The God Concept Iii
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The God Concept Iii
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Author : Karen Fertig
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2012
The God Concept Iii written by Karen Fertig and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Fiction categories.
The God Concept Ii Raul S Second Chance
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language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
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Alternative Concepts Of God
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Author : Andrei Buckareff
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-21
Alternative Concepts Of God written by Andrei Buckareff and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-21 with Philosophy categories.
The concept of God according to traditional Judeo-Christian-Islamic theism minimally includes the following theses: (i) There is one God; (ii) God is an omniscient, omnipotent, and morally perfect agent; (iii) God is the creator ex nihilo of the universe and the sustainer of all that exists; and (iv) God is an immaterial substance that is ontologically distinct from the universe. Proponents of alternative concepts of God, such as pantheism, panentheism, religious anti-realism, developmental theism, and religious naturalism, exclude at least one of these claims. A number of prominent philosophers and scientists have expressed sympathy with alternative concepts of the divine. However, voices raised in defense of these concepts tend not to be taken seriously in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. This volume aims to shed light on alternative concepts of God and to thoroughly consider their merits and demerits. The contributors are leading analytic philosophers of religion, including critics of these views as well as sympathizers. This is the first contemporary edited collection featuring the work of analytic philosophers of religion covering such a wide range of alternative concepts of God.
The God Idea Of The Ancients
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Author : Eliza Gamble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-28
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"Mrs. Gamble has brought together a great amount of material, drawn chiefly from Furlong's 'Rivers of Life,' Faber's 'Pagan Idolatry,' Inman's 'Ancient Faiths,' 'Isis Unveiled,' etc. For those acquainted with these works, little comment is needed; to others it may be stated that the work before us deals largely with the worship of trees, fire, water, and the phallus. The author's views regarding the 'Evolution of Woman' are fundamental to this work. Just as Mrs. Gamble believes that woman in primitive times was socially and intellectually man's superior, so she also believes that in early religion the female idea in deity was supreme. It was only when, in his selfish might, man encroached socially upon woman's domain, that the old and beautiful religion of adoration of the universal gave way." -The Dial "A valuable and exceptionally interesting book....Glorification of woman is the keynote of this new book. Never has woman been set on a loftier pedestal than she is set here, and never have more convincing proofs of her inherent nobility and title to rulership been brought forward than in this book. The prime object of it is to show how potent woman was in primeval times and how her present degenerate state is the result of male aggressiveness....In one sense this is a controversial book, and hence is likely to arouse considerable discussion." -Literary News "Mrs. Gamble's purpose has been not only to furnish a brief outline of religious growth, but to show the effect which each of the two forces, female and male, has had upon the development of our present God idea" -The Nation "Will certainly prove interesting to the student of ancient religions." -The New Cycle "The book is really a very interesting one, written in the main, very clearly and dispassionately and with a citation of authorities that shows wide reading and a good grasp upon the central purpose of the author's thesis. Whatever one may think of the conclusions, any thoughtful person may read the chapters with curiosity and profit."-Bookman Contents PREFACE. THE GOD-IDEA OF THE ANCIENTS. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. SEX THE FOUNDATION OF THE GOD-IDEA CHAPTER II. TREE, PLANT, AND FRUIT WORSHIP CHAPTER III. SUN-WORSHIP--FEMALE AND MALE ENERGIES IN THE SUN CHAPTER IV. THE DUAL GOD OF THE ANCIENTS A TRINITY ALSO CHAPTER V. SEPARATION OF THE FEMALE AND HALE ELEMENTS IN THE DEITY CHAPTER VI. CIVILIZATION OF AN ANCIENT RACE CHAPTER VII. CONCEALMENT OF THE EARLY DOCTRINES CHAPTER VIII. THE ORIGINAL GOD-IDEA OF THE ISRAELITES CHAPTER IX. THE PHOENICIAN AND HEBREW GOD SET OR SETH CHAPTER X. ANCIENT SPECULATIONS CONCERNING CREATION CHAPTER XI. FIRE AND PHALLIC WORSHIP CHAPTER XII. AN ATTEMPT TO PURIFY THE SENSUALIZED FAITHS CHAPTER XIII. CHRISTIANITY A CONTINUATION OF PAGANISM CHAPTER XIV. CHRISTIANITY A CONTINUATION OF PAGANISM--(Continued) CHAPTER XV. CHRISTIANITY IN IRELAND CHAPTER XVI. STONES OR COLUMNS AS THE DEITY CHAPTER XVII. SACRIFICES CHAPTER XVIII. THE CROSS AND A DYING SAVIOR
The Idea Of God In Early Religions
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Author : Frank Jevons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07-06
