Religion and Philosophy

Though nearly 1500 years old, The Rule of St. Benedict remains one of the most influential texts in the Western monastic movement. It offers a unique insight into the early development of Christian monasticism and for believers, continues to offer guidance about incorporating meditation and prayer i..

This text combines study of the dynamic historical development of each religious tradition with a comparative thematic structure. Students are encouraged to discover and explore the nature of religious experience by comparing basic themes and issues common to all religions, finding connections with ..

The first comprehensive examination of death and the afterlife within the growing field of religion and film, this book looks critically at a range of cinematic works and considers how they encroach upon theological territory...

This book explores the idea of religious pluralism, including the emergence of nonreligion, and defends the norms of secular cosmopolitanism that allow pluralism to thrive. Fiala argues that the presence of religious diversity, including nonbelief, pushes us toward secularism and vice versa...

The present collection brings together a set of essays which shed light on current research into the increasingly important field of non-religion, secularity and atheism, covering a diverse range of national settings, perspectives and methodological approaches._x000D_ This book was originally publis..

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

In this important guidebook, designated as one of the Top Ten Books of the Year for 1996 by The Journal of the Academy of Parish Clergy, author Robert H. Albers provides both an analysis of and a Biblical and theological reflection upon the human experience of disgrace shame. Albers approaches the s..

This work focuses on processes of articulating identity. The notions of "shared idioms" and "sacred symbols" shaping this volume suggest both a search for common ground and boundary-drawing processes. Individual chapters locate "sites" of these modes and the conditions that engender them, problemati..

Written by a panel of international contributors, this collection of essays teases out various strands of Žižek’s thought concerning Christianity and religion and brings them into a wider conversation about the nature of faith...

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Sons of the Church: The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men spotlights testimonials from over thirty gay Catholic men to answer the question, “How can you be gay and Catholic?” Dr. Thomas B. Stevenson, who received degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Boston College, and the Graduate Th..

Soul on the Couch is premised on the belief that discourse about the soul and discourse from the couch can inform, and not simply ignore, one another. It brings together scholars and psychoanalysts at the forefront of an interdisciplinary dialogue..