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Religion: general
The Rediscovery of Wisdom: From Here to Antiquity in Quest of Sophia
Conway, David (Professor Of Philosophy, Unive...
hardcover. By reconstructing it and tracing its vicissitudes, David Conway rehabilitates a time-honoured conception of philosophy, originating in Plato and Aristotle, which makes theoretical wisdom its aim. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; HPCA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333747117
- ISBN
- 9780333747117
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€ 195.24
€ 195.24
Hardback. In Religion, Ethnicity and Social Change the author argues that the recent focus on religious fundamentalism in ethnic conflict has obscured the ambiguous role of 'mainstream' Western religion. The book examines the relationship between the religious and secular spheres at a time of rapid transition in South Africa and Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFMS; HRAF; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720479
- ISBN
- 9780333720479
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€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardcover. Happel claims that the Christian God is intimately involved at every level of physical and biological science. This volume examines the exploratory work of metaphors for time in astrophysical cosmology, chaos theory, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714102
- ISBN
- 9780333714102
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Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Hardback. Harold Fisch explores the biblical influence on the style and structure of landmark works by Fielding, Defoe, George Eliot, Kafka, Dostoevsky and others. Whilst the great novelists could not manage without the Bible, at the same time 'it would not do'. The book concludes with two chapters on the Israeli novelists S.Y. Agnon and A.B. Yehoshua. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; HRA; HRLB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714096
- ISBN
- 9780333714096
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€ 128.28
€ 128.28
paperback. In this volume, Muslim, Christian and Jewish writers explore the nature of the Islamic religion and its impact on a pluralistic society. Topics explored include the Islamic belief in God, revelation in the Abrahamic faiths, the Qur'anic conception of apostleship, and the nature of prophethood. Editor(s): Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 311.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333690673
- ISBN
- 9780333690673
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€ 71.78
€ 71.78
Hardcover. This text attempts to show that insights can be gleaned from both science and religion to enable us to understand what the world is like, how the human animal is distinctive from the sub-human, and how we might think of God. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333689356
- ISBN
- 9780333689356
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€ 128.81
€ 128.81
hardcover. This work examines the thinking of two 19th-century thinkers, Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. Its focus is on the radically different ways they envisioned a joyful acceptance of life - a concern they shared. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333676561
- ISBN
- 9780333676561
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€ 127.56
€ 127.56
Hardcover. The main aims of this text are to establish that it is rational to believe that God exists; to show how God relates to morality; and to show how God is casually connected to his creation. The author defends a version of the ontological argument and refutes the atheistic argument from suffering. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333644645
- ISBN
- 9780333644645
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€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardback. Can theology still operate in the void of post-theism? In attempting to answer this question "Agnosis" examines the concept of the void itself, tracing a history of nothingness from Augustine through Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Bataille and Derrida. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1; HRLB; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638644
- ISBN
- 9780333638644
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€ 127.92
€ 127.92
Hardcover. This text utilizes an analysis of mortality to acknowledge shifts of emphasis in cultural and religious traditions. A central concern is the diversity of representations of death to be found within the varying cultural, religious, medical and legal systems of contemporary western societies. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638620
- ISBN
- 9780333638620
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Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardback. This examination of his fiction and non-fiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates between religion, science and literature, and provides examples of the transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333637678
- ISBN
- 9780333637678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333632031
- ISBN
- 9780333632031
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€ 128.76
€ 128.76
Hardback. Most world religions proclaim that life continues beyond the grave and attempt to answer such questions as: Will we remember our former lives? Will we have bodies? Such issues serve as the basis of these essays which provide a framework for understanding concepts of the Hereafter. Editor(s): Cohn-Sherbok, Dan; Lewin, Christopher. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333630730
- ISBN
- 9780333630730
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€ 128.13
€ 128.13
Hardback. The biblical prohibition of images sets Judaism apart, together with Islam, from all other religious systems. This book attempts to explain the reasons for the prohibition - as well as its limits - and then shows how influential it has been in determining aspects of Jewish thinking. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333625958
- ISBN
- 9780333625958
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€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardback. When great evil is done to human beings, we may feel that something absolute has been violated. Can that sense be expressed without religious concepts? This is one of the central questions discussed by philosophers of religion and moral philosophers in this collection. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z. Series: Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333620663
- ISBN
- 9780333620663
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€ 195.89
€ 195.89
Hardcover. Considers what the reality of suffering discloses about God's nature. This book reflects on some theistic responses to the challenge of suffering. The authors focus on the practical ways some believers deal with suffering by "suffering with those in affliction". Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333616383
- ISBN
- 9780333616383
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€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardback. Examining the case for and against the belief in personal survival of bodily death, this text discusses philosophical questions, such as: Is a "next world" conceivable? It also examines arguments for the immortality of the soul, and focuses on types of prima facie evidence of survival. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333616338
- ISBN
- 9780333616338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333614907
- ISBN
- 9780333614907
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€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardback. The Buddhist view of inter-religious dialogue is significantly different from many other religions, because of the many incarnations of the Buddha and the concepts of dependent co-origination and emptiness. This book clarifies the Buddhist view of inter-religious dialogue. Editor(s): Heine, Steve. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333611975
- ISBN
- 9780333611975
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Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333593073
- ISBN
- 9780333593073
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Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333586501
- ISBN
- 9780333586501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Paperback. The introduction to a series of interdisciplinary titles, both monographs and essays, concerned with matters of literature, art and textuality within religious traditions founded upon texts and textual study. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333570791
- ISBN
- 9780333570791
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€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Hardback. Theologians, philosophers, literary critics and historians of ideas, approach the question of how the Judaeo-Christian tradition of theological reflection has suffered from, and will negotiate, the emergence of postmodern theory and practice in literature and criticism. Editor(s): Jasper, David. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333570623
- ISBN
- 9780333570623
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€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. An analysis and discussion of the nature of time and eternity, focusing on the timelessness of God. After considering two theories of time in the light of modern science and philosophy, the author argues for a "process" notion of time. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333563199
- ISBN
- 9780333563199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27