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"A learned and reverent attempt to trace and interpret the conception of God as revealed in early religions in which the consciousness of the Divinity finds expression. The results are incidentally illuminating on many points of Christianity. A valuable book for inquiring minds." -New York Observer "This is a comprehensive survey of almost every phase of 'early religions,' from the influences of social environment, the theories of animism, fetishism, magic and the magico-religious, through mythology, ritual, sacrifice, prayer, communion, to such conceptions as the idea and being of God." -American Anthropologist "It is a rapid and admirable synopsis of comparative religion in its relation to the theistic beliefs. To read it is to be placed at once in possession of the essence of much investigation and study. Professor Jevons writes in a style which is neither popular nor academic, and his little book is a welcome contribution to the rapidly developing literature seeking to popularize the positions of scientific theology." -The American Journal of Theology "The author is no stranger to anthropological students of religion as his 'Introduction to the Study of Religion', 'Religion in Evolution', and Study of Comparative Religion' are well known. In the book before us he is a seeker after God. He studies the Idea of God in mythology, the Idea of God in worship, the Idea of God in prayer and reaches a synthesis the Idea of Being of God. For him the development of religion is like the becoming consciousness of an individual. One comes nearer and nearer to an idea of God, which Jevons appears to think is a reality to be ultimately attained. All religion is thus, in a very true sense, a revelation and we may really speak of lower and higher religions according as they come nearer and nearer to an ultimate ideal. Jevons insists upon a clear distinction between magic and religion; at times he appears to consider fetichism as quite apart from religion....The book is full of suggestion and ideas." -The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal "A very valuable and helpful little volume to aid in the understanding of the religious life." -The Hartford Seminary Record CONTENTS Bibliography I. Introduction II. The Idea of God in Mythology III. The Idea of God in Worship IV. The Idea of God in Prayer V. The Idea and Being of God
Ten Concepts
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Author : H.H. Pope Shenouda III
language : en
Publisher: Dar El Tebaa El Kawmia
Release Date : 1994-08-01
Ten Concepts written by H.H. Pope Shenouda III and has been published by Dar El Tebaa El Kawmia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-08-01 with categories.
Faith is not merely adopting a set of beliefs that you may say in the “Creed”, but a way of life or adherence to that which leads to life. To what benefit is believing in God without having a relationship with him, obeying and loving Him? In addition, what is the benefit of believing in eternity and in life after death if one does not prepare for it by repentance, spiritual vigil, and loving God? And to what benefit is believing in virtues if one does not live them? Therefore there is a big difference between theoretical faith which does not save the soul, and practical faith, the fruits of which are evident in one's life. Pope Shenouda III
The God Concept
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Author : Stuart A West
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-29
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The God Concept investigates concepts of the divine, tracing the origins of religious belief, its development through cultural evolution from polytheism to the rise of monotheism, and the emergence of Judaism, from which Christianity and Islam developed. As ancient civilizations developed in the Middle East, Mesopotamia and Egypt emerged as centres of polytheism. The Mesopotamian roots of the Abrahamic religions are demonstrated by comparison of the Babylonian creation epic with the Genesis account of creation. Additionally, many of the laws in the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi are compared with several of the laws in the Pentateuch. In Egypt, the Amarna revolution with its religious reformation by Pharaoh Akhenaten, and its worship of the sun disc Aton, produced The Hymn to the Aton. In both Babylon and Egypt there were monotheistic trends, foreshadowing the development of monotheism among the Israelites. It is suggested that the emergence of Yahwism among the Israelites may have had its origins with rebelling Canaanites fleeing from Egyptian hegemony. Eventually, when the final text of the Pentateuch was canonized after the Babylonian exile, the scene was set for the establishment of a theocracy. The consequence was fundamentalism, which dominated religious life until publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859, after which attitudes changed. Darwin, a non-believer, understood man as having evolved, rather than having been created ex nihilo by a supernatural being. The power of evolution is considered, as is also the opposition by religious fundamentalists, and their legal challenges to it. The impact of the Big Bang theory and how the universe evolved is discussed. Can we conclude that the biblical creation account contradicts the known empirical facts? And what of the credibility of the God of the Bible? Is God an enigma? Or is God a concept of the human mind?About the authorStuart West is a retired English Lawyer, who is now living in Israel. Born in London in 1935, he was educated at the progressive King Alfred School, Hampstead, and University College London, where he obtained his law degree. He subsequently qualified as a solicitor, and in1968 opened a private law practice in Brighton, Sussex. Until 1976 he also engaged in Bible research, leading a Bible studies group. In that year he sold his law practice, taking up the opportunity of a legal appointment with an international shipping company in Israel for six years in charge of marine claims. In 1982 he returned to the UK and resumed private law practice in London, where he remained until his retirement in 2002. During this period he continued with Bible research, writing several papers for an English language quarterly Bible magazine, published in Jerusalem. On retiring, he and is wife returned to Israel where their three married daughters and their families were already all living. Since then he has broadened his research to probing the anthropological origins of religious belief.
