{"title":"Philosophy of religion","description":"Books on the subject of Philosophy of religion","products":[{"product_id":"bonaventure-the-body-and-the-aesthetics-of-salvation-hardback-9781108485371","title":"Bonaventure, the Body, and the Aesthetics of Salvation (Hardback) 9781108485371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBonaventure, the Body, and the Aesthetics of Salvation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the link between Bonaventure's aesthetics and anthropology in light of contemporary anxieties surrounding bodily diminishment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRachel Davies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108485371, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Davies has offered a lucid study of Bonaventure's theology, one that is noteworthy for the elegance of its argumentation and attentiveness to the mutual intersection of a theology of the body with aesthetic concerns ... readers of Franciscan theology from a variety of disciplines and vantage points will find [this] study erudite, engaging, and provocative.' Peter Casarella, Theological Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this work of historical theology, Rachel Davies considers the relationship between aesthetics and anthropology in Bonaventure's thought, and shows how bodily diminishment can become a sign and source of the self's renewal. Drawing from texts like the Collations on the Six Days, and the Major Life of Francis, Davies reconfigures traditional accounts of the fallen body's rebellion against the soul and emphasizes instead the soul's original abandonment of the body. Her interpretation draws attention to the crucial but undervalued role that Bonaventure assigns to the body in the self's coming-to-be, and shows how contemplation involves the soul's tender recovery of the body it once rejected. Though contemplation makes body-soul integrity possible again, Davies argues that the body never fully recovers from its primordial alienation. Instead, Bonaventure suggests that individuals can experience brokenness and healing at the same time, and that suffering bodies can become paschal spaces, graced and open to beatific wholeness.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Bonaventure's aesthetic vision\u003cbr\u003e 2. Beauty and the soul's ascent in the Collations on the Six Days\u003cbr\u003e 3. The journey of the body to God\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transfiguration in the Tree of Life\u003cbr\u003e 5. Corporeality reclaimed in the Major Life of Francis\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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Pity and compassion, in this corpus, comprised a hybrid of Hebrew, Greek, and Roman constructions; depending on the texts, they were a spontaneous feeling, a practice, a virtue, or a precept of the Mosaic law. The requirement to feel for those who suffer sustained the identity of the Jewish minority, both creating continuity with its traditions and emulating dominant discourses. Mirguet's book will be of interest to scholars of early Judaism and Christianity for its sensitivity to the role of feelings and imagination in the shaping of identity. An important contribution to the history of emotions, it explores the role of the emotional imagination within the context of Roman imperialism. It also contributes to understanding how compassion has come to be so highly valued in Western cultures.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Between power and vulnerability\u003cbr\u003e 2. 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Reichberg (Edited by), Henrik Syse (Edited by), Nicole M. Hartwell (Assisted by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521738279, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 2 June 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e753 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.8 x 4.5 cm, 1.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The breadth of textual sources alone is impressive - a majority of each chapter contains primary and secondary source material that lays the foundation for modern understandings. However, it is also the scope and depth of the resources that makes this collection of great import.' Christian M. 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McPherson does a good job of summarizing the relevant aspects of contemporary virtue theory such that students unfamiliar with this literature should still be able to follow the argument, but not at the expense of nuance.' Sarah Pawlett Jackson, Religious Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe revival of Aristotelian virtue ethics can be seen as a response to the modern problem of disenchantment, that is, the perceived loss of meaning in modernity. However, in Virtue and Meaning, David McPherson contends that the dominant approach still embraces an overly disenchanted view. In a wide-ranging discussion, McPherson argues for a more fully re-enchanted perspective that gives better recognition to the meanings by which we live and after which we seek, and to the fact that human beings are the meaning-seeking animal. In doing so, he defends distinctive accounts of the relationship between virtue and happiness, other-regarding demands, and the significance of linking neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics with a view of the meaning of life and a spiritual life where contemplation has a central role. This book will be valuable for philosophers and other readers who are interested in virtue ethics and the perennial question of the meaning of life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: toward re-enchantment\u003cbr\u003e 1. The human form of life\u003cbr\u003e 1.1 Neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalism: the disenchanted version\u003cbr\u003e 1.2 The human difference: rationality\u003cbr\u003e 1.3 The standpoint from within our human form of life: the space of meaning\u003cbr\u003e 1.4 Strong evaluative meaning\u003cbr\u003e 1.5 Going further: the way forward\u003cbr\u003e 2. Virtue, happiness, and meaning\u003cbr\u003e 2.1 The instrumentalist account\u003cbr\u003e 2.2 The constitutive account: strong evaluative version\u003cbr\u003e 2.3 The constitutive account: weak evaluative version\u003cbr\u003e 2.4 Virtue apart from happiness?\u003cbr\u003e 2.5 Virtue, loss, and the meaning of life\u003cbr\u003e 3. Other-regarding concern\u003cbr\u003e 3.1 MacIntyre on other-regarding concern\u003cbr\u003e 3.2 Intrinsic worth: dignity and sanctity\u003cbr\u003e 3.3 Fully amongst us: solidarity with the severely afflicted and other marginalized humans\u003cbr\u003e 3.4 Moral absolutes\u003cbr\u003e 3.5 Spheres of other-regarding concern: universal and particular\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cosmic outlooks\u003cbr\u003e 4.1 Hursthouse's three theses and Williams' challenge\u003cbr\u003e 4.2 Identifying what is noblest and best\u003cbr\u003e 4.3 Against quietism: the need for a moral ontology\u003cbr\u003e 4.4 Rival cosmic outlooks\u003cbr\u003e 4.5 A poker-faced universe?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Homo Religiosus\u003cbr\u003e 5.1 What is spirituality?\u003cbr\u003e 5.2 What kind of naturalism?\u003cbr\u003e 5.3 Human beings as Homo Religiosus\u003cbr\u003e 5.4 The contemplative life\u003cbr\u003e 5.5 Theistic spirituality\u003cbr\u003e 5.6 Objections and replies\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ethical issues \u0026amp; debates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethical issues \u0026amp; debates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethical%20issues%20\u0026amp;%20debates%20%5BJFM%5D%22\"\u003eJFM\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e], Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethics%20\u0026amp;%20moral%20philosophy%20%5BHPQ%5D%22\"\u003eHPQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004814545176,"sku":"9781108477888","price":84.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108477888i.jpg?v=1694888630"},{"product_id":"the-cambridge-edition-of-early-christian-writings-volume-4-christ-chalcedon-and-beyond-hardback-9781316511145","title":"The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings: Volume 4, Christ: Chalcedon and Beyond (Hardback) 9781316511145","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings: Volume 4, Christ: Chalcedon and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFocuses on early Christian reflection on Christ as God incarnate from ca. 450 CE to the eighth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark DelCogliano (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316511145, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e706 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 4.2 cm, 1.12 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides the definitive anthology of early Christian texts from ca. 100 CE to ca. 650 CE. 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Jacob of Serugh, Metrical Homilies on the Name 'Emmanuel' and on How the Lord is Known in Scripture as Food and Drink Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent\u003cbr\u003e 15. Jacob of Serugh, Metrical Homily on the Council of Chalcedon Sebastian P. Brock and Mark DelCogliano\u003cbr\u003e 16. Jacob of Serugh, Letter 14 Aaron Michael Butts\u003cbr\u003e 17. Simeon of Beth Arsham, Letter on Bar ?awm? and the Heresy of the Nestorians Aaron Michael Butts\u003cbr\u003e 18. Emperor Justinian, Edict on the Orthodox Faith (selection) Mark DelCogliano and Bradley K. Storin\u003cbr\u003e 19. Acts of the Second Council of Constantinople (May–June, 553): Selected Proceedings and the Fourteen Canons Mark DelCogliano\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Christological Perspectives after Constantinople II: 20. Emperor Justin II, The Second Henotikon Bradley K. Storin\u003cbr\u003e 21. Gregory the Great, Selections from his Homilies Mark DelCogliano\u003cbr\u003e 22. Gregory the Great, Letters 1.24, 10.21, and 11.52 Mark DelCogliano\u003cbr\u003e 23. Anonymous Apology for Narsai Erin Galgay Walsh\u003cbr\u003e 24. Babai the Great, On the Union 9 and 17 John Zaleski\u003cbr\u003e 25. Sophronius of Jerusalem, Synodical Letter 1.6 and 3.1–17 Andrew Radde-Gallwitz\u003cbr\u003e 26. Ekthesis of Emperor Heraclius Andrew Radde-Gallwitz\u003cbr\u003e 27. Maximus the Confessor, Ambiguum 31 to John Jonathan L. Zecher\u003cbr\u003e 28. Maximus the Confessor, Ambiguum 5 to Thomas Jonathan L. Zecher\u003cbr\u003e 29. Maximus the Confessor, Opusculum 3 Jonathan L. Zecher and Mark DelCogliano\u003cbr\u003e 30. Maximus the Confessor, Opusculum 6 Jonathan L. Zecher\u003cbr\u003e 31. Maximus the Confessor, Opusculum 7 Jonathan L. Zecher\u003cbr\u003e 32. Typos of 647\/648 Andrew Radde-Gallwitz\u003cbr\u003e 33. Acts of the Lateran Synod (October, 649): Selected Proceedings and the Synodal Definition Mark DelCogliano\u003cbr\u003e 34. 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B. T. Harding, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn his famous Wager, Blaise Pascal (1623–62) offers the reader an argument that it is rational to strive to believe in God. Philosophical debates about this classic argument have continued until our own times. This volume provides a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, including its theological framework, its place in the history of philosophy, and its importance to contemporary decision theory. The volume starts with a valuable primer on infinity and decision theory for students and non-specialists. A sequence of chapters then examines topics including the Wager's underlying theology, its influence on later philosophical figures, and contemporary analyses of the Wager including Alan Hájek's challenge to its validity, the many gods objection, and the ethics of belief. 