Comparing Religions: Possibilities & Perils? - Idinopulos, Wilson & Hanges

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Comparing Religions covers such important topics as recent theoretical approaches to comparison, case studies of comparing religions in the classroom, and the impact of postcolonialism and postmodernism on the modernist assumptions of comparitivism in... More

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Explores Blondel's entire body of work and provides an introduction to his life and writings and their relevance to the debates surrounding the radical orthodoxy identity This work highlights his relevance to philosophy and religion It is intended for... More

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Will anything of us survive after death This question is a central concept when we ask what life means Throughout history societies and their cultures in particular their religions and philosophies have done what they could to guide and sustain people... More

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Colleagues and friends have compiled this volume to honor Hans G Kippenberg and engage in a critical and creative dialogue with his ideas The 32 essays in German and English language are concerned with issues that have been part of Hans G Kippenberg's... More

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320 pages Mint (as new) in Mnt (as new) DW: image 1. This copy with flamboyant signature on Title Page "For Jenny" (image 2). Numerous B & W illustrations throughout (images 3 - 5). [Alain de Botton FRSL is a Swiss-born British author and public... More

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This study offers students of religion and philosophy introductory chapters concerning the concept of natural religion It holds that we can't engage in useful discussion about the present concept of religion without a knowledge of the philosophical... More

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One of the most influential theorists of religion, Jonathan Z. Smith is best known for his analyses of religious studies as a discipline and for his advocacy and refinement of comparison as the basis for the history of religions. Relating Religion... More

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A smart, irreverent, and accessible guide to thinking more deeply about how religion permeates and shapes the world around us -and why you need to understand the work it's doing Religion lurks in the floorboards of our dail More

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This English-language second volume of Raimon Panikkar's Opera Omnia offers Panikkar's reflections on religion in our era as well as in many other historical epochs He defines religion loosely as the set of practices and doctrines orthopraxis and... More

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Mit ca. 350 S. pro Band, 12 ident. Titelkupfer, 12 Schlußkupfer u. zahlr. kl. Kupfer an den Anfängen der Kapitel. Kl.-8° (16,5 x 10,5 cm). Leder d. Zt. m. reichlich goldgepr. Rücken (Bd. 1 schlichter Ppbd. d. Zt.), stellenw. leicht berieben bzw.... More

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Was religious practice in ancient Rome cultic and hostile to individual expression Or was there rather considerable latitude for individual initiative and creativity Joerg Rupke one of the world's leading authorities on Roman religion demonstrates in... More

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