in Islamic theology in 27 counter-terrorism trials, the author uses the idea of the Worldview, as well as traditional Islamic theology, to answer this question. The book explains not only what Mainstream Islam, Ideological Islamism and Islamist Extremism are in their broad philosophical characteristics and theological particulars, but also explains comprehensively how and why they are both superficially related and yet essentially and fundamentally different. In so doing, the book also illuminates the cast of characters and the development of their ideas that constitute Mainstream Islam, Ideological Islamism and the Non-Violent and Violent Islamist Extremists who constitute the Genealogy of Terror.

The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology (Hardcover, New Ed): Michael Sudduth The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology (Hardcover, New Ed)
Michael Sudduth
R4,214 Discovery Miles 42 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Michael Sudduth examines three prominent objections to natural theology that have emerged in the Reformed streams of the Protestant theological tradition: objections from the immediacy of our knowledge of God, the noetic effects of sin, and the logic of theistic arguments. Distinguishing between the project of natural theology and particular models of natural theology, Sudduth argues that none of the main Reformed objections is successful as an objection to the project of natural theology itself. One particular model of natural theology - the dogmatic model - is best suited to handle Reformed concerns over natural theology. According to this model, rational theistic arguments represent the reflective reconstruction of the natural knowledge of God by the Christian in the context of dogmatic theology. Informed by both contemporary religious epistemology and the history of Protestant philosophical theology, Sudduth''s examination illuminates the complex nature of the project of natural theology and its place in the Reformed tradition.

A Sociology of Spirituality (Paperback, New Ed): Kieran Flanagan A Sociology of Spirituality (Paperback, New Ed)
Kieran Flanagan; Peter C. Jupp
R1,365 Discovery Miles 13 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms suggests that organised religions have failed. This thesis is explored and disputed in this book in ways that mark important critical divisions. This is the first collection of essays to assess the significance of spirituality in the sociology of religion. The authors explore the relationship of spirituality to the visual, individualism, gender, identity politics, education and cultural capital. The relationship between secularisation and spirituality is examined and consideration is given to the significance of Simmel in relation to a sociology of spirituality. Problems of defining spirituality are debated with reference to its expression in the UK, the USA, France and Holland. This timely, original and well structured volume provides undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers with a scholarly appraisal of a phenomenon that can only increase in sociological significance.

Creativity, Spirituality, and Mental Health - Exploring Connections (Hardcover, New Ed): Kelley Raab Mayo Creativity, Spirituality, and Mental Health - Exploring Connections (Hardcover, New Ed)
Kelley Raab Mayo
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book emphasizes the integral connections between imagination, creativity, and spirituality and their role in healing. First, the author highlights the work of a neglected yet important psychoanalyst, Marion Milner - a painter and undeclared mystic - expanding her work on creativity, mysticism, and mental health. Second, she explores imagination and creativity as expressed in fostering hope and in spiritually-oriented therapies, particularly for mood, anxiety, and eating disorders - offering practical application of studies in imagination and the arts. Raab Mayo concludes that both creativity and the potential for transcendence are inherent in the human psyche and can work as allies in the process of recovery from mental illness.

Thomas F. Torrance - Theologian of the Trinity (Hardcover, New Ed): Paul D Molnar Thomas F. Torrance - Theologian of the Trinity (Hardcover, New Ed)
Paul D Molnar
R4,380 Discovery Miles 43 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an important study of the theology of Thomas F. Torrance, who is generally considered to have been one of the most significant theologians writing in English during the twentieth century, with a view toward showing how his theological method and all his major doctrinal views were shaped by his understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity. Torrance pursued a theology that was realist because he attempted to think in accordance with the unique nature of the object that is known. In holding to such a methodology, he drew an analogy between theology and natural science. This book demonstrates how, for Torrance, God relates with humanity within time and space so that creation finds its meaning in relation to God and not in itself; this enabled him to avoid many theological pitfalls such as agnosticism, subjectivism and dualism while explaining the positive implications of various Christian doctrines in a penetrating and compelling manner. This book offers an important resource for students of theology and for scholars who are interested in seeing how serious dogmatic theology shapes and should shape our understanding of the Christian life.