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The many gods objection to Pascal's Wager: a defeat, then a resurrection Craig Duncan\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Wager as decision under ignorance: decision-theoretic responses to the many gods objection Lawrence Pasternack\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rationality and the Wager Paul Saka\u003cbr\u003e 10. The role of Pascal's Wager in authentic religious commitment Joshua Golding\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Extensions: 11. The arbitrary prudentialism of Pascal's Wager and how to overcome it by using game theory Elliott Sober\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pascal's Wager and the dynamics of rational deliberation Paul Bartha\u003cbr\u003e 13. Infinity in Pascal's Wager Graham Oppy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Pascal's Wager and imprecise probability Susanna Rinard\u003cbr\u003e 15. Do infinitesimal probabilities neutralize the infinite utility in Pascal's Wager? 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Wielenberg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521880862, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.472 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a well written book that can catch the attention of a wide readership interested in theology, ethics and the philosophy of religion.' Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eC. S. Lewis is one of the most beloved Christian apologists of the twentieth century; David Hume and Bertrand Russell are among Christianity's most important critics. This book puts these three intellectual giants in conversation with one another to shed light on some of life's most difficult yet important questions. It examines their views on a variety of topics, including the existence of God, suffering, morality, reason, joy, miracles, and faith. Along with irreconcilable differences and points of tension, some surprising areas of agreement emerge. Today, amidst the often shrill and vapid exchanges between 'new atheists' and twenty-first-century believers, curious readers will find penetrating insights in the reasoned dialogue of these three great thinkers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The love of God and the suffering of humanity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Beyond nature\u003cbr\u003e 3. Miracles\u003cbr\u003e 3.1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 3.2 Debating miracles in the 18th century\u003cbr\u003e 3.3 A preliminary skirmish\u003cbr\u003e 3.4 Hume's main assault\u003cbr\u003e 3.5 Lewis's counter-attack\u003cbr\u003e 3.6 The fitness of the incarnation\u003cbr\u003e 3.7 Lewis's mitigated victory and the trilemma\u003cbr\u003e 3.8 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 4. Faith, design, and true religion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265329385752,"sku":"9780521880862","price":41.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521707107.jpg?v=1692021740"},{"product_id":"ars-erotica-sex-and-somaesthetics-in-the-classical-arts-of-love-hardback-9781107004764","title":"Ars Erotica; Sex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love (Hardback) 9781107004764","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArs Erotica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrawing on theories of lovemaking from ancient Asian and Western cultures, this book provides a new aesthetics of erotic love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Shusterman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107004764, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… An absolutely trailblazing work … Ars Erotica sheds light on a path worthy of future study and it has definitely established Shusterman's role in the history of aesthetics as a major one.' 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His exploration of their errors and insights shows how we could improve the quality of life and love today. By using the engine of eros to cultivate qualities of sensitivity, grace, skill, and self-mastery, we can reimagine a richer, more positive vision of sex education.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Ars Erotica and the question of aesthetics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dialectics of desire and virtue\u003cbr\u003e 3. The biblical tradition\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chinese Qi erotics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lovemaking as aesthetic education\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fragrance, veils, and violence\u003cbr\u003e 7. From romantic refinement to courtesan conoisseurship\u003cbr\u003e 8. 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Church Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe question of whether life exists beyond death remains one of the most pertinent of our existence, and theologians continue to address what relevance the answer has for our life in the present. In this book, William J. Hoye uses the phenomenon of emergence - the way higher forms of existence arise from a collection of simpler interactions - as a framework for understanding and defending the concept of eternal life, showing how it 'emerges' from our present life, our human longing for fulfilment and happiness, and our striving for knowledge of reality. Hoye uses the work of Karl Rahner and Thomas Aquinas to explore questions concerning suffering, the ultimate relevance of morality, and how the fundamental idea of responsibility changes when viewed eschatologically. 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Paul Rigby draws on current Augustinian scholarship and the works of Paul Ricœur to cross-examine Augustine's testimony. This analysis reveals the sophistication of Augustine's confessional text, which anticipates the analytical mindset of his critics. Augustine presents a coherent, defensible response to three age-old problems: free will and grace; goodness, innocent suffering, and radical evil; and freedom and predestination. The Theology of Augustine's Confessions moves beyond commentary and allows present-day readers to understand the Confessions as its original readers experienced it, bridging the divide introduced by Kant, Hegel, Freud, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and their descendants.