between faith and doubt dialogues on religion and reason

Between Faith and Doubt: Dialogues on Religion and Reason

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hick, John, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This short book is a lively dialogue ong>betweenong> a religious believer ong>andong> a skeptic. It covers all the main issues including different ideas of God, the good ong>andong> bad in religion, religious experience ong>andong> neuroscience, pain ong>andong> suffering, death ong>andong> life after death, ong>andong> includes interesting autobiographical revelations.

Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Orsi, Robert A., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, "ong>Betweenong> Heaven ong>andong> Earth" explores the relationships men, women, ong>andong> children have formed with the Virgin Mary ong>andong> the saints in twentieth-century American Catholic history, ong>andong> reflects, more broadly, on how people live in the company of sacred figures ong>andong> how these relationships shape the ties ong>betweenong> people on earth. In this boldly argued ong>andong> beautifully written book, Robert Orsi also considers how scholars of religion occupy the ground in ong>betweenong> belief ong>andong> analysis, ong>faithong> ong>andong> scholarship. Orsi infuses his analysis with an autobiographical voice steeped in his own Italian-American Catholic background--from the devotion of his uncle Sal, who had cerebral palsy, to a "crippled saint," Margaret of Castello; to the bond of his Tuscan grong>andong>mother with Saint Gemma Galgani. Religion exists not as a medium of making meanings, Orsi maintains, but as a network of relationships ong>betweenong> heaven ong>andong> earth involving people of all ages as well as the many sacred figures they hold dear. Orsi argues that modern academic theorizing about religion has long sanctioned dubious distinctions ong>betweenong> "good" or "real" religious expression on the one hong>andong> ong>andong> "bad" or "bogus" religion on the other, which marginalize these everyday relationships with sacred figures. This book is a brilliant critical inquiry into the lives that people make, for better or worse, ong>betweenong> heaven ong>andong> earth, ong>andong> into the ways scholars of religion could better study of these worlds.

Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellwood, Robert S. / McGraw, Barbara A., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This classic work presents the religions of the world in a way that captures the total human experience in both a factual ong>andong> empathetic manner. Contains chapters on understong>andong>ing the world's religious heritage; the cosmic religions of prehistoric ong>andong> tribal peoples; the spiritual paths of India; Buddhism ong>andong> other religions of East Asia; Monotheistic religions; Judaism; the growth of Christianity; the Islamic ong>faithong>, ong>andong> more, ong>andong> concludes with a chapter that considers religion today ong>andong> in the future. Describes the experience of each ong>faithong>'s practitioners in the United States ong>andong> summarizes the affect of that ong>faithong> on larger American culture. Offers fresh insights ong>andong> information on today's new religious movements (such as China's Falun Gong)--discussing the social conditions that tend to give rise to such movements, their sociological nature, ong>andong> what they say about the societies in which they appear--ong>andong> includes current information on women's role in religion, ong>andong> the impact of religion on such human crises as ecology ong>andong> population. Comes with hong>andong>y outlines for writing a research paper on world religions ong>andong> visiting religious sites. For general readers interested in an introspective ong>andong> enlightening overview of world religions today.

Foundations of Christian Thought: Faith, Learning, and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cosgrove, Mark P., PUBLISHER: Kregel Academic & Professional, "ong>Faithong> is not just meant for church on Sunday," contends Mark Cosgrove. "ong>Faithong> ong>andong> learning are interwoven with each other for the full functioning of the human mind." A book that details this interconnection ong>betweenong> ong>faithong> ong>andong> learning, Foundations of Christian Thought encourages readers to view the Christian ong>faithong> ong>andong> worldview as relevant to everything they read, study, ong>andong> consider. In part 1, Cosgrove explores the relationship ong>betweenong> ong>faithong> ong>andong> learning ong>andong> how an underlying worldview can influence one's beliefs. Part 2 describes ong>andong> tests five major worldviews competing with Christian theism, including naturalism, secular humanism, atheistic existentialism, pantheism, ong>andong> the New Age movement. The last part probes the Christian worldview in more detail by analyzing the challenges it faces ong>andong> how it is lived out day-to-day. An educator on the college campus for thirty years, Cosgrove testifies to how well the Christian worldview relates with the current needs ong>andong> ideas in American culture. Through Foundations of Christian Thought, high school ong>andong> college students will begin to see how the Christian worldview is relevant to what they are studying in the classroom ong>andong> the decisions they make. Readers in the workforce ong>andong> elsewhere will learn to relate their ong>faithong> to modern worldviews in our culture.

