Philosophy : Religious

Part of a series of books on the history of sinning. This work considers what the experts have written about envy, schadenfreude, and resentment, and how it operates under different political systems. more...

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These twenty stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith, provide a charming account of the genesis of Hasidism. This is an ideal introduction to Hasidic religion, and to Buber's influential philosophy of love and human understanding. more...

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The Qur''an (Arabic: al-qur''an, literally "the recitation"; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Qur''an) is the central religious text of Islam. Complete edition - Three best known English translations: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthall and M. H. Shakir. Complete edition. Three best known English translations: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthall and M. H. Shakir. Read each translation of The Qur''an individually or compare three translations side by side. First Chapter: AL-FATIHA (THE OPENING) of THE HOLY QUR''AN :: Translator Ali, Abdullah Yusuf. THE HOLY QUR''AN. Chapter 1:. AL-FATIHA (THE OPENING) Total Verses: 7 Revealed At: MAKKA. 1.001 In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. 1.002 Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;. 1.003 Most Gracious, Most Merciful;. 1.004 Master of the Day of Judgment. 1.005 Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. 1.006 Show us the straight way,. 1.007 The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray. more...

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Trained by some of the most eminent philosophers of the twentieth century, Richard Rorty has come to be one of the strongest critics of the philosophical tradition. In this book G. Elijah Dann takes seriously Rorty's writings, showing how, contrary to what many philosophers believe, he actually helps to enhance and enliven both the philosophy of religion and the chances for moral progress. Dann goes on to discuss Rorty's metaethics and reviews Rorty's well-known article, "Religion as Conversation-stopper," showing how the private/public distinction, though well-placed, needs adjustment. Contrary to Rorty's view that religious values should remain in the private realm, Dann maintains religious values can play an important role in the public square, albeit through a "translation" into secular terms. Finally the book explores how the history of philosophical interests shaped theological ones and Dann looks at Rorty's more recent thoughts about religion, particularly in his discussion with the Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo. more...

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Christians face a conundrum when it comes to naming God, for if God is unnamable, as theologians maintain, he can also be called by every name. His proper name is thus an open-ended, all-encompassing list, a mystery the Church embraces in its rhetoric, but which many Christians have found difficult to accept. To explore this conflict, Valentina Izmirlieva examines two lists of God’s names: one from The Divine Names, the classic treatise by Pseudo-Dionysius, and the other from The 72 Names of the Lord, an amulet whose history binds together Kabbalah and Christianity, Jews and Slavs, Palestine, Provence, and the Balkans. This unexpected juxtaposition of a theological treatise and a magical amulet allows Izmirlieva to reveal lists’ rhetorical potential to create order and to function as both tools of knowledge and of power. Despite the two different visions of order represented by each list, Izmirlieva finds that their uses in Christian practice point to a complementary relationship between the existential need for God’s protection and the metaphysical desire to submit to his infinite majesty—a compelling claim sure to provoke discussion among scholars in many fields. more...

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