Thomas F. Torrance - Theologian of the Trinity (Paperback, New Ed): Paul D Molnar Thomas F. Torrance - Theologian of the Trinity (Paperback, New Ed)
Paul D Molnar
R1,377 Discovery Miles 13 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an important study of the theology of Thomas F. Torrance, who is generally considered to have been one of the most significant theologians writing in English during the twentieth century, with a view toward showing how his theological method and all his major doctrinal views were shaped by his understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity. Torrance pursued a theology that was realist because he attempted to think in accordance with the unique nature of the object that is known. In holding to such a methodology, he drew an analogy between theology and natural science. This book demonstrates how, for Torrance, God relates with humanity within time and space so that creation finds its meaning in relation to God and not in itself; this enabled him to avoid many theological pitfalls such as agnosticism, subjectivism and dualism while explaining the positive implications of various Christian doctrines in a penetrating and compelling manner. This book offers an important resource for students of theology and for scholars who are interested in seeing how serious dogmatic theology shapes and should shape our understanding of the Christian life.

Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis - Genesis and Development (Hardcover): Hussein Abdul-Raof Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis - Genesis and Development (Hardcover)
Hussein Abdul-Raof
R4,352 Discovery Miles 43 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Qur'anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development and growth of Qur'anic exegesis.

The political status quo, in the past and at present, has impinged upon Qur'anic exegesis more than on any other discipline in Islamic studies. This book illustrates the dichotomy between mainstream and non-mainstream Islam, showing how Qur'anic exegesis reflects the subtle dogmatic differences and political cleavages in Islamic thought. Chapters explore in depth the intrusive views of the compilers of early exegesis manuscripts, the scepticism among Western scholars about the authenticity of early Muslim works of exegesis and of prophetic tradition, and the role of exegesis as a tool to reaffirm the Qur'an as a canon.

Written to appeal to those with comparative exegetical interests as well as those focused on Islamic studies in general, this book will be an important reference for research students, scholars, and students of Islamic Studies, Theology, Religious studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

Kant and Theology at the Boundaries of Reason (Hardcover, New Ed): Chris L. Firestone Kant and Theology at the Boundaries of Reason (Hardcover, New Ed)
Chris L. Firestone
R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the transcendental dimension of Kant's philosophy as a positive resource for theology. Firestone shows that Kant's philosophy establishes three distinct grounds for transcendental theology and then evaluates the form and content of theology that emerges when Christian theologians adopt these grounds. To understand Kant's philosophy as a completed process, Firestone argues, theologians must go beyond the strictures of Kant's critical philosophy proper and consider in its fullness the transcendental significance of what Kant calls 'rational religious faith'. This movement takes us into the promising but highly treacherous waters of Kant's Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason to understand theology at the transcendental bounds of reason.

The Ethics of War in Asian Civilizations - A Comparative Perspective (Paperback): Torkel Brekke The Ethics of War in Asian Civilizations - A Comparative Perspective (Paperback)
Torkel Brekke
R1,355 Discovery Miles 13 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores how issues of ethics in war and warfare have been treated by major ethical traditions of Asia. It opens a discussion about whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare between the major religious traditions of the world.

While the chapters are written by specialists in Asian cultures, some of the conceptual apparatus is drawn from the scholarly discourse on just war, developed in the study of the ethical tradition of Christianity. Taking a comparative approach, the book looks at six different Asian religious, philosophical and political traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, China and Japan; and is organized according to geography. This innovative approach opens a new field of research on war and ideology, and extends the debate on modern warfare, universalism and human rights.

