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The Longing for Home (Boston University Studies in Philosophy & Religion)
Roger Hargreaves
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Description for The Longing for Home (Boston University Studies in Philosophy & Religion)
Paperback. This work explores the notion that home is both a place and a condition of the spirit. While a person may have a place that is home, he or she may also be nostalgic for an inner spiritual home which beckons even as it lies beyond the human grasp. Editor(s): Rouner, Leroy S. Series: Boston University Studies in Philosophy & Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
The authors of The Longing for Home explore the notion that home is both a place and a condition of the spirit. While a person may have a place that is home, he or she may also be nostalgic for an inner spiritual home which beckons even as it lies beyond the human grasp. Essays by Elie Wiesel, Werner Gundersheimer, and Frederick Buechner complete part one. Part two focuses on philosophical explorations of the meaning of home.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Boston University Studies in Philosophy & Religion
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268013240
SKU
V9780268013240
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Ref
99-1
About Roger Hargreaves
Leroy S. Rouner (d. 2006) was the Professor of Philosophy, Religion and Philosophical Theology and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Religion at Boston University. He edited a number of books and is the author of Within Human Experience: The Philosophy of William Ernest Hocking and To Be at Home: Christianity, Civil Religion and World Community.
Reviews for The Longing for Home (Boston University Studies in Philosophy & Religion)
“Rouner introduces the volume with a masterful attempt to bring together and summarize the themes and issues that emerge from the contributions of these distinguished essayists.” —Journal of Religion “This volume continues the practice of earlier volumes in this series: illuminating issues routinely overlooked by professional philosophers and religious thinkers. In this collection, the editor gathers together the reflections of ... Read more