Richard Popkin has assembled 63 leading scholars to forge a highly approachable chronological account of the development of Western philosophical traditions. From Plato to Wittgenstein and from Aquinas to Heidegger, this volume provides lively, in-depth, and up-to-date historical analysis of all the key figures, schools, and movements of Western philosophy. The Columbia History significantly broadens the scope of Western philosophy to reveal the influence of Middle Eastern and Asian thought, the vital contributions of Jewish and Islamic philosophers, and the role of women within the...
Richard Popkin has assembled 63 leading scholars to forge a highly approachable chronological account of the development of Western philosophical trad...
Rigorously nonsectarian, the World Religions series offers an objective study of the major spiritual traditions, including: - Historical origin - Organizational structure - Geographical distribution - Rituals and ceremonies - Current activities - Fundamental beliefs - Population of believers - Cultural contributions - Sacred sites.
Rigorously nonsectarian, the World Religions series offers an objective study of the major spiritual traditions, including: - Historical origin
Rigorously nonsectarian, the World Religions series offers an objective study of the major spiritual traditions, including: - Historical origin - Organizational structure - Geographical distribution - Rituals and ceremonies - Current activities - Fundamental beliefs - Population of believers - Cultural contributions - Sacred sites - and more.
Rigorously nonsectarian, the World Religions series offers an objective study of the major spiritual traditions, including: - Historical origin
Rigorously nonsectarian, the World Religions series offers an objective study of the major spiritual traditions, including: - Historical origin - Organizational structure - Geographical distribution - Rituals and ceremonies - Current activities - Fundamental beliefs - Population of believers - Cultural contributions - Sacred sites - and more.
Rigorously nonsectarian, the World Religions series offers an objective study of the major spiritual traditions, including: - Historical origin
This third edition traces Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity from their roots to the present day. The central doctrines are explored as background to such current issues as the child abuse scandals of the American Roman Catholic Church and the tensions over abortion, gay marriage and the declining number of priests being ordained.
This third edition traces Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity from their roots to the present day. The central doctrines are explored as background ...
Bender Richardson White M. A. Morrison Stephen F. Brown
This fourth edition presents the basic beliefs of the Jewish religious heritage and highlights the different manners in which these traditions can be upheld. Topics include: the modern Jewish world; early history of the Jews and Judaism; the Diaspora; the Hebrew Bible; the branches of Judaism and their basic beliefs and the future.
This fourth edition presents the basic beliefs of the Jewish religious heritage and highlights the different manners in which these traditions can be ...
This third edition explores the origins, customs and history of Protestantism from its beginnings in the Middle Ages to its role in today's world. It examines, within the tenets of the faith, topics such as new religious denominations; abortion; the ordination of gays and women and the relationship between religion and politics.
This third edition explores the origins, customs and history of Protestantism from its beginnings in the Middle Ages to its role in today's world. It ...
The Middle Ages is often viewed as a period of low intellectual achievement. The name itself refers to the time between the high philosophical and literary accomplishments of the Greco-Roman world and the technological advances that were achieved and philosophical and theological alternatives that were formulated in the modern world that followed. However, having produced such great philosophers as Anselm, Peter Abelard, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, Peter Lombard, and the towering Thomas Aquinas, it hardly seems fair to label the medieval period as such. Examining the influence of...
The Middle Ages is often viewed as a period of low intellectual achievement. The name itself refers to the time between the high philosophical and lit...
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medieval Philosophy and Theology contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important persons, events, and concepts that shaped medieval philosophy and theology.
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medieval Philosophy and Theology contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive ...
