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  • Playing in Emptiness

    An Introduction to Zen Buddhist Discourse

    de Carl Olson ...
    The purpose of Playing in Emptiness is to expose readers to the notion of play in Zen/Chan Buddhism and its manifestation in emptiness, language, strange teaching methods, the erotic, comic, the fine arts, and the martial arts with the goal of shedding new light on the religious tradition. ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism

    de Gereon Kopf, Michael P. Berman, David Brubaker, Jay Goulding, Hyong-hyo Kim, Shigenori Nagatomo, Carl Olson, Bernard Stevens, Funaki Toru0, Brook Ziporyn1, Gerald Cipriani2, Glen A. Mazis3 ...
    Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism explores a new mode of philosophizing through a comparative study of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology and philosophies of major Buddhist thinkers such as Nagarjuna, Chinul, Dogen, Shinran, and Nishida Kitaro. Challenging the dualistic paradigm of existing philosophical traditions, Merleau-Ponty proposes a philosophy in which the traditional opposites are encountered ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • The Nostalgia for Origins

    Religion, Evolution, Cognition and Memory

    de Carl Olson ...
    Using the theme of nostalgia for origins, this work proposes to examine the origin of religion within the context of the theory of evolution and the development of the human brain. It is argued that Darwin’s concept of natural selection gives the impression of making Homo sapiens passive recipients of the process of evolution. To overcome this false impression and conform to the spirit of Darwin’s ... Leer más

    $31.49 USD

  • Sacred Texts Interpreted

    Religious Documents Explained [2 volumes]

    de Carl Olson ...
    Covering the major monotheistic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—as well as selected Eastern religions and Bahá'í, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings.Sacred Texts Interpreted: Religious Documents Explained gives readers the opportunity to examine ... Leer más

    $182.99 USD

  • Religious Ways of Experiencing Life

    A Global and Narrative Approach

    de Carl Olson ...
    Religious Ways of Experiencing Life: A Global and Narrative Approach surveys world religions, using the narratives and discourses of each tradition to describe it in its own terms. Carl Olson examines each tradition’s practices, teachings, material culture, roles of women, and path to salvation, as well as the experiences of its followers. The exploration of lived experience draws out and ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • Indian Asceticism

    Power, Violence, and Play

    de Carl Olson ...
    Throughout the history of Indian religions, the ascetic figure is most closely identified with power. A by-product of the ascetic path, power is displayed in the ability to fly, walk on water or through dense objects, read minds, discern the former lives of others, see into the future, harm others, or simply levitate one's body. These tales give rise to questions about how power and violence are ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Indian and Western Philosophical Concepts in Religion

    de Pankaj Jain, Karl-Stéphan Bouthillette, Al Collins, Carl Olson, Soraj Hongladarom, Jeffery D. Long, John Clammer ...
    Series series Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical
    Philosophical concepts are influential in the theories and methods to study the world religions. Even though the disciplines of anthropology and religious studies now encompass communities and cultures across the world, the theories and methods used to study world religions and cultures continue to be rooted in Western philosophies. For instance, one of the most widely used textbooks used in ... Leer más

    $76.99 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of Buddhism

    de Carl Olson ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
    Moving beyond the original bodhi tree where the historical Buddha attained enlightenment, Buddhism spread throughout Asia and in more recent history has become ubiquitous in America and other Western nations as it marches into the status of a major global religion. During its history westward, it has changed, adapted to new cultures, and offered spiritual help to those looking for answers to the ... Leer más

    $161.99 USD

  • Will Catholics Be Left Behind?

    A Catholic Critique of the Rapture and Today's Prophecy Preachers

    de Carl Olson ...
    This powerful and timely book, written by a former Fundamentalist, is a thorough critique of the popular Fundamentalist notion of the "Rapture",-the belief that Christians will be removed from earth prior to a time of Tribulation and the Second Coming. It examines the theological, historical, and Biblical basis for "premillennial dispensationalism", the belief system based around the Rapture, and ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Celibacy and Religious Traditions

    Edición de Carl Olson ...
    If sexuality is inherently social, the same thing can be said about celibacy. An understanding of celibacy, argues Carl Olson, can be a useful way to view the significance of the human body within a social context. The purpose of this book is to examine how the practice of celibacy differs cross-culturally as well as historically within a particular religious tradition. The essays (all previously ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD

  • Called to Be the Children of God

    The Catholic Theology of Human Deification

    de David Vincent Meconi S.J., Carl Olson ...
    This book gathers fourteen Catholic scholars to present, examine, and explain the often misunderstood process of ""deification"". The fifteen chapters show what becoming God meant for the early Church, for St. Thomas Aquinas and the greatest Dominicans, and for St. Francis and the early Franciscans. This book explains how this understanding of salvation played out during the Protestant Reformation ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

    de Carl Olson ...
    Major feature films such The Passion of the Christ and Risen, and books such as Bill O'Reilly's Killing Jesus raise many questions about one of the greatest controversies in history--what really happened to the crucified body of Jesus of Nazareth.Using a popular question-and-answer format, this book examines the historical evidence concerning the fate of Jesus. Did Jesus really die on the cross? ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD