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This handbook brings together a distinguished team of scholars from
philosophy, theology, and religious studies to provide the first
in-depth discussion of Vedanta and the many different systems of
thought that make up this tradition of Indian philosophy.
Emphasizing the historical development of Vedantic thought, it
includes chapters on numerous classical Vedantic philosophies as
well as the modern Vedantic views of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri
Aurobindo, and Romain Rolland. The volume offers careful
hermeneutic analyses of how Vedantic texts have been interpreted,
and it addresses key issues and debates in Vedanta, including
religious diversity, the nature of God, and the possibility of
embodied liberation. Venturing into cross-philosophical and
cross-cultural territory, it also brings Vedanta into dialogue with
Saiva Nondualism as well as contemporary Western analytic
philosophy. Highlighting current scholarly controversies and
charting new paths of inquiry, this is an indispensable research
guide for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of
Vedanta and Indian philosophy.
Beyond Agreement addresses the thorny question of how to make
interreligious dialogue productive when the religious differences
are so large that finding common ground seems unlikely. The book
offers a way to think about interreligious dialogue that allows
people to stay committed to their own truth as they have come to
know it while being open to learning from other religions. It then
outlines a way for Christian theologians to enter into a profitable
dialogue with the beliefs and traditions of other religions by
presenting practical steps to follow in order to keep the dialogue
productive and respectful of similarities and differences among
religions.
One hundred years after the birth of Karl Rahner, the contributors
to this book ask whether and how RahnerOs theology can address new
religious and cultural realities in the twenty-first century,
particularly those realities found on what has come to be called
Othe Pacific Rim.O Stretching from California and Latin America,
and across the Pacific Ocean to Asia, this geographic region
manifests an incredible cultural and religious diversity, but also
many points of intersection and interpenetration, resulting in new
forms of religion and spirituality. The theological categories
generated by Rahner, such as the anonymous Christian and even the
notion of a world church, meet steep challenges when read in
contexts very different from that of Germany and the theological
currents of the OAtlantic.O At the same time, the encounter between
Rahner and the Pacific Rim results in fresh readings of Rahner not
previously imagined, not only in places like China and Mexico, but
even Los Angeles. Anchored by a seminal essay by Francis X.
Clooney, S.J. (Harvard), contributors, include Thomas Sheehan
(Stanford), Catherine Bell (Santa Clara), and George Griener, S.J.
(Berkeley). Each essay examines the possibilities and limitations
of RahnerOs theology in this newly configured Pacific world.
This handbook brings together a distinguished team of scholars from
philosophy, theology, and religious studies to provide the first
in-depth discussion of Vedanta and the many different systems of
thought that make up this tradition of Indian philosophy.
Emphasizing the historical development of Vedantic thought, it
includes chapters on numerous classical Vedantic philosophies as
well as the modern Vedantic views of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri
Aurobindo, and Romain Rolland. The volume offers careful
hermeneutic analyses of how Vedantic texts have been interpreted,
and it addresses key issues and debates in Vedanta, including
religious diversity, the nature of God, and the possibility of
embodied liberation. Venturing into cross-philosophical and
cross-cultural territory, it also brings Vedanta into dialogue with
Saiva Nondualism as well as contemporary Western analytic
philosophy. Highlighting current scholarly controversies and
charting new paths of inquiry, this is an indispensable research
guide for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of
Vedanta and Indian philosophy.
This book is an extended, critical reflection on the state of
interrelgious dialogue in its modern version. While there has been
some important writing in the field of comparative theology, there
has been no extended, critical reflection on the state of the
discipline in its modern version, its strengths and problematic
areas as it grows as a serious theological and scholarly
discipline. This work of young scholars in conversation with one
another, remedies this lack by, as it were, taking the discipline
apart and putting it back together again. The volume seeks to
understand how to learn from multiple religions in a way that is
truly open to those religions on their own terms, while yet being
rooted in the tradition/s that we bring to our interreligious
study.
This book is an extended, critical reflection on the state of
interrelgious dialogue in its modern version. While there has been
some important writing in the field of comparative theology, there
has been no extended, critical reflection on the state of the
discipline in its modern version, its strengths and problematic
areas as it grows as a serious theological and scholarly
discipline. This work of young scholars in conversation with one
another, remedies this lack by, as it were, taking the discipline
apart and putting it back together again. The volume seeks to
understand how to learn from multiple religions in a way that is
truly open to those religions on their own terms, while yet being
rooted in the tradition/s that we bring to our interreligious
study.
