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Against dogmatism : dwelling in faith and doubt / Madhuri M. Yadlapati.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yadlapati, Madhuri M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Faith--Meditations.
- Faith.
- Belief and doubt--Religious aspects.
- Belief and doubt.
- Philosophy and religion--History.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Defending the rich tapestry of faith and doubt against polarisation, 'Against Dogmatism' reveals a spiritual middle way, an approach native to the long-standing traditions in which faith and doubt are interwoven in constructive and dynamic ways.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: Beyond Fundamentalism and Atheism""; ""PART ONE. RE-EXAMINING FAITH IN ACTION""; ""One. Postures of Trust""; ""Humility as the Door to Faith""; ""Friedrich Schleiermacher: Religious Consciouness of Absolute Dependence""; ""Hindu Puja: Belonging to a Protected World""; ""Conclusion""; ""Two. What Is Our Sacred Responsibility in the World?""; ""Hindu Dharma""; ""What Can Mere Humans Do in Narnia?""; ""God's Caliph on Earth""; ""Covenantal Responsibility, Partnership, and Struggle""; ""Conclusion""
- ""PART TWO. THE CENTRALITY OF DOUBT""""Three. Christian Faith and the Protestant Principle""; ""Soren Kierkegaard""; ""Karl Barth""; ""Paul Tillich""; ""Conclusion""; ""Four. Faith and Transcendence in Hindu Traditions""; ""Mystical Experience and the Limits of Understanding in the Upanishads""; ""Bhakti, Transcendence, and Freedom in the Bhagavad Gita""; ""Maya: That Which Is Not""; ""The Ambiguity of Hindu Theism: Shiva""; ""Conclusion""; ""PART THREE. RECONCILING WAYS OF FAITH AND DOUBT""; ""Five. Resisting the Reification of Religion""; ""Humanist Criticisms of Religious Dogmatism""
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print verison record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252095207
- 0252095200
- OCLC:
- 884725818
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