Visions of Agape - Problems and Possibilities in Human and Divine Love (Hardcover): Craig A. Boyd Visions of Agape - Problems and Possibilities in Human and Divine Love (Hardcover)
Craig A. Boyd
R1,181 Discovery Miles 11 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book brings together philosophical and theological perspectives on agapistic love. The aim of the text is to illuminate the nature of unlimited love by distinct and integrative approaches to the intersection of the divine and the human. Various scientific approaches to human forms of love seem to shed light on our nature as social beings. But to what extent are the natural desires for affection, sexual love and friendship augmented, revised, perfected or replaced by the gift of grace? In other words, we can ask how is it that agape modifies or shapes the natural loves? Diverse theological and moral traditions address the question in quite startling contrast. Thomists follow the dictum that 'Grace does not destroy nature but perfects it'. Lutherans draw a sharp contrast between law and Gospel while Wesleyans see charity as the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit. Some feminist theorists see the idea of self-giving love as contrary to genuine self-fulfilment while the neo-Kantians see love as a duty to others, and some Kierkegaardians see the command to love as an unusual manifestation of divine command ethics. These diverse approaches, in light of contemporary research in the natural and social sciences, can provide fertile ground for the exploration of the intersection of human and divine love. To date, there is no text available that brings scholars from various theological and philosophical backgrounds together to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue on this important and much neglected aspect of research into the human and divine loves. This book offers a significant attempt to remedy the situation.

What Are We Doing When We Pray? - On Prayer and the Nature of Faith (Hardcover, New Ed): Vincent Brummer What Are We Doing When We Pray? - On Prayer and the Nature of Faith (Hardcover, New Ed)
Vincent Brummer
R4,352 Discovery Miles 43 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Vincent BrA1/4mmer's classic book on prayer from 1984 provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of central issues regarding the nature and practice of prayer. What do we do when we ask things of other people, when we thank them or praise them, when we express penitence for what we have done to them and ask their forgiveness? And how does doing these things in relation to God differ from when we do them in relation to other people? And what does this entail for the existence and nature of the God to whom we pray? This new edition has been substantially revised and updated. Three new chapters have been added which develop in detail a hint by G.K. Chesterton that faith 'is not a thing like a theory but a thing like a love affair.' Since prayer is the expression of this 'love affair' it is also the clue to understanding the nature of faith. These chapters contribute significantly to the current academic interest in spirituality by showing how BrA1/4mmer's analysis of prayer helps us to understand the nature of spirituality, of faith and religious belief, and of theology. Spirituality is not aimed at achieving religious 'experiences' or mystical 'knowledge' about God; it is primarily aimed at attaining the religious form of life and at coming to see the world in the light of faith. Religious belief is not merely a cognitive enterprise like science; it cannot be divorced from spirituality and the life of faith, and is therefore fundamentally existential and not merely intellectual. Serving as a valuable core text for students, this book also contributes to a number of current debates in theology and philosophy of religion: the debates on realism and religious belief, on the rationality of faith and the nature of theology, on the relation between religious belief and morality, on the relation between science and religion and the lively debate among evangelical Christians in America on the 'openness of God.'

Apollo (Hardcover): Fritz Graf Apollo (Hardcover)
Fritz Graf
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fritz Graf here presents a survey of a god once thought of as the most powerful of gods, and capable of great wrath should he be crossed: Apollo the sun god.


From his first attestations in Homer, through the complex question of pre-Homeric Apollo, to the opposition between Apollo and Dionysos in nineteenth and twentieth-century thinking, Graf examines Greek religion and myth to provide a full account of Apollo in the ancient world.


For students of Greek religion and culture, of myth and legend, and in the fields of art and literature, Apollo will provide an informative and enlightening introduction to this powerful figure from the past.

Apollo (Paperback, New): Fritz Graf Apollo (Paperback, New)
Fritz Graf
R1,165 Discovery Miles 11 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fritz Graf here presents a survey of a god once thought of as the most powerful of gods, and capable of great wrath should he be crossed: Apollo the sun god.


From his first attestations in Homer, through the complex question of pre-Homeric Apollo, to the opposition between Apollo and Dionysos in nineteenth and twentieth-century thinking, Graf examines Greek religion and myth to provide a full account of Apollo in the ancient world.


For students of Greek religion and culture, of myth and legend, and in the fields of art and literature, Apollo will provide an informative and enlightening introduction to this powerful figure from the past.

Twentieth-Century Catholic Theologians - From Neoscholasticism to Nuptial Mysticism (Hardcover, New edition): Kerr Twentieth-Century Catholic Theologians - From Neoscholasticism to Nuptial Mysticism (Hardcover, New edition)
Kerr
R2,412 Discovery Miles 24 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book reports on the lives and works of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century. * A new book from one of the foremost Roman Catholic theologians currently writing in English* Reports on the lives and works of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century* Covers theologians including: Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest movement; Congar who was imprisoned in Colditz; and Kung who was banned from teaching for decades because of his radical views* Highlights the involvement of each theologian with the Second Vatican Council, and the dissatisfaction of most with what was achieved* Includes a chapter on the controversial prelate, Pope John Paul II

Women and Religion in the West - Challenging Secularization (Hardcover, New Ed): Sonya Sharma Women and Religion in the West - Challenging Secularization (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sonya Sharma; Edited by Kristin Aune
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is the relationship between women and secularization? In the West, women are abandoning traditional religion. Yet they continue to make up the majority of religious adherents. Accounting for this seeming paradox is the focus of this volume. If women undergird the foundations of religion but are leaving in large numbers, why are they leaving? Where are they going? What are they doing? And what's happening to those who remain? Women and Religion in the West addresses a neglected yet crucial issue within the debate on religious belonging and departure: the role of women in and out of religion and spirituality. Beginning with an analysis of the relationship between gender and secularization, the book moves its focus to in-depth examination of women's experiences based on data from key recent qualitative work on women and religion. This volume addresses not only women's place in and out of Christianity (the normal focus of secularization theories) but also alternative spiritualities and Islam, asking how questions of secularization differ between faith systems. This book offers students and scholars of religion, sociology, and women's studies, as well as interested general readers, an accessible work on the religiosity of western women and contributes fresh analyses of the rapidly shifting terrain of contemporary religion and spirituality.

Whose God? Which Tradition? - The Nature of Belief in God (Hardcover): D.Z. Phillips Whose God? Which Tradition? - The Nature of Belief in God (Hardcover)
D.Z. Phillips
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Philosophy of Religion is marked by controversy over which philosophical accounts do justice to core religious beliefs. Many Wittgenstinian philosophers are accused by analytic philosophers of religion of distorting these beliefs. In Whose God? Which Tradition?, the accusers stand accused of the same by leading philosophers in the Thomist and Reformed traditions. Their criticisms alert us to the dangers of uncritical acceptance of dominant philosophical traditions, and to the need to do justice to the conceptual uniqueness of the reality of God. The dissenting voices breathe new life into the central issues concerning the nature of belief in God.

Pseudo-Dionysius as Polemicist - The Development and Purpose of the Angelic Hierarchy in Sixth Century Syria (Hardcover, New... Pseudo-Dionysius as Polemicist - The Development and Purpose of the Angelic Hierarchy in Sixth Century Syria (Hardcover, New Ed)
Rosemary A. Arthur
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The anonymous theologian known as Pseudo-Dionysius, who was responsible for arranging the angelic hierarchy into nine orders, had a significant influence on mediaeval European mysticism. This book places him in his religious and political context in sixth century Syria, and uncovers the hidden agenda which lies behind his writings. New evidence is presented to establish the dating of the corpus more accurately than has been done before. Rather than analysing the minutiae of Dionysius' thought, Rosemary Arthur focuses on his sources for, and treatment of, the Angelic Hierarchy and the Dazzling Darkness, with a view to ascertaining his motive for writing, his relationship with his opponents and his need to hide his identity.

Religious Tolerance through Humility - Thinking with Philip Quinn (Hardcover, New Ed): James Kraft Religious Tolerance through Humility - Thinking with Philip Quinn (Hardcover, New Ed)
James Kraft; David Basinger
R4,194 Discovery Miles 41 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The acclaimed scholars contributing to this volume place under scrutiny a fascinating alternative proposal for a pathway to religious tolerance - that serious consideration of religious diversity tends to reveal the weakness of support many have for their religious commitments, and the humility produced tends to result in religious tolerance. The authors illuminate the debate within philosophy about the way beliefs are supported, the controversy between internalism and externalism, and disagreement about how humility and tolerance are related. Critical and supportive views are represented so that the main lines of agreement and disagreement rise to the surface and are mapped out for the first time. The collection honours Philip Quinn who advocated the pathway so rigorously that the special attention given to his views focuses and deepens the critical discussion. Original essays by some of the most respected contemporary intellectuals in this field make this collection especially attractive.

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