Reasons and FaithsThis is Volume VII of seven in the Philosophy of Religion and General Philosophy series. It presents an investigation of religious discourse, Christian and non-Christian, originally published in 1958. The aim is to describe the nature of religious doctrines and concepts, including Buddhism and Hinduism. |
Contents
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I THE OBJECT OF WORSHIP | 20 |
II THE MYSTICAL GOAL | 54 |
III IDENTIFICATION OF THE NUMINOUS AND THE MYSTICAL | 79 |
IV INCARNATION | 108 |
V PRIORITIES AMONG DOCTRINES | 127 |
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achieved Allah analogical appear argument assertions Atman attainment behaviour belief bliss Brahman Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhism Chāndogya Christian claim concepts Consequently context contrast course Creator described different strands distinction divine doctrinal scheme entities Evelyn Underhill example existence expiation expression external world fact faith feeling gesture Hence Hinayāna holy impermanent important incarnate deity insight instance involves Islām Jhāna justified language logical Mahāyāna manner matter meditation merely metaphysical Milindapańha monism monotheism moral rules mysterious mystical experience mystical goal mystical knowledge mystical path mystical strand Nāgārjuna nature Nevertheless nirvāna Noble Eightfold Path notion numinous strand object of worship one's ontological ordinary Pāli pantheism perhaps philosophical picture Plotinus predicates Pure Land Rāmānuja reason regarded religion religious discourse remarks revelation sacrifice saint salvation samsāra Sankara seen sense simply situation sort speak spiritual discourse supreme theism theistic theology things tion transcendence true truth Upan Upanisads utterances visualize Visuddhimagga wonderful words