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Narratives of Disenchantment and Secularization - Critiquing Max Weber's Idea of Modernity (Hardcover): Robert A. Yelle,... Narratives of Disenchantment and Secularization - Critiquing Max Weber's Idea of Modernity (Hardcover)
Robert A. Yelle, Lorenz Trein
R3,669 Discovery Miles 36 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What does it really mean to be modern? The contributors to this collection offer critical attempts both to re-read Max Weber's historical idea of disenchantment and to develop further his understanding of what the contested relationship between modernity and religion represents. The approach is distinctive because it focuses on disenchantment as key to understanding those aspects of modern society and culture that Weber diagnosed. This is in opposition to approaches that focus on secularization, narrowly construed as the rise of secularism or the divide between religion and politics, and that then conflate this with modernization as a whole. Other novel contributions are discussions of temporality - meaning the sense of time or of historical change that posits a separation between an ostensibly secular modernity and its religious past - and of the manner in which such a sense of time is constructed and disseminated through narratives that themselves may resemble religious myths. It reflects the idea that disenchantment is a narrative with either Enlightenment, Romantic, or Christian roots, thereby developing a conversation between critical studies in the field of secularism (such as those of Talal Asad and Gil Anidjar) and conceptual history approaches to secularization and modernity (such as those of Karl Loewith and Reinhart Koselleck), and in the process creates something that is more than merely the sum of its parts.

Divine Love and Wisdom (Hardcover): Emanuel Swedenborg Divine Love and Wisdom (Hardcover)
Emanuel Swedenborg
R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Everything, Briefly (Hardcover): Thomas O Scarborough Everything, Briefly (Hardcover)
Thomas O Scarborough; Foreword by Martin Cohen
R1,149 R973 Discovery Miles 9 730 Save R176 (15%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Christianity and Liberalism (Hardcover): John Gresham Machen Christianity and Liberalism (Hardcover)
John Gresham Machen
R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Indian Theism [microform] - From the Vedic to the Muhammadan Period (Hardcover): Nicol 1870-1952 MacNicol Indian Theism [microform] - From the Vedic to the Muhammadan Period (Hardcover)
Nicol 1870-1952 MacNicol
R887 Discovery Miles 8 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Notes on Bergson and Descartes (Hardcover): Charles Peguy Notes on Bergson and Descartes (Hardcover)
Charles Peguy; Translated by Bruce K. Ward; Foreword by John Milbank
R1,360 R1,128 Discovery Miles 11 280 Save R232 (17%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Reason, the Only Oracle of Man - Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Col Ethan Allen Reason, the Only Oracle of Man - Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Col Ethan Allen
R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Reason, the Only Oracle of Man is Colonel Ethan Allen's polemical treatise wherein he argues for the power of reason, and reason's nature as a God-given attribute of man. Received to a negative reception during its original publication in 1785, Reason, the Only Oracle of Man divided opinion on the grounds of its rejection of traditional, Christian religious beliefs. At the time, the fledgling nation of the United States was deeply devoted to the traditional Christian establishment, with many suspicious of the recent progress of science in many fields. Ethan Allen rejected many traditional beliefs of the Christian church. He considered much of the Bible to be mythical superstition, and held great contempt for organised religion which he viewed as corrupt and sinful, with the priesthood in particular targeted for its inadequacies. While not an atheist, Allen believed strongly in the power and capacity of reason, and considered its use to be virtuous.

Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics (Hardcover): Kenneth R. Valpey Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics (Hardcover)
Kenneth R. Valpey
R1,441 Discovery Miles 14 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Nature, the Soul, and God, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Jean W. Rioux Nature, the Soul, and God, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Jean W. Rioux
R1,129 R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Save R177 (16%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Brightest Lights of the Silver Age - Essays on Russian Religious Thinkers (Hardcover): Nikolai Berdyaev The Brightest Lights of the Silver Age - Essays on Russian Religious Thinkers (Hardcover)
Nikolai Berdyaev; Compiled by Boris Jakim; Translated by Boris Jakim
R860 Discovery Miles 8 600 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Sakya Buddha - a Versified, Annotated Narrative of His Life and Teachings; With an Excursus, Containing Citations From the... Sakya Buddha - a Versified, Annotated Narrative of His Life and Teachings; With an Excursus, Containing Citations From the Dhammapada, or Buddhist Canon. (Hardcover)
E. D. Root
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Burnt Child - Love and Hate of Lies and Truth (Hardcover): Jason Draper A Burnt Child - Love and Hate of Lies and Truth (Hardcover)
Jason Draper
R1,131 Discovery Miles 11 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Intellectual, Humanist and Religious Commitment - Acts of Assent (Hardcover): Peter Forrest Intellectual, Humanist and Religious Commitment - Acts of Assent (Hardcover)
Peter Forrest
R3,986 Discovery Miles 39 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a rigorous analysis of why commitment matters and the challenges it presents to a range of believers. Peter Forrest treats commitment as a response to lost innocence. He considers the intellectual consequences of this by demonstrating why, for example, we should not believe in angels. He then explores why humans are attached to reason and to humanism, recognising the different commitments made by theist and non-theist humanists. Finally, he analyses religious faith, specifically fideism, defining it by way of contrast to Descartes, Pascal and William James, as well as contemporary philosophers including John Schellenberg and Lara Buchak. Of particular interest to scholars working on the philosophy of religion, the book makes the case both for and against committing to God, recognising that God's divine character sets up an emotional rather than an intellectual barrier to commitment to worship.

