An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the TranscendentSpringer, 11. okt. 2004 - 416 sider An updated new edition of the groundbreaking investigation which takes full account of the finding of the social and historical sciences whilst offering a religious interpretation of the religions as different culturally conditioned responses to a transcendent Divine Reality. Written with great clarity and force, and with a wealth of fresh insights, this major work (based on the author's Gifford Lectures of 1896-7) treats the principal topics in the philosophy of religion and establishes both a basis for religious affirmation today and a framework for the developing world-wide inter-faith dialogue. Includes a new Introduction to the second edition. |
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Side xvii
... chapter to whole books),” with many of the same or overlapping points being made by different writers, it is impossible even to mention here all the authors to whose arguments I am responding. But although I only quote from a very few ...
... chapter to whole books),” with many of the same or overlapping points being made by different writers, it is impossible even to mention here all the authors to whose arguments I am responding. But although I only quote from a very few ...
Side xx
... Chapter 14), but monotheistic theologians then regularly undermine this basic insight by making a wealth of positive claims about the nature of the supposedly ineffable reality. Christian theologians, for example, having declared that ...
... Chapter 14), but monotheistic theologians then regularly undermine this basic insight by making a wealth of positive claims about the nature of the supposedly ineffable reality. Christian theologians, for example, having declared that ...
Side xxi
... Chapter 14) is that we have to distinguish between what I call substantial properties (such as being personal, being good, etc.), which would tell us something significant about the Real, and purely formal attributes (such as being able ...
... Chapter 14) is that we have to distinguish between what I call substantial properties (such as being personal, being good, etc.), which would tell us something significant about the Real, and purely formal attributes (such as being able ...
Side xxiv
... what I have called (Chapter 4) the cosmic optimism of the great world faiths. Is this a doctrine of analogy, as when theologians say that God is good, just, etc., in a sense analogous to that in xxiv. Introduction to the Second Edition.
... what I have called (Chapter 4) the cosmic optimism of the great world faiths. Is this a doctrine of analogy, as when theologians say that God is good, just, etc., in a sense analogous to that in xxiv. Introduction to the Second Edition.
Side xxix
... Chapter 15 I offer two possible accounts of their status, both of which are compatible with the pluralistic hypothesis, so that it is not necessary to the hypothesis to chose between them. One is that they are joint constructs of the ...
... Chapter 15 I offer two possible accounts of their status, both of which are compatible with the pluralistic hypothesis, so that it is not necessary to the hypothesis to chose between them. One is that they are joint constructs of the ...
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PART ONE PHENOMENOLOGICAL | 20 |
PART TWO THE RELIGIOUS AMBIGUITY OF THE UNIVERSE | 72 |
PART THREE EPISTEMOLOGICAL | 128 |
PART FOUR RELIGIOUS PLURALISM | 231 |
PART FIVE CRITERIOLOGICAL | 298 |
The Future | 377 |
Reference Bibliography | 381 |
Index of Names | 409 |
Index of Subjects | 414 |
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accordingly advaita Vedanta advaitic affirm Allah appropriate argument aspect awareness axial age basic belief Bhagavad Gita bodhisattva Brahman Buddha Buddhist century Chapter character Christian cognitive compassion concept concerned consciousness constitutes cosmic cultural death deity developed Dharmakaya distinction divine personae doctrine Don Cupitt dukkha environment eternal ethical evil example experienced expressed fact faith forms God's gods heavenly Hindu Hinduism human existence ideal impersonae individual infinite interpretation Islam Jahweh Jesus kind language liberation limitlessly literal live Lord Mahayana manifestations meaning mind moral Muslim mystical myth mythological naturalistic nature nevertheless Nikāya Nirvana non-realist one's particular perceived philosophical Plantinga pluralistic hypothesis possible post-axial present question Qur'an rational Real realist Reality-centredness relation religion religious experience religious traditions response salvation/liberation Samsara scriptures self-centredness sense social soteriological spiritual stories Sunyata theism theistic theodicy theology theory Theravada thought transcendent reality true ultimate reality universe Vishnu whilst worship