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The Inner Citadel Of Religion
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Author : Robert Caldwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08
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The Inner Citadel of Religion by Robert Caldwell first published in 1879.WHEN we scrutinize the world in which we live, we cannot but be struck with the perfect adaptation of each thing that exists to everything else that exists. The creation of the elements of all things out of nothing, the beginning of evolution, the birth of force, or by whatever term the first origination of the existing order of nature may be described, may be apprehended by faith or inferred by reason; but everything that our senses and consciousness take cognizance of in the order of nature under which we live-everything that comes within the range of our own actual knowledge - is found to resolve itself into an adaptation of condition to condition, of law to law. We find the universe, as far as our acquaintance with it extends, to be a storehouse, not merely of forces and forms of matter, but also of correlations and co adjustments. And the existence of this system of adaptations testifies to us of the existence Of First Cause. Each of those ad of Great adaptations taken separately, and still more the Sum of them, as far as we know them, taken together, testifies directly to the intelligence and power, and indirectly to the "Godhead" of their Author.
The Inner Citadel
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Author : Pierre Hadot
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1998
The Inner Citadel written by Pierre Hadot and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are treasured today--as they have been over the centuries--as an inexhaustible source of wisdom. And as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism, this is an essential text for everyone interested in ancient religion and philosophy. Yet the clarity and ease of the work's style are deceptive. Pierre Hadot, eminent historian of ancient thought, uncovers new levels of meaning and expands our understanding of its underlying philosophy. Written by the Roman emperor for his own private guidance and self-admonition, the Meditations set forth principles for living a good and just life. Hadot probes Marcus Aurelius's guidelines and convictions and discerns the hitherto unperceived conceptual system that grounds them. Abundantly quoting the Meditations to illustrate his analysis, the author allows Marcus Aurelius to speak directly to the reader. And Hadot unfolds for us the philosophical context of the Meditations, commenting on the philosophers Marcus Aurelius read and giving special attention to the teachings of Epictetus, whose disciple he was. The soul, the guiding principle within us, is in Marcus Aurelius's Stoic philosophy an inviolable stronghold of freedom, the "inner citadel." This spirited and engaging study of his thought offers a fresh picture of the fascinating philosopher-emperor, a fuller understanding of the tradition and doctrines of Stoicism, and rich insight on the culture of the Roman empire in the second century. Pierre Hadot has been working on Marcus Aurelius for more than twenty years; in this book he distills his analysis and conclusions with extraordinary lucidity for the general reader.
The Inner Citadel Of Religion
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Author : Robert Caldwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-01-08
The Inner Citadel Of Religion written by Robert Caldwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-08 with Religion categories.
The Inner Citadel of Religion by Robert Caldwell first published in 1879. WHEN we scrutinize the world in which we live, we cannot but be struck with the perfect adaptation of each thing that exists to everything else that exists. The creation of the elements of all things out of nothing, the beginning of evolution, the birth of force, or by whatever term the first origination of the existing order of nature may be described, may be apprehended by faith or inferred by reason; but everything that our senses and consciousness take cognizance of in the order of nature under which we live-everything that comes within the range of our own actual knowledge - is found to resolve itself into an adaptation of condition to condition, of law to law. We find the universe, as far as our acquaintance with it extends, to be a storehouse, not merely of forces and forms of matter, but also of correlations and co adjustments. And the existence of this system of adaptations testifies to us of the existence Of First Cause. Each of those ad of Great adaptations taken separately, and still more the Sum of them, as far as we know them, taken together, testifies directly to the intelligence and power, and indirectly to the "Godhead" of their Author.
The Varieties Of Religious Experience
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Author : William James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-07-01
The Varieties Of Religious Experience written by William James and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with Religion categories.
The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature 2012 Reprint of 1920 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "A milestone in religious thought. . . . James combines a positive approach to religion with a non-dogmatic and thoroughly empirical approach to the religious life. The combination is not only rare but creative." -Reinhold Niebuhr Philosopher and psychologist William James championed the value of individual experience with an eloquence and zeal that placed him beside Emerson and Whitman as a classic exponent of American democratic culture. In "The Varieties of Religious Experience" he takes on "the very inner citadel of human life" by focusing on intensely religious individuals from different cultures and eras, in order to explore from within how religion enriches human lives. This work comprises the edited version of the Gifford Lectures on natural theology, which James delivered at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1901 and 1902. These lectures concerned the nature of religion and the neglect of science, in James' view, in the academic study of religion. Soon after its publication, the book entered the canon of psychology and philosophy and has remained in print for over a century.
Biblical Religion And Family Values
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Author : Jay Newman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2001-08-30
Biblical Religion And Family Values written by Jay Newman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with Religion categories.
