What is the true calling of the intellectual? In this provocative new book, Andrew Shanks presents a distinctive fresh answer. The Other Calling is a systematic riposte both to the elitism of philosophy in the heritage of Plato, and to the typical individualism of Plato's philosophic opponents. Here, instead, intellectual integrity is identified with a form of priesthood.

• Asserts that intellectuals are critical to bringing together the common aspirations of a community


• Offers a strikingly original approach to the moral and political...

An original work which rethinks the question of God in a constructive spirit, drawing its conclusions by considering ideas received from both philosophy and religion.

• Makes an important new contribution to the ongoing scholarly debates surrounding the intersection of philosophy and religion
  
• Suggests that this junction is not just dictated by religion having to prove its credentials to rational philosophy, but that it is also a matter of philosophy wondering if religion is the ultimate partner in dialogue
  
• Includes discussion of a...

An original work which rethinks the question of God in a constructive spirit, drawing its conclusions by considering ideas received from both philosophy and religion.

• Makes an important new contribution to the ongoing scholarly debates surrounding the intersection of philosophy and religion
  
• Suggests that this junction is not just dictated by religion having to prove its credentials to rational philosophy, but that it is also a matter of philosophy wondering if religion is the ultimate partner in dialogue
  
• Includes discussion of a...

In this book, controversial and world-renowned theologian, Stanley Hauerwas, tackles the issue of theology being sidelined as a necessary discipline in the modern university. It is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that - knowledge.

• Questions why theology is no longer considered a necessary subject in the modern university, and explores the role it should play in the development of our -knowledge-
  
• Considers how theology is often excluded from the knowledges of the modern university because these are constituted by an understanding...

In this book, controversial and world-renowned theologian, Stanley Hauerwas, tackles the issue of theology being sidelined as a necessary discipline in the modern university. It is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that - knowledge.

• Questions why theology is no longer considered a necessary subject in the modern university, and explores the role it should play in the development of our -knowledge-
  
• Considers how theology is often excluded from the knowledges of the modern university because these are constituted by an understanding...