Looking beyond? : shifting views of transcendence in philosophy, theology, art, and politics / edited by Wessel Stoker and W.L. van der Merwe.

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TextSeries: Currents of encounter ; v. 42.Publication details: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (527 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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9401207526
9789401207522
9042034734
9789042034730
1283543079
9781283543071

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Looking beyond?DDC classification:

141.3

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BD362 .L66 2012eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. Philosophy : historical approaches -- pt. 2. Contemporary philosophy -- pt. 3. Philosophical theology -- pt. 4. Christian theology -- pt. 5. Politics -- pt. 6. Art.

Summary: Religion is undergoing a transformation in current Western society. In addition to organized religions, there is a notable movement towards spirituality that is not associated with any institutions but in which experiences and notions of transcendence are still important. Transcendence can be described as God, the absolute, Mystery, the Other, the other as alterity, depending on one's worldview. In this book, these shifts in the views of transcendence in various areas of culture such as philosophy, theology, art, and politics are explored on the basis of a fourfold heuristic model (proposed by.

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Religion is undergoing a transformation in current Western society. In addition to organized religions, there is a notable movement towards spirituality that is not associated with any institutions but in which experiences and notions of transcendence are still important. Transcendence can be described as God, the absolute, Mystery, the Other, the other as alterity, depending on one's worldview. In this book, these shifts in the views of transcendence in various areas of culture such as philosophy, theology, art, and politics are explored on the basis of a fourfold heuristic model (proposed by.

pt. 1. Philosophy : historical approaches -- pt. 2. Contemporary philosophy -- pt. 3. Philosophical theology -- pt. 4. Christian theology -- pt. 5. Politics -- pt. 6. Art.

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