This shrewd and penetrating book, written by one of the world's most respected social thinkers, delves to the heart of the controversy between Islam and the West.
Explores the ideological options open to modern society by considering the three main visions influential at present: Religious fundamentalism; Permissive relativism; and a liberalism commited to the idea of the uniqueness of truth, without claiming to possess it.
Explores the ideological options open to modern society by considering the three main visions influential at present: Religious fundamentalism; Permissive relativism; and a liberalism commited to the idea of the uniqueness of truth, without claiming to possess it.
"Cover"--"Title Page"--"Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "1 Introducing Postmodernism" -- "2 Criteria for Evaluating Postmodernism" -- "3 The Demise of Enlightenment Modernism" -- "4 The Observer as Situated" -- "5 Philosophy of Language" -- "6 Tr…
Most introductions to postmodernism are either wholly negative or wholly positive. Stewart Kelly and James Dew present a balanced introduction and assessment of postmodernism that corrects misunderstandings and examines its shortcomings. This is a clear, accessible text for Chri…
"Christian Orthodox Migrants in Western Europe: Secularization and Modernity through the Lens of the Gift Paradigm explores a religious community that has been getting increasing scholarly attention. While most of the literature in the field looks at this religious tradition in …
Christian Orthodox Migrants in Western Europe: Secularization and Modernity through the Lens of the Gift Paradigm explores a religious community that has been getting increasing scholarly attention. While most of the literature in the field looks at this religious tradition in t…
"Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with 20th century materialist art and though…
"Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with 20th century materialist art and though…
"Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with 20th century materialist art and though…
"Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world. In conversation with 20th century materialist art and though…