Reason and Faith and Other Miscellanies of Henry Rogers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Henry Rogers, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Chronicles of Air and Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Villarreal, Rosa Martha, PUBLISHER: Archer Books, A Mexican-American archeologist ong>andong> her family are caught up in the legends ong>andong> myths of their Aztec ong>andong> Maya heritage. The story shifts ong>betweenong> present day ong>andong> the 16th century, ong>andong> ong>betweenong> dreams ong>andong> reality.

An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion. by John

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wesley, John, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration ong>andong> rapidly growing technology ong>andong> expong>andong>ing record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>andong> independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious ong>andong> philosophical understong>andong>ing ong>andong> continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, ong>andong> Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons ong>andong> moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict ong>betweenong> Protestantism ong>andong> Catholicism transformed into one ong>betweenong> ong>faithong> ong>andong> logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryNWith a final advertisement leaf.London: printed for G. Whitfield; ong>andong> sold at the Methodist preaching-houses, in town ong>andong> country, ]p.; 12

Stubborn Hope

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berryman, Phillip, PUBLISHER: New Press, An essential primer on the relationship ong>betweenong> religion ong>andong> politics in Central America.

A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt: Documents in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thorner, Thomas / Frohn-Nielson, Thor, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, This new edition of Broadview's two volume anthology of documents in Canadian history, A Few Acres of Snow ong>andong> A Country Nourished on Self-ong>Doubtong>, presents many new documentary sources on Canadian history, combined with the most compelling passages from the first edition, Included are documents that focus on the history of Canada's various regions; on social, cultural, political ong>andong> intellectual history; ong>andong> on the experiences of women, Native peoples, immigrants ong>andong> labour.

Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Griffith, R. Marie / McAlister, Melani, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, This collection of essays from a special issue of American Quarterly explores the complex ong>andong> sometimes contradictory ways that religion matters in contemporary public life. Religion ong>andong> Politics in the Contemporary United States offers a groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary conversation ong>betweenong> scholars in American studies ong>andong> religious studies. The contributors explore numerous modes through which religious ong>faithong> has mobilized political action. They utilize a variety of definitions of politics, ranging from lobbying by religious leaders to the political impact of popular culture. Their work includes the political activities of a very diverse group of religious believers: Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, ong>andong> others. In addition, theA book explores the meanings of religion for people who might contest the term -- those who are spiritual but not religious, for example, as well as activists who engage symbols of ong>faithong> ong>andong> community but who may not necessarily consider themselves members of a specific religion. Several essays also examine the meanings of secular identity, humanist politics, ong>andong> the complex evocations of civil religion in American life. No other book on religion ong>andong> politics includes anything like the diversity of religions, ethnicities, ong>andong> topics that this one does -- from Mormon political mobilization to attempts at Americanizing Muslims in the post-9/11 United States, from CA(c)sar ChAvez to James Dobson, from interreligious cooperation ong>andong> conflict over Darfur to the global politics surrounding the category of Hindus ong>andong> South Asians in the United States.

Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism and Religion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirkwood, Neville A., PUBLISHER: Morehouse Publishing, In our religiously pluralistic society, clergy, medical ong>andong> nursing staffs in modern hospitals are confronted with caring for people with varied beliefs ong>andong> customs. Since the overall care of a patient, ong>andong> not just the surgeries performed or medicines given, affect an individual's recovery, it is vitally important to be familiar with cultural ong>andong> religious understong>andong>ings ong>andong> expectations around hygiene, pastoral care, autopsies, transfusions, ong>andong> even the practices associated with death itself. A Hospital Hong>andong>book on Multiculturalism ong>andong> Religion is a succinct guide to the care of patients from a variety of ong>faithong> perspectives: Christian, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhist, B'hai, ong>andong> others. Each chapter examines not only the customs themselves, but the significance of certain rites ong>andong> attitudes, supplying health care workers ong>andong> chaplains with the information they need to provide the best care possible.

Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths: A Critical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deloria, Vine, PUBLISHER: Fulcrum Group, Deloria takes Western science ong>andong> religion to task in this witty ong>andong> erudite assault on the current state of evolutionary theory, science, ong>andong> religion. Incorporating non-Western ong>andong> Native American ideas, as well as the concept of "Intelligent Design," Deloria provides us with a framework to better understong>andong> our beginnings.

The Logic of Reason, Universal and Eternal

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hickok, Laurens Perseus, PUBLISHER: Applewood Books, "With our American Philosophy ong>andong> Religion series, Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, ong>andong> non-academics alike can see the thoughts ong>andong> beliefs of Americans who came before us."

Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Midlarsky, Manus I., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The relationship ong>betweenong> inequality ong>andong> democracy is a compelling one for the contemporary social scientist. This book addresses questions raised as early as the time of Aristotle, ong>andong> continue through Marx to the present day. Theories of inequality in relation to democracy are explored, ong>andong> the book focuses on the sources of democracy, the relationship ong>betweenong> economic development ong>andong> thresholds of democracy, ong>andong> finally responses to democratization. As the gap ong>betweenong> rich ong>andong> poor widens within ong>andong> ong>betweenong> nations, the subject of this book becomes increasingly important worldwide.

Anthropology of Religion: The Unity and Diversity of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crapo, Richley H., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, This text offers an alternative to the case-driven approach that the sole use of a reader tends to foster. It provides students with ways of conceptualizing what religion is, what its social ong>andong> psychological functions are, the nature of religious symbolism ong>andong> religious behavior, ong>andong> the organizational structure of religions. This text covers all the stong>andong>ard topics (e.g., ideology ong>andong> symbolism, ritual ong>andong> ceremony, organizational forms, ong>andong> social ong>andong> psychological functions of religion) as well as ones of more recent interest such as religion ong>andong> gender, the psychology of religion, ong>andong> pilgrimage. Acquista Ora

A Faith Built on Sand

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Song>andong>ers, Phil, PUBLISHER: Gospel Advocate Company, Is your ong>faithong> built on the Rock or on Song>andong>? Jesus' parable about two houses, one built on a rock ong>andong> the other built on song>andong>, has provided encouragement ong>andong> warning for students of God's Word. In Phil Song>andong>ers' newest book, A ong>Faithong> Built on Song>andong>, he examines the dangers inherent in a ong>faithong> that has no foundation more substantial than song>andong>. Song>andong>ers confronts such current movements ong>andong> positions as society's influence on Christianity, cultural morality, tolerance, the emerging church ong>andong> synthetic Christianity. He explores the flaws evident in each of these when compared with God's inspired Word. He insists the only viable solution to this song>andong>-based ong>faithong> is finding your way back to the cross.

Cadence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoff, B. J., PUBLISHER: Walker Large Print, Book 2 in the "American Anthem" series A Silver Angel Award-winning Author Beloved storyteller B. J. Hoff presents a sweeping saga of men ong>andong> women whose love shaped America's heart ong>andong> America's music. Cadence takes you on an unforgettable ride through the bustling world of nineteenth-century New York to tell a poignant story of men ong>andong> women struggling through fear ong>andong> ong>doubtong> toward enduring ong>faithong> ong>andong> triumphant love.

Fontenelle's Dialogues of the Dead, in Three Parts.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration ong>andong> rapidly growing technology ong>andong> expong>andong>ing record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>andong> independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious ong>andong> philosophical understong>andong>ing ong>andong> continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, ong>andong> Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons ong>andong> moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict ong>betweenong> Protestantism ong>andong> Catholicism transformed into one ong>betweenong> ong>faithong> ong>andong> logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTLondon: printed for J. Tonson, ], lxvi,256p.; 12 Acquista Ora

Religion in the Public Square: The Place of Religious

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Audi, Robert / Wolterstorff, Nicholas, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This vigorous debate ong>betweenong> two distinguished philosophers presents two views on a topic of worldwide importance: the role of religion in politics. Audi argues that citizens in a free democracy should distinguish religious ong>andong> secular considerations ong>andong> give them separate though related roles. Wolterstorff argues that religious elements are both appropriate in politics ong>andong> indispensable to the vitality of a pluralistic democracy. Each philosopher first states his position in detail, then responds to ong>andong> criticizes the opposing viewpoint.

Religion Politics Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradley, James E. / Van Kley, Dale K., PUBLISHER: University of Notre Dame Press, Religion ong>andong> Politics in Enlightenment Europe, a collection of original essays from leading scholars, demonstrates that the collapse of the post-Reformation confessional state was more the result of religious dissent from within, much of it orthodox, than attacks of an anti-religious Enlightenment. In sharp contrast to the Reformation-era religious conflicts which tended to pit Protestant ong>andong> Catholic confessions ong>andong> states against each other, the eighteenth-century religious conflicts described in Religion ong>andong> Politics in Enlightenment Europe took place within the various confessional establishments ong>andong> states that founded ong>andong> maintained them, such as Russian Orthodoxy in the East ong>andong> the Anglican Establishment in Englong>andong> ong>andong> Irelong>andong>. In the course of its analysis, Religion ong>andong> Politics in Enlightenment Europe destroys the notion of any kind of privileged relationship ong>betweenong> "religion" ong>andong> political or social "reaction." This book reveals the religious roots of modern ideas of individual rights ong>andong> limitations on government, as well as the imperative of political order ong>andong> the need for social hierarchy. It also shows the impossibility of any purely secular treatment of eighteenth-century European political history or institutions. Based on fresh, primary research as well as a synthesis of secondary sources, Religion ong>andong> Politics in Enlightenment Europe turns the familiar eighteenth century of the textbooks upside down ong>andong> inside out, challenging the dominant narratives of secularization ong>andong> inevitable conclusion in the French Revolution.

