UID:
almafu_9959237573102883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-315-72959-8
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1-317-54638-5
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1-306-45637-1
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1-317-54639-3
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1-84465-467-2
Series Statement:
The history of western philosophy of religion ; 5
Content:
An international team of over 100 leading scholars has been brought together to provide authoritative exposition of how historys most important philosophical thinkers from antiquity to the present day- have sought to analyse the concepts and tenets central to Western religious belief, especially Christianity. Volume 5 comprises an introduction, presenting an overview of Twentieth-Century philosophy of religion, and a series of essays on Twentieth-Century philosophers, including William James, Max Scheler, John Hick, Richard Swinburne, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Emmanuel Heidigger, John Dewey and Karl Jaspers. Each essay opens with a brief biography, outlines and analyses the philosophers contribution to thinking on religion, and concludes with key further reading. The volume closes with a chronology, presenting a contextual guide to the main religious, political, cultural and artistic events of the period. This volume is an excellent tool for those undertaking research in this area.
Note:
Originally published 2009 by Acumen.
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Ancient philosophy of religion --
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Medieval philosophy of religion --
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Early modern philosophy of religion --
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Nineteenth-century philosophy of religion --
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Twentieth-century philosophy of religion.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84465-224-6
Language:
English
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