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Courage to Be
Av Paul Tillich
Häftad, 2014
3,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
163 kr
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Selected as one of the Books of the Century by the New York Public Library “The brilliance, the wealth of illustration, and the aptness of personal application . . . make the reading of these chapters an exciting experience.”—W. Norman Pittenger, New York Times Book Review “The Courage to Be …
Psychology and Religion
Häftad, 1960
198 kr
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“These compact vigorous essays constitute Dr. Jung’s most sustained interpretation of the religious function in individual experience.”—Journal of Social Philosophy “This psychological study of religion is particularly interesting in the light of current social and political movements throughout …
Captive Gods
Religion and the Rise of Social Science
Inbunden, 2025
228 kr
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Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah explores how early social scientists developed our modern understandings of society through their theories of religionThe foundations of modern social science were built on the study of religion, the acclaimed thinker Kwame Anthony Appiah argues. Delving into the …
Freud and Philosophy
An Essay on Interpretation
Av Paul Ricoeur
Häftad, 1977
821 kr
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If Paul Ricoeur is correct in seeing the various currents of contemporary philosophy all converging on the problem of a "grand philosophy of language," then the first sixty pages of this absorbing study of Freud may become the rallying point from which future work can begin.This first part of Freud …
Reason, Faith, and Revolution
Reflections on the God Debate
Häftad, 2010
173 kr
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One of our most influential literary critics challenges those who too easily dismiss religion and faithTerry Eagleton’s witty and polemical Reason, Faith, and Revolution is bound to cause a stir among scientists, theologians, people of faith and people of no faith, as well as general readers eager …
Meaning of Evolution
A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man, Revised Edition
Häftad, 1967
601 kr
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A world-famous scientist answers the fundamental questions concerning the changes in the course of the history of life and considers human aims, values, and duties in the light of the nature of man and his place in the history of life."The clearest and soundest exposition of the meaning of …
Absence of Mind
The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
Häftad, 2011
161 kr
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One of our best contemporary writers explores the tension between science and religion and reveals how our concept of mind determines how we understand and value human nature and human civilization “These impassioned pages require and reward very close attention.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post In …
Psychoanalysis and Religion
Av Erich Fromm
Häftad, 1959
217 kr
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“A daring book to have cast into the midst of the world’s excitements, for it will itself breed new excitements. . . . It is not a book to be missed by those interested in man’s spiritual growth.”—New York TimesA noted psychoanalyst assesses the modern issue between traditional religion and a …
Education at the Crossroads
Häftad, 1960
317 kr
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"A document of first-rate importance. . . . Sheer informed common sense. . . . This volume should be compulsory reading for all, whatever their religious beliefs or disbeliefs, who want light on the nature and place of education in our democratic society."—The Yale Review One of the most eminent …
Police and the Public
Häftad, 1973
455 kr
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Riding with patrol cars in four major northern cities, walking with policemen on the beat, observing what goes on in police stations, analyzing who telephones the police, what crimes are reported, who reports them, and why, Albert J. Reiss, Jr., seeks to understand the ways in which we can make our …
Divine Relativity
A Social Conception of God
Häftad, 1982
382 kr
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Charles Hartshorne has set himself the task of formulating the idea of deity "to preserve perhaps even increase, its religious value, while yet avoiding the contradictions which seem inseparable from the idea of customarily defined." This is a brilliant attempt to redefine problems that have long …
Presence of the Word
Some Prolegomena for Cultural and Religious History
Häftad, 1967
619 kr
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This provocative exploration of the nature and history of the word in some of its social, psychological, literary, phenomenological, and religious dimensions argues that the word is initially aural and in the last analysis always remains sound; it cannot be reduced to any other category. Father Ong …
Empirical Stance
Häftad, 2004
528 kr
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What is empiricism and what could it be? Bas C. van Fraassen, one of the world’s foremost contributors to philosophical logic and the philosophy of science, here undertakes a fresh consideration of these questions and offers a program for renewal of the empiricist tradition. The empiricist …
Exorcism and Enlightenment
Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany
Inbunden, 2005
821 kr
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In the late eighteenth century, Catholic priest Johann Joseph Gassner (1727–1779) discovered that he had extraordinary powers of exorcism. Deciding that demons were responsible for most human ailments, he healed thousands, rich and poor, Protestant and Catholic. In this book H. C. Erik Midelfort …
Evolution in Science and Religion
Inbunden, 1927
766 kr
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This volume is based upon the seventeenth series of lectures delivered at Yale University on the Foundation established by the late Dwight H. Terry of Plymouth, Connecticut, through his gift of an endowment fund for the delivery and subsequent publication of "Lectures on Religion in the Light of …
Belief Unbound
A Promethan Religion for the Modern World
Inbunden, 1930
766 kr
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This volume is based upon the seventh series of lectures delivered at Yale University on the Foundation established by the late Dwight H. Terry of Plymouth, Connecticut, through his gift of an endowment fund for the delivery and subsequent publication of “Lectures on Religion in the Light of …
Natural Reflections
Human Cognition at the Nexus of Science and Religion
Inbunden, 2010
858 kr
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In this important and original book, eminent scholar Barbara Herrnstein Smith describes, assesses, and reflects upon a set of contemporary intellectual projects involving science, religion, and human cognition. One, which Smith calls “the New Naturalism,” is the effort to explain religion on the …
Religion and Science Debate
Why Does It Continue?
