Synopses & Reviews
The present volume, a continuation of the series Contemporary Philosophy (International Institute of Philosophy), provides an international survey of significant trends in contemporary philosophy. Volume 10: Philosophy of Religion contains seventeen surveys written in English, French and German, describing the variety of philosophical approaches to religion and the impact of the ongoing secularization process on religious beliefs. The articles reflect upon the major world religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and African religions, but also on such topics as Mayas and Nahuas' conception of man, theology and philosophy, and Christianity and philosophy.
Synopsis
Philosophy of Religion provides an international survey of significant trends in contemporary religious philosophy. The volume discusses major world religions, in addition to Mayas and Nahuas' conception of man, theology and philosophy, and Christianity and philosophy.
Table of Contents
Preface.- Introduction; Guttorm Fløistad.- Philosophical Intuition of Religious Problems in our Age; Tomonobu Imamichi.- Transformation de la philosophie de la religion; Francis Jacques.- Bezeugte religiöse Erfahrung, philosophische Theorie und ihre Vermittlung durch die Postulate der Vernunft; Richard Schaeffler.- The Relation between Theology and Philosophy, A Story of Troubled Twins; Theodore de Boer.- Christianity and Philosophy; Torstein Theodor Tollefsen.- God and Desire; Jan-Olav Henriksen.- Philosophie des êtres composés. Prolongements éthiques et anthropologiques sur le plan de l'ontologie chrétienne; Georgios Lekkas.- The Philosophy of Images; Torstein Theodor Tollefsen.- Inception of Skepticism in Vedic Literature; Sukumari Bhattacharji.- Searching for the Self in Buddhist Traditions; Jon Wetlesen.- Conversos in Spanish Culture and Religious Reform; Yirmiyahu Yovel.- Croire : Interrogations philosophiques sur les religions en Afrique. Représentations, institutions et médiations; Jean-Godefroy Bidima.- Ethical Issues in Mayas and Nahuas' Religious Conception of Man; Juliana González Valenzuela, Mercedes de la Garza Camino.- L'encre et le buvard. La théologie dans la pensée de Walter Benjamin; Maria Filomena Molder.- Religion and Modern Man; Yasin Ceylan.- Philosophy, World Views and Religion; Abdullah Kaygi.- le pharisien en quête de dieu; Ami Bouganim.- Index.