A Little History of Religion, Paperback - Richard Holloway

For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of ...

This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to...

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in...

DescriptionA vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatu...

A thrilling journey through 100, 000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today. "A fresh take on art h...

Publisher: MartelloAuthor(s): Frank McDonaldNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 132 x 198 x 27Cover type: Paperback / softbackRed...

Reducere. Though coming from different and distinct intellectual traditions, Richard Rorty and Gianni Vattimo are united in their criticism of the metaphysic...

Reducere. Understanding other religions is a great way to bridge the gap between those different cultures and understand more about them. More often than not...

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the...

DescriptionThe thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around...

Presses contemporary philosophy of religion toward a new modes of thinking about God

E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not ...

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publica...

E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not ...

A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages How did a land and people of such immen...

David Hume is one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in English. His Dialogues ask if a belief in God can be inferred from what i...

This Sunday Times bestseller is a memoir about faith and doubt, with a strong meditative and philosophical heart

A thought-provoking and playful examination of how we make sense of the world, from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Reducere. Mark M. Peyton is a naturalist with multiple advanced degrees; however, he would describe himself as more of a storyteller and teacher. He is an es...

Scrisa pentru credinciosi, dar si pentru atei – si mai ales pentru tinerii cititori – Mica istorie a religiei ne poarta de-a lungul epocilor, de la...

Reducere. Theory of Religion brings to philosophy what Bataille's earlier book, The Accursed Share, brought to anthropology and history; namely, an analysis ...

"But the point of Burke's work, and the significance of his achievement, is not that he points out that religion and language affect each other, fo...

An examination of how we make sense of the world, from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Joseph Butler's The Analogy of Religion (1736) is a classic defence of Christian belief against many well-known objections. This edition includes a...

Publisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 1 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 298Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 228 x 153 x 2...

Reducere. The trouble with reading the Bible is that it claims to be God's autobiography; so the first thing readers must do is decide what they understand a...

Since Vietnam, both the way we fight and our reasons for going to war have become much more complex.The importance of a conflict is determined not ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. A Systems Theory of Religion, still unfinished at Niklas Luhmann's death in 1998, was first published in German two years later thanks to the edito...

Reducere. DescriptionContents: Definitions of Religion; Religious Cult of the Totemic People; Magic and Fetishism; Hero Cult and Mythology; Sacred Symbols; T...

This book is a culmination of life experiences, scientific facts, and observations that raise critical questions and dispel the notion that you mus...

An examination of spirituality, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Leaving Alexandria

An important part of philosophy is concerned with religious questions. What is the meaning of life, and how might religious faith or doubt impact s...

DescriptionWhy do people study religion? How have they studied it in the past? How do we study religion today? Is the academic study of religion th...

Engage students with the 'Philosophy of Religion' content for OCR A Level Religious Studies; build their knowledge, deepen their understanding and ...

The contributors to Beyond Man reckon with the colonial and racial implications of the philosophy of religion's history by staging a conversation b...

Reducere. The Bible tells the stories of many empires, and many are still considered some of the largest of the ancient and classical world: the Assyrians, t...

Description A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion introduces the key concepts and theories from religious studies that are necessary for...

In this second lecture extracted from Sayce's Origin and Growth of Religion, the renowned Assyriologist specifically considers the Babylonian deity...

DescriptionWhere do we go when we die? Or is there nowhere to go? Is death something we can do or is it just something that happens to us? Now in h...

Presents an important new reading of Jacques Derrida's writings on religion and ethics. Eddis Miller argues that Derrida's late texts on religion c...

Reducere. Back in print after more than four decades, The Origin and Growth of Religion is a much-sought-after volume, as it provides a glimpse into philosop...

Widely acclaimed as a seminal work on the relationship between reason and religion, this book probes the role of faith in responsible scholarship. ...

Reducere. Here is a book of deep wisdom from a prophetic rabbi who has for fifty years worked to promote a progressive spirit of renewal that connects Jews, ...