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Author : Galen Amstutz
Release : 1997-04-25
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Interpreting Amida by : Galen Amstutz
Download or read book Interpreting Amida written by Galen Amstutz. This book was released on 1997-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism and how orientalist assumptions have caused the West to ignore this important tradition.
Author : Galen Dean Amstutz
Release : 1997-01-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 096/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Interpreting Amida by : Galen Dean Amstutz
Download or read book Interpreting Amida written by Galen Dean Amstutz. This book was released on 1997-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism and how orientalist assumptions have caused the West to ignore this important tradition.
Author : Mark L. Blum
Release : 2006
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 750/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism by : Mark L. Blum
Download or read book Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism written by Mark L. Blum. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rennyo Shonin (1415-1499) is considered the 'second founder' of Shin Buddhism. This book deals with the major questions surrounding the phenomenal growth of Hongaji under Rennyo's leadership, such as the source of charisma, the soteriological implications of his thought against the background of other movements in Pure Land Buddhism, and more.
Author : Peter C. Phan
Release : 2014-08-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 433/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Understanding Religious Pluralism by : Peter C. Phan
Download or read book Understanding Religious Pluralism written by Peter C. Phan. This book was released on 2014-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our contemporary world is fast becoming religiously diverse in a variety of ways. Thanks to globalization and migration, to mention only two current worldwide trends, people of diverse and sometimes mutually hostile faiths are now sharing neighborhoods and encountering one another's religious traditions on a daily basis. For scholars in religious studies and theology the issue to be examined is whether religious diversity is merely the result of historical development and social interaction, or whether it is inherent in the object of belief--part of the very structure of faith and our attempts to understand and express it. The essays in this volume range from explorations of the impact of religious diversity on religious studies to examples of interfaith encounter and dialogue, and current debates on Christian theology of religion. These essays examine not only the theoretical issues posed by religious pluralism to the study of religion and Christian theology but also concrete cases in which religious pluralism has been a bone of contention. Together, they open up new vistas for further conversation on the nature and development of religious pluralism.
Author : Ronit Nikolsky
Release : 2019-06-13
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 123/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Language, Cognition, and Biblical Exegesis by : Ronit Nikolsky
Download or read book Language, Cognition, and Biblical Exegesis written by Ronit Nikolsky. This book was released on 2019-06-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What role do texts play in religious practice? What is the relationship between these texts and cognition? Are some texts more successful because they are better adapted to our cognitive structures? Why is biblical interpretation necessary, and what is the cognitive process behind it? This book considers such questions, and fills the gap in research on religious texts and narratives in the cognitive science of religion. The study of ancient religions and biblical studies are dominated by textual evidence. However, the cognitive science of religion is lacking significant research on the language and textual interpretation of this literature. This book presents a systematic attempt to redefine the interpretation of religious texts in a cognitive framework, providing concrete textual analysis on a broad selection of biblical passages. It explores the ways that cognitive approaches to language and textual interpretation expand the disciplines of the cognitive science of religion and biblical studies. This book brings together methodology from the cognitive sciences, linguistics, philology, biblical studies, and religious studies, to offer a new perspective for biblical studies and cognitive sciences. It presents a renewed vision of textual interpretation - one that aligns hermeneutical reflection with our cognitive capacities.
