Contemplating Religious Forms of Life.
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| Author / Creator: | Burley, Mikel, 1972- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (213 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11236866 |
| Summary: | Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) made profound contributions to many areas of philosophy and cultural understanding, and his thought and methods have inspired numerous inquirers into the forms of our religious life. D. Z. Phillips (1934-2006) pioneered the application of Wittgenstein-influenced approaches to the philosophy of religion, and emphasized the contemplative, non-dogmatic nature of the philosophical task. In Contemplating Religious Forms of Life, Mikel Burley elucidates and critically examines the work of these two philosophers in relation to various aspects of religion, including ritual, mystical experience, faith and reason, realism and non-realism, conceptions of eternal life, and the use of literature as a resource for the contemplation of religious and non-religious beliefs. The book will be of significant value to academics, students and general readers interested in philosophy, religious studies, theology, and the interrelations between these disciplines. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (213 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441136213 1441136215 9781441103253 1441103252 9781441125347 1441125345 |