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  • Negating Negation

    Against the Apophatic Abandonment of the Dionysian Corpus

    by Timothy D. Knepper ...
    Negating Negation critically examines key concepts in the corpus of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite: divine names and perceptible symbols, removal and negation, hierarchy and hierurgy, ineffability and incomprehensibility. In each case it argues that the Dionysian corpus does not negate all things of an absolutely ineffable God; rather it negates few things of a God that is effable in important ... Read more

    $15.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Philosophies of Religion

    A Global and Critical Introduction

    by Professor Timothy Knepper ...
    Series series Expanding Philosophy of Religion
    In this global introduction to philosophy of religion you begin not with a single tradition, but with religious philosophies from East Asia, South Asia, West Africa, and Native North America, alongside the classical Abrahamic and modern European traditions.Matching this diversity of traditions, chapters are organized around questions that acknowledge there is no single understanding of any god or ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Death and Dying

    An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion

    Edited by Timothy D Knepper, Lucy Bregman, Mary Gottschalk ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The medicalization of death is a challenge for all the world's religious and cultural traditions. Death's meaning has been reduced to a diagnosis, a problem, rather than a mystery for humans to ponder. How have religious traditions responded? What resources do they bring to a discussion of death's contemporary dilemmas? This book offers a range of creative and contextual responses from a variety ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Miracles: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion

    Edited by Karen R. Zwier, David L. Weddle, Timothy D. Knepper ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume provides a comparative philosophical investigation into a particular concept from a variety of angles—in this case, the concept of “miracle.” The text covers deeply philosophical questions around the miracle, with a multiplicity of answers. Each chapter brings its own focus to this multifaceted effort. The volume rejects the primarily western focus that typically dominates philosophy ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Religions of Beijing

    Edited by Professor Timothy Knepper, Dr You Bin ...
    Religions of Beijing offers an intimate portrayal of lived religion in 17 different religious communities in greater Beijing. Students at Minzu University of China spent one year immersed in the routine and practices daily, “writing with” the experiences and perspectives of their practitioners. Each chapter has been translated into English, with students at Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa) ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

  • Ineffability: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion

    Edited by Timothy D. Knepper, Leah E. Kalmanson ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This collection of essays is an exercise in comparative philosophy of religion that explores the different ways in which humans express the inexpressible. It brings together scholars of over a dozen religious, literary, and artistic traditions, as part of The Comparison Project's 2013-15 lecture and dialogue series on "religion beyond words." Specialist scholars first detailed the grammars of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Comparing Religions

    by Jeffrey J. Kripal ...
    Comparing Religions is a next-generation textbook which expertly guides, inspires, and challenges those who wish to think seriously about religious pluralism in the modern world.A unique book teaching the art and practice of comparing religionsDraws on a wide range of religious traditions to demonstrate the complexity and power of comparative practicesProvides both a history and understanding of ... Read more

    $57.95 USD

  • Introducing Philosophy of Religion

    by Chad Meister ...
    Does God exist? What about evil and suffering? How does faith relate to science? Is there life after death? These questions fascinate everyone and lie at the heart of philosophy of religion. Chad Meister offers an up-to-date introduction to the field, focussing not only on traditional debates but also on contemporary concepts such as the intelligent creator. Key topics, such as divine reality and ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Religion

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Charles Taliaferro ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    A modern take on this age-old branch of philosophyA much-needed introductory level book on this widely studied subject.Isaac Asimov said that "whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse." Such quandaries are the bread and butter of philosophy of religion. Questioning why evil exists, whether God could create a stone he couldn’t lift, and if the wonder of life ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Interpreting the Sacred

    Ways of Viewing Religion

    by William Paden ...
    William Paden's classic exploration in religious studies, with a new introductionIn the current climate, Interpreting the Sacred provides a fresh, thorough way to consider and compare various religious belief systems. Paden puts forth the idea that our understanding of religion influences our understanding of ourselves and our world. Updated with a new introduction, this book is for anyone who ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Dice Game of Shiva

    How Consciousness Creates the Universe

    by Richard Smoley ...
    In this fascinating book, Richard Smoley examines the roles God has played for us and reconciles them with what we today know through science and reason. In the process, he shows that consciousness is the underlying reality beneath everything in the universe.In one of Hinduism’s great myths, Shiva plays a dice game with his consort, Parvati, and loses consistently. If he is the greatest god, why ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Is Reality Secular?

    Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews

    by Mary Poplin ...
    Series series Veritas Books
    What is the nature of reality?At the root of our society's deepest political and cultural divisions are the conflicting principles of four global worldviews. While each of us holds to some version of one of these worldviews, we are often unconscious of their differences as well as their underlying assumptions. Mary Poplin argues that the ultimate test of a worldview, philosophy or ideology is ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus