Philosophy : Religious

An original work which rethinks the question of God in a constructive spirit, drawing its conclusions by considering ideas received from both philosophy and religion.:.; Makes an important new contribution to the ongoing scholarly debates surrounding the intersection of philosophy and religion.; Suggests that this junction is not just dictated by religion having to prove its credentials to rational philosophy, but that it is also a matter of philosophy wondering if religion is the ultimate partner in dialogue.; Includes discussion of a wide range of significant thinkers, both traditional and contemporary, such as Plotinus, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche and his successors.; Completes a trilogy of works by William Desmond, complementing its companion volumes, Being and the Between and Ethics and the Between. more...

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This collection of new essays offers a sampling of the best current work in philosophy of religion. Topics include the relationship between God and the natural laws; the possibility of bodily resurrection; the role of appeal to 'mystery' in religious life; and the social-political aspects of religious faith and practice. more...

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Every moment of your life is like a page in a Where’s Waldo book. God is there, the Scriptures tell us—on every one of them. But the ease with which he may be found varies from one page to the next. God is closer than you think! more...

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In times of questioning and despair, people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many "answers" that often contradict one another. Consider these competing explanations for suffering put forth by various biblical writers:.:.; The prophets: suffering is a punishment for sin.; The book of Job, which offers two different answers: suffering is a test, and you will be rewarded later for passing it; and suffering is beyond comprehension, since we are just human beings and God, after all, is God.; Ecclesiastes: suffering is the nature of things, so just accept it.; All apocalyptic texts in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament: God will eventually make right all that is wrong with the world. For renowned Bible scholar Bart Ehrman, the question of why there is so much suffering in the world is more than a haunting thought. Ehrman's inability to reconcile the claims of faith with the facts of real life led the former pastor of the Princeton Baptist Church to reject Christianity. In God's Problem , Ehrman discusses his personal anguish upon discovering the Bible's contradictory explanations for suffering and invites all people of faith—or no faith—to confront their deepest questions about how God engages the world and each of us. more...

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This important book examines the relationship between the actual words of the Hebrew language and the thoughts and values contained therein. more...

Price: $180.00