In Search Of Transcendence
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In Search Of Transcendence
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Author : Jerry H. Gill
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-07-31
In Search Of Transcendence written by Jerry H. Gill and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-31 with Philosophy categories.
This book explores the philosophical/religious thought of Soren Kierkegaard, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Nikos Kazantzakis in relation to the concept of transcendence. Each of these thinkers has made a strong impact on Western religious and philosophical thought, but each from a nearly completely different angle as well as from a different national background. This comparative study therefore crosses both national and perspectival boundaries. Each of the three thinkers struggled with the notion of transcendence but in uniquely distinct fashion. The conclusion offers yet a third model, the author’s, for understanding transcendence focusing on the concept of “mediation”.
Transcendence And History
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Author : Glenn Hughes
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2003-05-01
Transcendence And History written by Glenn Hughes and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-01 with Philosophy categories.
Transcendence and History is an analysis of what philosopher Eric Voegelin described as “the decisive problem of philosophy”: the dilemma of the discovery of transcendent meaning and the impact of this discovery on human self-understanding. The world’s major religious and wisdom traditions are built upon the recognition of transcendent meaning, and our own cultural and linguistic heritage has long since absorbed the postcosmological division of reality into the two dimensions of “transcendence” and “immanence.” But the last three centuries in the West have seen a growing resistance to the idea of transcendent meaning; contemporary and “postmodern” interpretations of the human situation—both popular and intellectual—indicate a widespread eclipse of confidence in the truth of transcendence. In Transcendence and History, Glenn Hughes contributes to the understanding of transcendent meaning and the problems associated with it, assisting in the philosophical recovery of the legitimacy of the notion of transcendence. Depending primarily on the treatments of transcendence found in the writings of twentieth-century philosophers Eric Voegelin and Bernard Lonergan, Hughes explores the historical discovery of transcendent meaning and then examines what it indicates about the structure of history. Hughes’s main focus, however, is on clarifying the problem of transcendence in relation to historical existence. Addressing both layreaders and scholars, Hughes applies the insights and analyses of Voegelin and Lonergan to considerable advantage. Transcendence and History will be of particular value to those who have grappled with the notion of transcendence in the study of philosophy, comparative religion, political theory, history, philosophical anthropology, and art or poetry. By examining transcendent meaning as the key factor in the search for ultimate meaning from ancient societies to the present, the book demonstrates how “the decisive problem of philosophy” both illuminates and presents a vital challenge to contemporary intellectual discourse.
Secularism And The Pursuit Of Transcendence Volume I
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Author : Stanley E. Porter
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2025-02-20
Secularism And The Pursuit Of Transcendence Volume I written by Stanley E. Porter and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-20 with Religion categories.
We live in a secular age, or so we have been told. Nevertheless, the Christian church strongly believes that we still experience—and in fact are surrounded by—acts of transcendence, encounters with God that often defy imagination and explanation. And yet we do try to explain such phenomena, whether theologically, experientially, biblically, historically, philosophically, literarily, or even (or especially) artistically. These two volumes are more than just papers from a major conference on secularism and the pursuit of transcendence held at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. They contain genuine attempts by people deeply engaged with their secular surroundings to explain what we mean by transcendence. Transcendence has been a longstanding topic among the best thinkers of this and previous ages, and the same is true for these volumes, which include contributions by Charles Taylor, Robert Wuthnow, Merold Westphal, and Christina Gschwandtner—but also by a wide range of others who address the question from divergent vantage points. The responses vary as much as the orientations of those involved, in the pursuit of defining not only what it means to live in our secular age but to be involved in the pursuit of transcendence—or even to perceive the Transcendent’s pursuit of us.
Secularism And The Pursuit Of Transcendence Volume Ii
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Author : Stanley E. Porter
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2025-02-19
Secularism And The Pursuit Of Transcendence Volume Ii written by Stanley E. Porter and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-19 with Religion categories.
We live in a secular age, or so we have been told. Nevertheless, the Christian church strongly believes that we still experience--and in fact are surrounded by--acts of transcendence, encounters with God that often defy imagination and explanation. And yet we do try to explain such phenomena, whether theologically, experientially, biblically, historically, philosophically, literarily, or even (or especially) artistically. These two volumes are more than just papers from a major conference on secularism and the pursuit of transcendence held at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. They contain genuine attempts by people deeply engaged with their secular surroundings to explain what we mean by transcendence. Transcendence has been a longstanding topic among the best thinkers of this and previous ages, and the same is true for these volumes, which include contributions by Charles Taylor, Robert Wuthnow, Merold Westphal, and Christina Gschwandtner--but also by a wide range of others who address the question from divergent vantage points. The responses vary as much as the orientations of those involved, in the pursuit of defining not only what it means to live in our secular age but to be involved in the pursuit of transcendence--or even to perceive the Transcendent's pursuit of us.
