Show how Christianity came into being. This book shows that spiritual happenings were factors in the emergence of Christianity. It demonstrates that mysticism may coexist with the clarity of natural sciences and that mysticism is "presentation of spiritual reality", a reality accessible only to knowledge drawn from the sources of spiritual life.
Presents a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of religion. This book shows how philosophers have used the tools of philosophy to examine the validity of religious ideas and values.
Can God's non-existence be established by good, clear, objective evidence? It all depends on what is meant by 'God'. This book presents a strong case for atheism. It explores two major arguments in support of non-existence, the more established Argument from Evil and the Argument from Non-belief.
Is there life after death or do we simply cease to exist? This work presents philosophical selections featuring the work of classical and contemporary authors who address the topics of immortality, soul and body, transmigration, materialism, epiphenomenalism, physical research and parapsychology, reincarnation, disembodied existence, and more.
German philosopher, David Friedrich Strauss (1808-1874) was one of Europe's most controversial critics of the Bible. Here, he uses 19th-century science and leading philosophers to reject God as the creator of the universe, the divinity of Christ, and the reality of miracles, thus consigning religion to the domains of history, myth, and ethics.
Liberalism in religion grew strong in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, then collapsed. The author argues that a fatal flaw at the heart of the movement undercut its progress. The Liberals were unwilling or unable to hold to their own central principle: the need to maintain a free and open mind, heart, and spirit in religion.
The thought of Paul Ricoeur continues its profound effect on theology, religious studies, and biblical interpretation. Introduced by Mark Wallace, the twenty-one papers collected in this volume-some familiar, many translated here for the first time-constitute the most comprehensive anthology of Ricoeur's writings in religion since 1970. The ......
For Rudolf Steiner, Christ's Incarnation and death on Golgotha were central events in earthly and cosmic history. Humankind, he said, would evolve in time toward a spiritual awareness of Christ's presence in creation and the individual would no longer need "institutionalized" religious beliefs. In this concise introduction to Steiner's ideas, the ......