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Confessio\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fatherhood: from neurotic phantasm to compassionate symbol\u003cbr\u003e 3. Narcissism and narrative's vital lie\u003cbr\u003e 4. 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Silvio Ferrari, Journal of Church and State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eComparative Religious Law provides for the first time a study of the regulatory instruments of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious organisations in Britain in light of their historical religious laws. Norman Doe questions assumptions about the pervasiveness, character and scope of religious laws, from the view that they are not or should not be recognised by civil law, to the idea that there may be a fundamental incompatibility between religious and civil law. It proposes that religious laws pervade society, are recognised by civil law, have both a religious and temporal character, and regulate wide areas of believers' lives. Subjects include sources of law, faith leaders, governance, worship and education, rites of passage, divorce and children, and religion-State relations. A Charter of 'the principles of religious law' common to all three Abrahamic faiths is proposed, to stimulate greater mutual understanding between religion and society and between the three faiths themselves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Table of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The laws: communities, sources and functions\u003cbr\u003e 2. The faithful: status, duties and rights\u003cbr\u003e 3. The faith leaders: appointment and functions: 4. The governance of communities: institutions and officers\u003cbr\u003e 5. The resolution of disputes: courts and tribunals\u003cbr\u003e 6. The faith, worship and education\u003cbr\u003e 7. The rites of passage\u003cbr\u003e 8. The family, marriage and children\u003cbr\u003e 9. The property and finance of the faith community\u003cbr\u003e 10. The religion, state and society\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: toward a charter of Abrahamic law\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography: primary sources 1. Jewish materials\u003cbr\u003e 2. Christian materials\u003cbr\u003e 3. Islamic materials\u003cbr\u003e 4. 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Sawyer (Edited by), J.M.Y. Simpson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780080431673, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 May 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e612 pages\u003cbr\u003e26 x 18.3 x 3.4 cm, 1.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Profoundly delicate relations between religion and language have been a fascinating feature of cultural history since time immemorial. Yet there has been no systematic exploration or overview of the subject. At last this gap has been filled by specialists both in linguistics and in a wide range of religious traditions. This finely balanced reference work is a unique resource which will prove indispensable for all students of religion.\" \u003cb\u003e--Michael Pye, Professor of Study of Religions, University of Marburg, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"the erudition of the scholarship and the very appealing physical layout, make this a particularly significant contribution to the study of language in its diverse contexts in the modern era.\" \u003cb\u003e--Peter G. Ridell, London Bible College\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE.F.K. Koerner, Cologne University\u003cbr\u003e\"Like other previous volumes in the series,... the present volume contains close to 200 (and if biographical entries are added, many more) mostly short articles, arranged under seven major sections...Unlike in previous volumes, the present one has introductions by the first editor to all six main sections.\" \u003cb\u003e--Histographia Linguistica\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.K. Aitken\u003cbr\u003e\"a major reference work of lasting value. ...The range and detail of all entries ensure the value of this book as a reference work not only for students, but for scholars wishing a brief introduction to topics on the intersection of language\/linguistics and religious studies.\" \u003cb\u003e--Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e provides the specialist and the general reader with accurate, up-to-date information on every aspect of the crucial interface between language and religion. Easy access to material in over 320 articles by scholars in many fields is provided both in a clear thematic arrangement, and by means of a comprehensive and detailed general index. Discussion of many topics including the creation of special sacred scripts, religious calligraphy, and the use of religious symbols in meditation, magic and elsewhere, is enriched and elucidated by illustrations, diagrams and tables.  The \u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e brings together articles and bibliographic entries drawn from the award-winning \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Language and Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have been revised and updated appropriately. These articles are supplemented by a large number of completely new contributions, one of which is an extensive 12,500 word article on 'Basic Concepts and Terms in Linguistics', making this volume accessible to a wide audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProvisional contents: \u003cb\u003ePart and selected chapter headings: General Introduction - Language and Religion. 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