The Evolution Of The Idea Of God
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Author : Grant Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-07-27
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"This book, the outcome of twenty years of thought and ten years of writing, is certainly one of the most important contributions to the history of the human mind which the last decade has given us....We have no space to trace further the unfolding of these suggestive ideas, which are developed and illustrated with a brightness uncommon in books of serious purpose." -The World "The sympathetic spirit in which Mr. Allen treats a delicate and complex subject should have kindly consideration from those to whom the story of man's beliefs and guesses about the unseen makes appeal....A book which is the outcome of careful scholarly research." -The Daily Chronicle "One of the most ambitious and not the least successful of Mr. Allen's works....It is needless to say that the book is clever, showing marks of wide reading, ingenuity, and a certain verve - one might say dash - and that it attracts by the very reason that the writer is cumbered with few doubts or misgivings as to the soundness of his theories....The true student will profit much by Mr. Allen's erudition and his criticisms of the work of his predecessors." -The Times of London "A work of extraordinary interest and suggestion....It is on the whole a worthy treatment of an immensely interesting subject, a book for the intelligent general reader; one of the books that bristle with the always plausible, and frequently convincing, reason why." -H. G. Wells "It will be understood by every one that the subject Mr. Allen has chosen would be handled by him in a thoroughly scientific manner, and in absolute independence of all theological theories....The writer has collected an immense number of facts bearing on the development of religion, and has put them together in a most interesting way. The more educated part of the world is prepared for a work like this, and we have no doubt it will be read by many with the deepest interest." -The Scotsman CONTENTS PREFACE THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD. CHAPTER I.--CHRISTIANITY AS A RELIGIOUS STANDARD. CHAPTER II.--RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY. CHAPTER III.--THE LIFE OF THE DEAD. CHAPTER IV.--THE ORIGIN OF GODS. CHAPTER V.--SACRED STONES. CHAPTER VI.--SACRED STAKES. CHAPTER VIL--SACRED TREES. CHAPTER VIII.--THE GODS OF EGYPT. CHAPTER IX.--THE GODS OF ISRAEL. CHAPTER X.--THE RISE OF MONOTHEISM. CHAPTER XI.--HUMAN GODS. CHAPTER XII.--THE MANUFACTURE OF GODS. CHAPTER XIII.--GODS OF CULTIVATION. CHAPTER XIV.--CORN- AND WINE-GODS. CHAPTER XV.--SACRIFICE AND SACRAMENT. CHAPTER XVI.--THE DOCTRINE OF THE ATONEMENT. CHAPTER XVII.--THE WORLD BEFORE CHRIST. CHAPTER XVIII.--THE GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY. CHAPTER XIX.--SURVIVALS IN CHRISTENDOM. CHAPTER XX.--CONCLUSION.
The World As Will And Idea
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Author : Arthur Schopenhauer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The World As Will And Idea written by Arthur Schopenhauer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Metaphysics categories.
The World As Will And Idea Tr From The Germ By R B Haldane And J Kemp
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Author : Arthur Schopenhauer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
The World As Will And Idea Tr From The Germ By R B Haldane And J Kemp written by Arthur Schopenhauer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with categories.