Häftad, 2019
437 kr
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Six acclaimed scholars—including a biologist, a sociologist, a historian, a philosopher, and a physicist—examine the evolution debate.Eighty-one years after America witnessed the Scopes trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools, the debate between science and religion continues. In …
Thinking in Circles
An Essay on Ring Composition
Av Mary Douglas
Häftad, 2010
320 kr
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Exploring beyond the usual boundaries of social anthropology, a leader in the field shows why our readings of ancient literary texts may be off the markMany famous antique texts are misunderstood and many others have been completely dismissed, all because the literary style in which they were …
Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History
Av Ahmad Dallal
Häftad, 2012
222 kr
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An acclaimed scholar provides the most comprehensive examination available of the Islamic scientific tradition and its relationship to religion and philosophyIn this wide-ranging and masterful work, Ahmad Dallal examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science …
Israelis and the Jewish Tradition
An Ancient People Debating Its Future
Häftad, 2011
412 kr
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In this powerful book one of the most important Jewish thinkers in the world today grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel’s secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Addressing the concerns of both communities from the point of view of one who is deeply committed to …
Private Doubt, Public Dilemma
Religion and Science since Jefferson and Darwin
Inbunden, 2015
786 kr
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A distinguished scholar urges scientists and religious thinkers to become colleagues rather than adversaries in areas where their fields overlap “Refreshingly modest and nondogmatic. . . . Brims with lively anecdotes.”—John Horgan, Wall Street Journal Each age has its own crisis—our modern …
Way of Life
Things, Thought, and Action in Chinese Medicine
Inbunden, 2020
319 kr
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A short, thoughtful introduction to traditional Chinese medicine that looks beyond the conventional boundaries of Western biomedical scienceTraditional Chinese medicine is often viewed as mystical or superstitious, with outcomes requiring naïve faith. Judith Farquhar, drawing on her hard-won …
Energetics of the Otherwise
A Laboratory of the Possible
Häftad, 2027
312 kr
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A bold and revelatory exploration of Walter Benjamin’s theory of history alongside experiments in quantum physics, giving us flashes of possibility in this dark moment of dangerWalter Benjamin’s concept of messianic materialism, developed as fascism overtook Europe, has held out hope to thinkers, …
Captive Gods
Religion and the Rise of Social Science
Häftad, 2026
276 kr
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Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah explores how early social scientists developed our modern understandings of society through their theories of religionThe foundations of modern social science were built on the study of religion, the acclaimed thinker Kwame Anthony Appiah argues. Delving into the …
Belief in God in an Age of Science
Häftad, 2003
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John Polkinghorne is a major figure in today’s debates over the compatibility of science and religion. Internationally known as both a theoretical physicist and a theologian—the only ordained member of the Royal Society—Polkinghorne brings unique qualifications to his inquiry into the possibilities …
Scientific Buddha
His Short and Happy Life
Inbunden, 2012
294 kr
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How Western notions of the Buddha have come to misrepresent his teachings and the traditional goals of Buddhist practiceThis book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was …
New Universe and the Human Future
How a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World
Av Nancy Ellen Abrams, Joel R. Primack
Häftad, 2012
202 kr
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Two cutting-edge thinkers—one a cultural philosopher and the other a leading astrophysicist—combine their abilities to present a new picture of the universe with critical relevance for our timeAfter a four-century rupture between science and the questions of value and meaning, this groundbreaking …
Common Faith
Av John Dewey
Häftad, 2013
181 kr
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In A Common Faith, eminent American philosopher John Dewey calls for the “emancipation of the true religious quality” from the heritage of dogmatism and supernaturalism that he believes characterizes historical religions. He describes how the depth of religious experience and the creative role of …
