Provides an introduction to the main schools of Indian philosophy within both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. This book analyzes the schools' different doctrines and compares their approaches to specific philosophical topics - ontology, epistemology, perception, consciousness, and creation and causality.
Once a keystone of the Democratic Party, American Catholics are today helping to put Republicans in office. This book traces changes in party allegiance and voting behavior of Catholics in national elections over the course of 150 years and explains why much of the voting bloc that supported John F Kennedy has deserted the Democratic coalition.
Examines both Roman Catholic natural law tradition and Anglo-American feminist ethics and reconciles the two positions by showing how some of their aims and assumptions complement one another. This title analyzes trends in both contemporary feminist ethics, theological as well as secular, and twentieth-century Roman Catholic moral theology.
Whether joining forces to address tobacco legislation or proposed air safety regulations, Washington lobbyists with little in common are combining their clout to get results. This book examines why coalition strategies have emerged as a dominant lobbying technique, when lobbyists use them, and how these strategies affect their activities.
Provides an overview of Islam. To place Islam in perspective, the author discusses the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam and provides a brief account of Islamic history down to the present. He also explains major topics in Islamic worship to help readers understand it as a living faith.
People who helped exterminate Jews during the shoah (Hebrew for "holocaust") often claimed that they only did what was expected of them. Intrigued by hearing the same response from individuals who rescued Jews, the author proposes that the notion of ordinariness used to characterize Nazi evil is equally applicable to goodness.
The Catholic tradition has always tried to explain its theology in a systematic way, but the great changes and tensions existing within Catholic moral theology today have made it difficult to develop systematic approaches. This title points out agreements, disagreements, and changes in significant aspects of the Catholic moral tradition.
The development of the Catholic university in the United States has raised issues about its continued identity, its promise, and its academic constituents. This title explores these questions, especially as they have been experienced in Jesuit history and contemporary commitments.
