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The history of western philosophy of religion. Volume 5, Twentieth-century philosophy of religion / edited by Graham Oppy and Nick Trakakis.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- History of western philosophy of religion ; 5.
- The history of western philosophy of religion ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Philosophy--History.
- Religion.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Acumen, 2009.
- Summary:
- An international team of over 100 leading scholars has been brought together to provide authoritative exposition of how historys most important philosophical thinkers from antiquity to the present day- have sought to analyse the concepts and tenets central to Western religious belief, especially Christianity. Volume 5 comprises an introduction, presenting an overview of Twentieth-Century philosophy of religion, and a series of essays on Twentieth-Century philosophers, including William James, Max Scheler, John Hick, Richard Swinburne, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Emmanuel Heidigger, John Dewey and Karl Jaspers. Each essay opens with a brief biography, outlines and analyses the philosophers contribution to thinking on religion, and concludes with key further reading. The volume closes with a chronology, presenting a contextual guide to the main religious, political, cultural and artistic events of the period. This volume is an excellent tool for those undertaking research in this area.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Ancient philosophy of religion
- v. 2. Medieval philosophy of religion
- v. 3. Early modern philosophy of religion
- v. 4. Nineteenth-century philosophy of religion
- v. 5. Twentieth-century philosophy of religion.
- Notes:
- Originally published 2009 by Acumen.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-72959-8
- 1-317-54638-5
- 1-306-45637-1
- 1-317-54639-3
- 1-84465-467-2
- 9781315729596
- OCLC:
- 890531497
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