Be (Hardcover): Dawn Witte Be (Hardcover)
Dawn Witte
R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Divine Sting - God is Unimaginably Great (Hardcover): Frederick Bauer The Divine Sting - God is Unimaginably Great (Hardcover)
Frederick Bauer
R1,040 R904 Discovery Miles 9 040 Save R136 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Three Creation Stories (Hardcover): Michael Gold Three Creation Stories (Hardcover)
Michael Gold
R1,091 R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Save R171 (16%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Orthodoxy (Hardcover): G. K. Chesterton Orthodoxy (Hardcover)
G. K. Chesterton
R890 Discovery Miles 8 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Summa Dharmalogica - A Lineage in Spirit-Logic (Hardcover): Maik Sulmaya Pehrsson Summa Dharmalogica - A Lineage in Spirit-Logic (Hardcover)
Maik Sulmaya Pehrsson
R1,009 Discovery Miles 10 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The World as God's Icon - Creator and Creation in the Platonic Thought of Thomas Aquinas (Hardcover): Sebastian Morello The World as God's Icon - Creator and Creation in the Platonic Thought of Thomas Aquinas (Hardcover)
Sebastian Morello; Foreword by Ralph Stefan Weir
R704 Discovery Miles 7 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Letter to Mr. S.C. Blyth Occasioned by the Recent Publication of the Narrative of His Conversion to the Romish Faith... A Letter to Mr. S.C. Blyth Occasioned by the Recent Publication of the Narrative of His Conversion to the Romish Faith [microform] - in Four Parts (Hardcover)
George J (George Jehoshaph Mountain, Stephen Cleveland B 1771 Blyth
R886 Discovery Miles 8 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Apocalyptic Political Theology - Hegel, Taubes and Malabou (Hardcover): Thomas Lynch Apocalyptic Political Theology - Hegel, Taubes and Malabou (Hardcover)
Thomas Lynch
R3,941 Discovery Miles 39 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Hegel's philosophy of religion contains an implicit political theology. When viewed in connection with his wider work on subjectivity, history and politics, this political theology is a resource for apocalyptic thinking. In a world of climate change, inequality, oppressive gender roles and racism, Hegel can be used to theorise the hope found in the end of that world. Histories of apocalyptic thinking draw a line connecting the medieval prophet Joachim of Fiore and Marx. This line passes through Hegel, who transforms the relationship between philosophy and theology by philosophically employing theological concepts to critique the world. Jacob Taubes provides an example of this Hegelian political theology, weaving Christianity, Judaism and philosophy to develop an apocalypticism that is not invested in the world. Taubes awaits the end of the world knowing that apocalyptic destruction is also a form of creation. Catherine Malabou discusses this relationship between destruction and creation in terms of plasticity. Using plasticity to reformulate apocalypticism allows for a form of apocalyptic thinking that is immanent and materialist. Together Hegel, Taubes and Malabou provide the resources for thinking about why the world should end. The resulting apocalyptic pessimism is not passive, but requires an active refusal of the world.

The McCabe Reader (Hardcover): Brian Davies, Paul Kucharski The McCabe Reader (Hardcover)
Brian Davies, Paul Kucharski
R4,326 Discovery Miles 43 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Herbert McCabe OP was one of the most intelligent Roman Catholic thinkers of the 20th century, whose writings have enjoyed enormous and welcome success. A significant influence on philosophers such as Anthony Kenny and Alasdair McIntyre, McCabe also counted amongst his friends Seamus Heaney and Terry Eagleton, and moved amongst the literary elite. His wide personal interests are reflected in his writings, which cover a broad range of topics. In this reader we glimpse an insight into the workings of a brilliant mind occupied by topics including the philosophy of God and Christian doctrine, ethics and moral theology, the problem of evil, the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas, the traditional catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, Mary and St Dominic. Further musings reflect on issues that interested McCabe the most - philosophy of God, Christology, fundamental and sacramental theology, and ethics. Edited by Brian Davies and Paul Kucharski, two well known McCabe specialists, the selection is a gem which will be of use to any reader interested in comprehending the key issues for a thoughtful life, and also includes some of McCabe's most dazzling sermons.

The English Language the Noble Qur'An - Pharaoh Sacred Templar Edition (Hardcover): Jihaad Howard The English Language the Noble Qur'An - Pharaoh Sacred Templar Edition (Hardcover)
Jihaad Howard
R1,451 Discovery Miles 14 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How Did Jesus Know He Was God? (Hardcover): William Chami How Did Jesus Know He Was God? (Hardcover)
William Chami
R827 R711 Discovery Miles 7 110 Save R116 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Fifty-Two Weeks with God - God's Creation and Men and Women Who Followed Christ (Hardcover): Doctor John Fifty-Two Weeks with God - God's Creation and Men and Women Who Followed Christ (Hardcover)
Doctor John
R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fifty-Two Weeks with God is composed of fifty-two meditations on God, God's creation, and men and women who gave their lives for others. The book begins with New Year, the time we think of what we have done before and repent and resolve to correct ourselves. We sit in awe at God's magnificent creation and what He has done for us. We meditate on the lives of others who felt the call to follow Christ and care for those in need. We meditate on the innocent children whose characters and beliefs we mold as we care for them by word and deed. We meditate on the spirit of God, the spirit of love and truth. We meditate on God's promise for us to be with him in the warmth of his love for eternity if we follow His example and teaching.

"Whatever is true, whatever is good, whatever is honorable, whatever is of good report. Whatever is lovely, whatever is pure; think on these things (Philippians 4:8)."

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