Dialogues of the Gods Originally Written in German by C. M.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wielong>andong>, Christoph Martin, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration ong>andong> rapidly growing technology ong>andong> expong>andong>ing record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>andong> independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious ong>andong> philosophical understong>andong>ing ong>andong> continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, ong>andong> Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons ong>andong> moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict ong>betweenong> Protestantism ong>andong> Catholicism transformed into one ong>betweenong> ong>faithong> ong>andong> logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T Translation attributed to William Taylor. With a final advertisement ong>andong> errata leaf. London: printed for J. Johnson, ]p.; 12 Acquista Ora

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Illustrated Notebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tortora, Gerard J. / Grabowski, Song>andong>ra Reynolds, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A solid scientific presentation of the principles of the human structure ong>andong> function The outstong>andong>ing illustration program ong>andong> innovative learning features frame a superb balance ong>betweenong> anatomy ong>andong> physiology that emphasizes correlations ong>betweenong> normal physiology ong>andong> pathophysiology, normal anatomy ong>andong> pathology, ong>andong> homeostasis ong>andong> homeostatic imbalances.

The Economics of Saving and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmidt-Hebbel Klaus / Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus / Serven, Luis, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Saving rates display great variation across countries ong>andong> over time. They are also closely related to growth performance. This volume provides a state-of-the-art account of key variables, institutions ong>andong> policies that determine saving. Drawing from a systematic exploration of the existing literature, the collection summarizes current knowledge about cross-country saving trends, the relation ong>betweenong> saving ong>andong> growth, the impact of financial policies ong>andong> institutions on saving, the effect of foreign resource inflows on saving, ong>andong> the links ong>betweenong> income distribution ong>andong> aggregate saving.

Belief

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vattimo, Gianni / D'Isanto, Luca / Webb, David, PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press, In this highly personal book, one of Europe's foremost contemporary philosophers confronts the theme of ong>faithong> ong>andong> religion. He argues that there is a substantial link ong>betweenong> the history of Christian revelation ong>andong> the history of nihilism, in particular as the latter appears in the work of Nietzsche ong>andong> Heidegger, Vattimo's philosophical specialty. Tracing the relation ong>betweenong> his response to these two thinkers ong>andong> his own life as a devout Catholic, Vattimo shows how his interpretation of Heidegger's work ong>andong> his conceptions of "weak thought" ong>andong> "weak ontology" can be seen as closely linked to a rediscovery of Christianity. Vattimo speaks here in the first person--a risk that results in a disarmingly open exploration of the themes of charity, truth, dogmatism, morality, ong>andong> sin, viewed through the lens of his own life ong>andong> his own return to Christianity. While deeply critical of institutionalized religion ong>andong> the Church, Vattimo discovers in the Christian tradition a voice (not a distinct message) whose interpretation is still being played out around us. Shaped by his readings of Nietzsche ong>andong> Heidegger, Vattimo's decision to affirm his formation within the Christian tradition provides an original ong>andong> engaging contribution to the contemporary debate on religion. At the center of this book is the enigma of belief. Freed by modernity from its Platonic subordination to knowledge, belief is recovered as a crucial ong>andong> inevitable feature of our cultural ong>andong> personal lives. "Do you believe?" Vattimo is asked. "I believe so," he replies. Acquista Ora

Contradiction and Conflict: The Popular Church in Nicaragua

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabia, Debra, PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, Sabia examines the complex interaction of religious belief ong>andong> political inspiration among internal divisions of Nicaragua's popular church. Contradiction ong>andong> Conflict explores the rich history, ideology, ong>andong> development of the popular church in Nicaragua. From careful assessments within the context of Nicaragua's revolutionary period (s-), this book explains the historical conditions that worked to unify members of the Christian ong>faithong> ong>andong> the subsequent factors that fragmented the Christian community into at least four identifiable groups with religious ong>andong> political differences, contradictions, ong>andong> conflicts. Debra Sabia describes ong>andong> analyzes the rise, growth, ong>andong> fragmentation of the popular church ong>andong> assesses the effect of the Christian base communities on religion, politics, ong>andong> the nation's social revolutionary experiment.

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