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The Politics of Postsecular Religion
Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 59.99Ananda Abeysekara contends that democracy, along with its cherished secular norms, is founded on the idea of a promise deferred to the future. Rooted in democracy's messianic promise is the belief that religious& mdash;political identity-such as Buddhist, Hindu, Sinhalese, Christian, Muslim, or Tamil& mdash;can be critiqued, neutralized, improved,... more...
The Virtue of Faith and Other Essays in Philosophical Theology
Oxford University Press 1987; US$ 49.99The author has been a leader in renewing philosophical respect for the idea that moral obligation may be founded on the command of God. This is a collection of his essays, two of them previously unpublished. more...
On Freud's "The Future of an Illusion"
Karnac Books 2011; US$ 31.95"The Future of an Illusion" reveals Freud's reflections about religion as well as his hope that in the future science will go beyond religion, and reason will replace faith in God. The discussion with an imaginary critic revealed his internal debate, mirroring the debate about this subject in the outside world. However, it also enlightens his way of... more...
Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion
Indiana University Press 2011; US$ 20.95Feminist theory and reflections on sexuality and gender rarely make contact with contemporary continental philosophy of religion. Where they all come together, creative and transformative thinking occurs. In Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion, internationally recognized scholars tackle complicated ... more...
God Part of the Brain
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2006; US$ 12.95Acclaimed by a wide range of experts, The "God" Part of the Brain is a classic. Matthew Alper presents a stunning argument: that our brain is hardwired to believe in a God. more...
New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion
Springer 2009; US$ 149.99Having enjoyed more than a decade of lively critique and creativity, feminist philosophy of religion continues to be a vital field of inquiry. New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion maintains this vitality with both women and men, from their own distinctive social and material locations, contributing critically to the rich traditions in philosophy... more...
Religious Behaviour
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 49.95No study of religious practice ancient or modern is complete without reference to the work of sociologists on religious practice. The volumes in The Sociology of Religion set of the International Library of Sociology explore the social, economic and behavioural contexts of religious activity. more...
Reincarnation and the Law of Karma
The Floating Press 1908; US$ 5.99There are many forms of belief - many degrees of doctrine - regarding Reincarnation, as we shall see as we proceed, but there is a fundamental and basic principle underlying all of the various shades of opinion, and divisions of the schools. This fundamental belief may be expressed as the doctrine that there is in man an immaterial Something (called... more...
In Gods We Trust
Oxford University Press, USA 2004; US$ 22.99This ambitious, interdisciplinary book seeks to explain the origins of religion using our knowledge of the evolution of cognition. A cognitive anthropologist and psychologist, Scott Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation... more...
Religious Experience, Justification, and History
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 30.00Matthew Bagger argues against the use of religious experience to justify religious belief rationally. All experience implicitly requires a commitment to an explanation of its cause. Extraordinary religious experiences require a commitment to a supernatural cause, and Bagger demonstrates that the respectability of supernatural explanations has changed... more...









