The meaning of life in the world religions /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oneworld,
[2000]
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| Series: | Library of global ethics and religion ;
v. 1. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. The religious perspective. Religion and the question of meaning / Keith Ward ; The nature of religion : multiple dimensions of meaning / Ninian Smart
- pt. 2. Meaning and Western religion. How Christianity secures life's meanings / Philip L. Quinn ; To increase Torah is to increase life / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert ; Broadcasting the word : prophet, preacher, and saint in Islam / F.E. Peters
- pt. 3. Meaning and Asian religion. A Hindu view of life / Julius Lipner ; Life force in Jainism and Yoga / Christopher Key Chapple ; The meaning of life in Buddhism / Masao Abe ; Confucianism : how to serve the spirits and the gods / John Berthrong
- pt. 4. Love, relationships, and religion. Eros and meaning in life and religion / Joseph Runzo ; Love and longing in devotional Hinduism / Nancy M. Martin ; Mindfulness and meeting the Great Bliss Queen / Anne C. Klein ; Haitian vodou : the distinct self and the relational world / Karen McCarthy Brown
- pt. 5. Global views. The meaning of life in the world's religions / Huston Smith ; The religious meaning of life / John Hick ; The world as God's body / Sallie McFague.