Former ambassador to Kenya and president of Lincoln Center Glenn W Ferguson kept a journal for 21 years in which he recorded his thoughts on a variety of subjects. This book presents a compilation of brief essays culled from this journal, all on the subject of religion. It aims to encourage the reader to raise questions about religion.
A guide for souls seeking clarity in complex times. This book includes essays that focus on restoring ourselves to our full birthright as beings "made in God's image and explore themes such as genius, intelligence, character, and prayer.
Continental philosophers of religion have been engaging with theological issues, concepts and questions for several decades, blurring the borders between the domains of philosophy and theology. Yet when Emmanuel Falque proclaims that both theologians and philosophers need not be afraid of crossing the Rubicon - the point of no return - between ......
In this collection, the question "Must we cross the Rubicon?" is central. However, rather than simply opposing or subscribing to Falque's position, the individual chapters of this book interrogate and critically reflect on the relationship between theology and philosophy, of...
Here is a series of meditations which describe the religious dimensions of life in terms of an inward journey. As the ways of the journey are many and varied, so Furlong contemplates its byways from different vantage points, drawing from Eastern and Western tradition of spiritual disciplines.
Unearthing the Unknown Whitehead argues that the previously unpublished materials appearing in the recent volumes of the Critical Edition of Whitehead call for a complete reconsideration of Whitehead's philosophical corpus and stand to turn some of what readers think they know about Alfred North Whitehead on its head.
Unearthing the Unknown Whitehead argues that it is Alfred North Whitehead's recently published Harvard lectures, and not his books, that contain the truest record of the development of his philosophy, including the false starts and dead ends that the published works obscure. This development could previously only be inferred as taking place in the ......
Reviews trends toward harmonising religion and science. From intelligent design theories to arguments proving the compatibility of biblical stories with scientific data and 'Bible codes' containing secret messages, this work shows that all such approaches are little more than tailoring evidence to fit the desired theory.
Conversions to Christianity in the Contemporary West
This book examines the unlikely conversion stories of fifty former atheists as they move from belief in naturalistic atheism to strong belief in God and conservative Christianity. Their own perspectives and journeys provide deep insight for those who are interested in why and how such dramatic change is possible.