Russian Symbolism In Search Of Transcendental Liquescence
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Author : Anastasia Kostetskaya
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2019-06-24
Russian Symbolism In Search Of Transcendental Liquescence written by Anastasia Kostetskaya and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
This study explores symbolist aesthetics as methods for fluid transmutation from the cognitive to the spiritual. Kostetskaya examines the links between symbolist poetry, paintings, and cinema and their evoked sensory-emotional imagery in the context of iconicity and conceptual blending.
Who Is Afraid Of Postmodernism
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Author : Stephan Erp
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2005
Who Is Afraid Of Postmodernism written by Stephan Erp and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.
To the authors of this book, today's world is "postmodern". They see a fragmented world. It seems to have become implausible to find a common point of view, a unity in purpose or truth. Postmodernity challenges Christian faith, because it appears to go against the very grain of a sense of tradition, communion, and commitment. On the eve of his election pope Benedict XVI warned against the "dictatorship of relativism". Would it still be possible to find genuine Christian ways to live in postmodern times? This collection of essays by a group of Dutch theologians will stimulate the imagination of anyone who reads them.
In Search Of The Soul
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Author : John Cottingham
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2022-04-12
In Search Of The Soul written by John Cottingham and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-12 with Philosophy categories.
How our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters today The concept of the soul has been a recurring area of exploration since ancient times. What do we mean when we talk about finding our soul, how do we know we have one, and does it hold any relevance in today’s scientifically and technologically dominated society? From Socrates and Augustine to Darwin and Freud, In Search of the Soul takes readers on a concise, accessible journey into the origins of the soul in Western philosophy and culture, and examines how the idea has developed throughout history to the present. Touching on literature, music, art, and theology, John Cottingham illustrates how, far from being redundant in contemporary times, the soul attunes us to the importance of meaning and value, and experience and growth. A better understanding of the soul might help all of us better understand what it is to be human. Cottingham delves into the evolution of our thoughts about the soul through landmark works—including those of Aristotle, Plato, and Descartes. He considers the nature of consciousness and subjective experience, and discusses the psychoanalytic view that large parts of the human psyche are hidden from direct conscious awareness. He also reflects on the mysterious and universal longing for transcendence that is an indelible part of our human makeup. Looking at the soul’s many dimensions—historical, moral, psychological, and spiritual—Cottingham makes a case for how it exerts a powerful pull on all of us. In Search of the Soul is a testimony to how the soul remains a profoundly significant aspect of human flourishing.
Kierkegaard And Levinas
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Author : Patrick Sheil
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Kierkegaard And Levinas written by Patrick Sheil and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Religion categories.
The Danish Christian existentialist Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) and the Jewish Lithuanian-born French interpreter of modern phenomenology Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) have enabled theology and philosophy to illuminate and confront one another in radical and important ways. This book addresses the theological and philosophical thought of both Kierkegaard and Levinas with a focus on the special form that exists in the grammar of many languages for cases of uncertainty, possibility, hypothesis and for expressions of hope: the subjunctive mood. As well as presenting arguments and observations about Kierkegaard and Levinas through an analysis of the subjunctive mood, Patrick Sheil offers an interesting and accessible way into the thought of these two major European philosophers and he explores a wide range of Kierkegaardian and Levinasian texts throughout.
The Domestication Of Transcendence
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Author : William Carl Placher
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
The Domestication Of Transcendence written by William Carl Placher and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Religion categories.
Argues that contemporary discussion about God has a mistaken understanding of the classical Christian doctrines of God
The Paradoxical World Unraveling The Mysteries Of Existence
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Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date : 2025-07-19
The Paradoxical World Unraveling The Mysteries Of Existence written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-19 with Philosophy categories.
In this thought-provoking book, we embark on a journey to explore the paradoxical nature of our universe. From the mysteries of consciousness to the interconnectedness of all things, we delve into the enigmas that have puzzled philosophers and scientists for centuries. With engaging prose and a keen eye for detail, this book unravels the complexities of paradox and its profound implications for our understanding of reality. We explore the duality of wave-particle, the uncertainty principle, and the Schrödinger's cat paradox, questioning the very foundations of our physical world. We delve into the interconnectedness of all things, examining the butterfly effect, the Gaia hypothesis, and the morphogenetic field. We explore the concept of non-locality and the possibility of quantum entanglement, challenging our traditional notions of space and time. The book also investigates the power of paradox in art, science, and spirituality. We examine how paradox can be used to create beautiful and thought-provoking works of art, drive scientific discovery, and lead to profound spiritual insights. Throughout this exploration, we come to appreciate the paradoxical nature of existence itself. We learn to embrace the beauty of imperfection, the harmony of opposites, and the power of ambiguity. We discover that paradox is not a contradiction, but rather a source of creativity, insight, and wisdom. This book is an invitation to question our assumptions about reality and to embrace the paradoxical nature of our world. It is a journey that will challenge your beliefs, expand your consciousness, and leave you with a deeper understanding of the universe and your place within it. If you like this book, write a review!