Learning Interreligiously offers a series of about one hundred
short pieces, written online between 2008 and 2016. They are meant
for a wide range of readers interested in interreligious dialogue,
interreligious learning, and the realities of Hindu-Christian
encounter today, and are rich in insights drawn from teaching,
travels in America and India, and the author's research on sacred
texts. The author, a Catholic priest who has spent more than forty
years learning from Hinduism and observing religion as a plus and
minus in today's world, has much to share with readers. Some pieces
were prompted by items in the news, some go deeper into traditions
and probe the rich Scriptures and practices going back millennia,
some seek simply to provoke fresh thinking, and others invite
spiritual reflection. The book is divided into several parts so
that readers can focus on individual events that made the news or
on longer term and more concerted study. Familiar texts such as the
Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, the Qur'an, and key passages from
the New Testament will be considered for their spiritual
possibilities. Readers will find much here to learn from and
respond to as they too consider religion in today's world.
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Four Testaments - Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (Paperback)
Brian Arthur Brown; Foreword by Francis X Clooney S J; Contributions by David Bruce, K E Eduljee, Richard Freund, …
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R1,570
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Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world
religions-the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and
Bhagavad Gita-inviting readers to experience them in full, to
explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better
understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian
Arthur Brown's award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel,
Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed
scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well
as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition
might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, along
with the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper
religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious
world.
Augustine and World Religions examines Augustine's thought for how
it can inform modern inter-religious dialogue. Despite Augustine's
reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his
thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings
there are 'some truths in regard even to the worship of the One
God'. This, it seems, hints at a deeper level of respect and
dialogue between religions, because one engages in such dialogue in
order to better understand and worship God. The essays here uncover
provocative points of comparison and similarity between
Christianity and other religions to further such an Augustinian
dialogue.
In Jesuit Postmodern, Francis X. Clooney has gathered nine American
Jesuit scholars teaching at universities to reflect on their
scholarly work, why they engage in it, and how the work they do
coheres with their self-understanding as Jesuits. In accounts that
weave together scholarly lives and personal stories, the
contributors to this volume explore the irreducible diversity of
their experiences and criticize the dominant modern synthesis that
shaped Jesuit institutions of higher education from the 1960s to
the 1990s. While the contrapuntal display of voices enunciated in
this collection will unsettle the conventional and still dominant
ways of talking about Jesuits, scholarship, and religious
intellectual inquiry, Jesuit Postmodern does not end the
conversation, but pushes scholars to talk more critically and
imaginatively.
In Jesuit Postmodern, Francis X. Clooney has gathered nine American
Jesuit scholars teaching at universities to reflect on their
scholarly work, why they engage in it, and how the work they do
coheres with their self-understanding as Jesuits. In accounts that
weave together scholarly lives and personal stories, the
contributors to this volume explore the irreducible diversity of
their experiences and criticize the dominant modern synthesis that
shaped Jesuit institutions of higher education from the 1960s to
the 1990s. While the contrapuntal display of voices enunciated in
this collection will unsettle the conventional and still dominant
ways of talking about Jesuits, scholarship, and religious
intellectual inquiry, Jesuit Postmodern does not end the
conversation, but pushes scholars to talk more critically and
imaginatively.
One hundred years after the birth of Karl Rahner, the contributors
to this book ask whether and how Rahner's theology can address new
religious and cultural realities in the twenty-first century,
particularly those realities found on what has come to be called
"the Pacific Rim." Stretching from California and Latin America,
and across the Pacific Ocean to Asia, this geographic region
manifests an incredible cultural and religious diversity, but also
many points of intersection and interpenetration, resulting in new
forms of religion and spirituality. The theological categories
generated by Rahner, such as the anonymous Christian and even the
notion of a world church, meet steep challenges when read in
contexts very different from that of Germany and the theological
currents of the "Atlantic." At the same time, the encounter between
Rahner and the Pacific Rim results in fresh readings of Rahner not
previously imagined, not only in places like China and Mexico, but
even Los Angeles. Anchored by a seminal essay by Francis X.
Clooney, S.J. (Harvard), contributors, include Thomas Sheehan
(Stanford), Catherine Bell (Santa Clara), and George Griener, S.J.
(Berkeley). Each essay examines the possibilities and limitations
of Rahner's theology in this newly configured Pacific world.
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Four Testaments - Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (Hardcover)
Brian Arthur Brown; Foreword by Francis X Clooney S J; Contributions by David Bruce, K E Eduljee, Richard Freund, …
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R2,436
Discovery Miles 24 360
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world
religions-the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and
Bhagavad Gita-inviting readers to experience them in full, to
explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better
understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian
Arthur Brown's award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel,
Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed
scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well
as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition
might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, as well
as the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper
religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious
world.
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