Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology

Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology
Author: Kevin Vanhoozer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317008014

Presenting new opportunities in the dialogue between philosophy and theology, this interdisciplinary text addresses the contemporary reshaping of intellectual boundaries. Exploring human experience in a ’post-Christian’ era, the distinguished contributors bring to bear what have been traditionally seen as theological resources while drawing on contemporary developments in philosophy, both ’continental’ and ’analytic’. Set in the context of two complementary narratives - one philosophical concerning secularity, the other theological about the question of God - the authors point to ways of reconfiguring both traditional reason / faith oppositions and those between interpretation / text and language / experience. Contributors: David Brown, Philip Clayton, Chris Firestone, Grace Jantzen, Nicholas Lash, George Pattison, Dan Stiver, Charles Taylor, Kevin Vanhoozer, Graham Ward, Martin Warner.

Everyday Philosophy

Everyday Philosophy
Author: Gene Bammel
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2005-03-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1463480962

“Philosophy always buries its undertakers.” Philosophy comes to life in every generation, not only because each generation has its distinctive problems, but also because the genius of the great minds of the past is pertinent to our current concerns. This book applies the thoughts of the great philosophers to medical ethics problems like Transplants, Abortion, and Euthanasia. It compares the visions of Plato and Aristotle with those of the Buddha, Confucius, and with Darwin, Freud, and Nietzsche. It compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, in the face of contemporary atheism. It concludes with maps of the ancient, medieval, and modern philosophical worlds, and shows the relevance of the past when dealing with our current most appalling problems.

The Hebrew Bible in Fifteenth-Century Spain

The Hebrew Bible in Fifteenth-Century Spain
Author: Jonathan Decter
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2012-06-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004232486

The articles of this volume present instantiations of the Hebrew Bible’s deployment in textual and visual forms by Iberian Jewish, Christian and converso exegetes, translators, philosophers, artists, and literary authors between the anti-Jewish riots of 1391 and the Expulsion of 1492.

The Bible and Morality

The Bible and Morality
Author: Catholic Church. Pontificia Commissio Biblica
Publisher:
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 9788820980849

For Christians, Holy Scripture is not only a source of revelation on which to ground one's faith, it is also an indispensable reference point for morality. They are convinced that in the Bible they can find indications and norms of right behaviour to attain fullness of life. This use of Scripture is not of course without its problems caused by the different times and circumstances in which people find themselves today compared with biblical times. In 2002, the Pontifical Biblical Commission, at the behest of the then-President Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, set about to examine the problem of the relationship between the Bible and morality by posing itself the question: what is the value and the significance of the inspired text for today's morality? This document seeks then to explain the context for norms of morality encountered in Scripture, and shows also that, while there remain moral questions which cannot be fully answered from Scripture, nevertheless Scripture does offer criteria which are helpful in finding solutions.

Job and the Mystery of Suffering

Job and the Mystery of Suffering
Author: Richard Rohr
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780852443088

Richard Rohr, internationally known retreat leader, speaker and writer, plumbs the depths of the Job's story and its relevance for us today. Rohr strips Christian faith down to the essentials, beyond glib answers and a "hand-me-down" experience of God, and points the way to true knowing. In this invigorating exploration, the tension between suffering and faith becomes a powerful means to an authentic, open connection with the divine.

Revisions, Changing Perspectives in Moral Philosophy

Revisions, Changing Perspectives in Moral Philosophy
Author: Stanley Hauerwas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1983
Genre: Christian ethics
ISBN:

The Revisions series marks an attempt to recover what is viable in the traditions of which we ought to be the heirs without ignoring what it was that made those traditions vulnerable to modernity.

Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
Author: James Kellenberger
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1351219774

Using various and competing religious sensibilities, Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion helps students work through the traditional material and their own religious questions.