Show how Christianity came into being. This book shows that spiritual happenings were factors in the emergence of Christianity. It demonstrates that mysticism may coexist with the clarity of natural sciences and that mysticism is "presentation of spiritual reality", a reality accessible only to knowledge drawn from the sources of spiritual life.
This short but accessible book provides an argument that the Lockean revolution in Christianity--which reconciled faith with freedom--is both desperately necessary and also promisingly possible in Islam.
A guide for souls seeking clarity in complex times. This book includes essays that focus on restoring ourselves to our full birthright as beings "made in God's image and explore themes such as genius, intelligence, character, and prayer.
Presenting fifty commonly heard reasons people often give for believing in a God, the author raises legitimate questions regarding these reasons, showing in each case that there is much room for doubt. He shows that, despite the prevalence of belief in God, in the end there are no unassailable reasons for believing in a God.
Arguing, humanistically, that we live in a "human world" inescapably colored by meaning, this book shows why the pursuit of meaningfulness is not ethically innocent but must be subjected to critique. Pragmatist critique of meaning both embraces critical humanism and rejects theodicies postulating ultimate meaning in suffering.
This collection examines the topic of time in Augustine of Hippo. By placing Augustine into conversation with theologians and philosophers from the Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist traditions, the goal is to demonstrate the ongoing relevance of Augustine's account of temporality across historical, cultural, and religious boundaries.
This book examines the paradoxical structure of Yijing known as the Book of Changes-a structure that promotes in a non-hierarchical way the harmony and transformation of opposites. Because the non-hierarchical model is not limited to the East Asian tradition, it will be considered in relation to ideas developed in the West, including Carl Jung's ......
Applying Jewish Ethics: Beyond the Rabbinic Tradition is a groundbreaking collection that introduces the reader to applied ethics and examines various social issues from contemporary and largely under-represented, Jewish ethical perspectives.
This is an anthology of 25 essays by the leading exponents of the perennialist school of comparative religious thought. It aims to be the most accessible introduction yet to the perspective of the Perennial Philosophy.
