The project to map the human genetic codes has been widely hailed as a monumental achievement with vast medical promise. Yet the project is also fraught with ambiguities and, Susan Thistlethwaite claims, great potential dangers to society.
Most studies of Athanasius on the Holy Spirit have concentrated on his Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit. In this book, Kevin Douglas Hill looks at his earlier writing and argues that without that earlier work he would not have been prepared to confess the Holy Spirits divine nature and role in creating the world.
An Advaitic Modernity?: Raimon Panikkar and Philosophical Theology poses Raimon Panikkar as a stimulating dialogue partner in postmodern philosophical theology who can help us rethink the relationship between transcendence and immanence through an advaitic critique of modernity. Andrew D. Thrasher argues that Panikkar advaitic critique of ......
The secret of all those timeless places where one feels "at home"
At a time of existential threat to the physical and human environment we live in, architect and film maker Nili Portugali takes the readers through a poetic text and spectacular photo gallery, extracted from her awarded new film, into a deeply intimate journey of memories in the Galilean "Kabbala" holy city of Tsefat.
Applying Jewish Ethics: Beyond the Rabbinic Tradition is a groundbreaking collection that introduces the reader to applied ethics and examines various social issues from contemporary and largely under-represented, Jewish ethical perspectives.
Do you have a supernatural soul? If you think you do, have you asked yourself why you think so? How we answer these questions affects what we believe about ourselves and how we live our lives. This book examines these issues from the diverse perspectives of neuroscience, biblical scholarship, the history of ideas, and quantum physics.
Drawing on insights from Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Art and Selfhood: A Kierkegaardian Account defends the idea that art matters in our society today because it can play a pivotal role in helping us become better and more authentic versions of ourselves.
Dealing with atheism, agnosticism, and religious belief, this paperback edition develops an integrated approach to the discussion of what it means to be an atheist. In chapters such as: How is Atheism to be Characterised?; Does God Exist?; and The Primacy of Philosophical Theology, it defends atheism in a way that answers the concerns.
This collection examines the topic of time in Augustine of Hippo. By placing Augustine into conversation with theologians and philosophers from the Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist traditions, the goal is to demonstrate the ongoing relevance of Augustine's account of temporality across historical, cultural, and religious boundaries.