In this broad philosophical examination of the relationship between religion and the family, Jay Newman delves into issues concerning Biblical religion, culture, sociology, and family values. He maintains that recent media debates about the Bible and family values have obscured the complex relationship between the family and religion. Focusing on how the family values that the Biblical literature imparts might be relevant--or irrelevant--to family problems and other cultural problems in a modern Western democracy, this study contributes to the understanding of basic cultural relations between religion and the family. After reflecting on the effects of much Biblical teaching on the family, the book proceeds to explore the cultural and existential significance of competition and cooperation between Biblical religion and the family.
Religious Offence And Censorship Of Publications
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Author : Nishant Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-02-24
Religious Offence And Censorship Of Publications written by Nishant Kumar and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-24 with Political Science categories.
This book analyzes the role of laws and the judiciary in the process of censorship in India. It examines the rationales and observations produced by the judiciary when demands for censorship are directed against publications that allegedly offend religious sentiments. Focusing on a micro-level analysis of censorship of publications, it presents a hard case to understand the limitations of freedom of expression and the role played by the judiciary in defining its boundaries. The volume traces the evolution of laws governing freedom of expression since the colonial period and the context in which these laws were amended after Independence. It also explicates how the legal process – the structural and functional aspects of working of judiciary – affects the fate of freedom of expression in India. Employing comparative legal analysis, it tries to understand and situate the Indian case within the larger discourse of censorship and freedom of expression around the world, thereby marking its similarities and differences. In unravelling the politics of censorship, the author also examines the interaction among different stakeholders like government, non-state actors and the judiciary. A tract for our times, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of law, especially constitutional law and fundamental rights, politics, especially political theory and Indian politics, modern India and South Asian studies.
Victorian Modernism
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Author : Jessica R. Feldman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-10
Victorian Modernism written by Jessica R. Feldman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Victorian Modernism: Pragmatism and the Varieties of Aesthetic Experience Jessica Feldman sheds a pragmatist light on the relation between the Victorian age and Modernism by dislodging truistic notions of Modernism as an art of crisis, rupture, elitism and loss. Examining the works of John Ruskin (art critic and social thinker), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (poet and painter), Augusta Evans (best-selling domestic novelist,)and William James (philosopher and psychologist), Feldman relates them to selected twentieth-century creations.
Church And State In Western Society
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Author : Edward J. Eberle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Church And State In Western Society written by Edward J. Eberle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Law categories.
The role of religion as a contentious and motivating force in society is examined here through the lens of the church-state dynamic in countries with three very different approaches to this crucial relationship. Focusing on the United Kingdom, where there is official recognition of one religion by the state, the United States, where law imposes a separatism between religion and the state and Germany, where there is cooperation between the church and state, this book compares these three models. It describes the components of each model, illustrates their operation and uses case law to examine what each model might learn from the other. Controversial and timely issues such as the refusal of medical treatment on religious grounds, the wearing of Islamic headscarves and ritual animal slaughter are discussed with new insight, providing a comprehensive review of varied approaches to law, government and religious freedom.
How God Becomes Real
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Author : T.M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-27
How God Becomes Real written by T.M. Luhrmann 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 2020-10-27 with Religion categories.
The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.
Subalternity And Religion
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Author : Milind Wakankar
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-02-25
Subalternity And Religion written by Milind Wakankar and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-25 with Political Science categories.
This book explores the relationship between mainstream and marginal or subaltern religious practice in the Indian subcontinent, and its entanglement with ideas of nationhood, democracy and equality. With detailed readings of texts from Marathi and Hindi literature and criticism, the book brings together studies of Hindu devotionalism with issues of religious violence. Drawing on the arguments of Partha Chatterjee, Martin Heidegger and Jacques Derrida, the author demonstrates that Indian democracy, and indeed postcolonial democracies in general, do not always adhere to Enlightenment ideals of freedom and equality, and that religion and secular life are inextricably enmeshed in the history of the modern, whether understood from the perspective of Europe or of countries formerly colonized by Europe. Therefore subaltern protest, in its own attempt to lay claim to history, must rely on an idea of religion that is inextricably intertwined with the deeply invidious legacy of nation, state, and civilization. The author suggests that the co-existence of acts of social altruism and the experience of doubt born from social strife - ‘miracle’ and ‘violence’ - ought to be a central issue for ethical debate. Keeping in view the power and reach of genocidal Hinduism, this book is the first to look at how the religion of marginal communities at once affirms and turns away from secularized religion. This important contribution to the study of vernacular cosmopolitanism in South Asia will be of great interest to historians and political theorists, as well as to scholars of religious studies, South Asian studies and philosophy.