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The Religious Culture of India
Power, Love and Wisdom
Av Friedhelm Hardy, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
830 kr
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This study conducts a lively and innovative exploration of the traditional Indian religions and cultures - an area that has both fascinated and puzzled the West for centuries. Friedhelm Hardy aims at presenting the widest possible range of themes that have preoccupied traditional Indian culture. He …
Ernst Troeltsch and the Future of Theology
Av John Clayton
Häftad, 2009
569 kr
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A reassessment of the theology of the German Protestant theologian, Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923) and of his significance for contemporary theology. The six papers here presented were originally delivered at an international colloquium on Troeltsch held at the University of Lancaster. The …
Religions, Reasons and Gods
Essays in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Religion
Av John Clayton
Häftad, 2010
781 kr
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Traditional theistic proofs are often understood as evidence intended to compel belief in a divinity. John Clayton explores the surprisingly varied applications of such proofs in the work of philosophers and theologians from several periods and traditions, thinkers as varied as Ramanuja, …
Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West: Volume 1
Av Ninian Smart, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
1058 kr
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This is the first of a set of three volumes which provide a fresh appraisal of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century in the West. Some essays centre on major figures of the period; others cover topics, trends and schools of thought between the French Revolution and the First World …
Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West: Volume 2
Av Ninian Smart, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
618 kr
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Now available in paperback, the successful three volumes of Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West provide a fresh appraisal of the most important thinkers of that time. Some essays centre on major figures of the period; others cover topics, trends and schools of thought between the …
Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West: Volume 3
Av Ninian Smart, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
1058 kr
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The successful three volumes of Nineteenth Century Religious Thought in the West provide a fresh appraisal of the most important thinkers of that time. Soames essays centre on major figures of the period; others cover topics, trends and schools of thought between the French Revolution and the First …
The Body Divine
The Symbol of the Body in the Works of Teilhard de Chardin and Ramanuja
Av Anne Hunt Overzee, John Clayton
Inbunden, 1991
1710 kr
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The Body Divine explores the ways in which two spiritual teachers, one Christian (Teilhard de Chardin) and one Hindu (Ramanuja) have seen the world as inherently divine, and have presented this insight theologically through the use of a symbol, that of the 'body of the divine' (the body of …
Religion and the Individual
A Jewish Perspective
Inbunden, 1992
1481 kr
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The aim of this study is to demonstrate that, for all the admitted emphasis on peoplehood in the Jewish religious tradition, there are equally strong individualistic tendencies within Judaism which should not be confined to the sidelines. Dr Jacobs maintains that - in any balanced view of Judaism - …
Religions, Reasons and Gods
Essays in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Religion
Av John Clayton
Inbunden, 2006
1090 kr
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Traditional theistic proofs are often understood as evidence intended to compel belief in a divinity. John Clayton explores the surprisingly varied applications of such proofs in the work of philosophers and theologians from several periods and traditions, thinkers as varied as Ramanuja, …
Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy
Av Oliver Leaman, John Clayton
Häftad, 1997
764 kr
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The problems of evil and suffering have been extensively discussed in Jewish philosophy, and much of the discussion has centred on the Book of Job. In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and …
The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent
Av Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, John Clayton
Inbunden, 1993
1726 kr
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This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of the …
Mysticism and Kingship in China
The Heart of Chinese Wisdom
Av Julia Ching, John Clayton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1351 kr
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In this book, Julia Ching offers a magisterial survey of over four thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of the relationship between kingship and mysticism. She investigates the sage-king myth and ideal, arguing that institutions of kingship were bound up with cultivation of …
Mysticism and Kingship in China
The Heart of Chinese Wisdom
Av Julia Ching, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
944 kr
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In this book, Julia Ching offers a magisterial survey of over four thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of the relationship between kingship and mysticism. She investigates the sage-king myth and ideal, arguing that institutions of kingship were bound up with cultivation of …
The Dance of Siva
Religion, Art and Poetry in South India
Av David Smith, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
797 kr
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This is a full account of Siva's Dance of Bliss, which has become a popular symbol in the West for Hinduism and Eastern Mysticism. Siva is one of the two main gods of Hinduism, and his worshippers comprise half of all Hindus. Siva's Dance of Bliss is based on a remarkable Sanskrit poem written by …
Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities
Av Steven Collins, John Clayton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2606 kr
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This book presents an answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part I distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, arguing that nirvana produces closure in both, and setting nirvana in the wider category of Buddhist …
Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities
Av Steven Collins, Steven Collins m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
699 kr
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This book presents an answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part I distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, arguing that nirvana produces closure in both, and setting nirvana in the wider category of Buddhist …
Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism
Av Dale S. Wright, John Clayton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1628 kr
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This book is the first to engage Zen Buddhism philosophically on crucial issues from a perspective that is informed by the traditions of western philosophy and religion. It focuses on one renowned Zen master, Huang Po, whose recorded sayings exemplify the spirit of the 'golden age' of Zen in …
Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism
Av Dale S. Wright, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
667 kr
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This book is the first to engage Zen Buddhism philosophically on crucial issues from a perspective that is informed by the traditions of western philosophy and religion. It focuses on one renowned Zen master, Huang Po, whose recorded sayings exemplify the spirit of the 'golden age' of Zen in …
You Know You're in New Hampshire When...
101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Granite State
Av John Clayton
Häftad, 2005
192 kr
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An entertaining collection of 101 quintessential places, people, events, customs, lingo, and eats that help define the personality of this proud state.
Cowboy Girl
The Life of Caroline Lockhart
Av John Clayton
Häftad, 2007
278 kr
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In 1901, Philadelphia's celebrity female journalist stepped off a train in Blackfoot, Montana, and into a world of living legends. The miners and frontiersmen, Indians and trappers that Caroline Lockhart met there inspired this beautiful, single, strong-willed woman to live a life she had only …
Flora Virginica
Exhibens Plantas Quas V. C. Johannes Clayton In Virginia Observavit Atque Collegit, Volumes 1-2
Av Johannes Fredericus Gronovius, John Clayton
Inbunden, 2022
367 kr
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Flora Virginica
Exhibens Plantas Quas V. C. Johannes Clayton In Virginia Observavit Atque Collegit, Volumes 1-2
Av Johannes Fredericus Gronovius, John Clayton
Häftad, 2022
205 kr
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Temple of the Goddess Coventina at Procolitia, Northumberland
Av John Clayton
Inbunden, 2022
367 kr
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Temple of the Goddess Coventina at Procolitia, Northumberland
Av John Clayton
Häftad, 2022
191 kr
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Flora Virginica, exhibens plantas
Av Johannes Fredericus Gronovius, John Clayton
Inbunden, 2023
374 kr
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Flora Virginica, exhibens plantas
Av Johannes Fredericus Gronovius, John Clayton
Häftad, 2023
216 kr
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Natural Rivals
John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America’s Public Lands
Av John Clayton
Ljudbok, 2020
293 kr
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This dynamic examination traces the lives of two of the most influential figures and their dueling approaches on America’s natural landscape. John Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, cofounded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National …
