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Models of God and alternative ultimate realities
Abstract
Dedicated to exploring the enormous variety of ultimate realities at the center of the world's great religions and philosophical traditions, this volume is a richly varied collection of essays on how we conceive this central notion, whether expressed as God, or as an ultimate reality of another kind. Years in the making, the collection examines the guiding principles of 15 major philosophical traditions and 6 living religions. A publication of monumental scale and detail, it features an innovative thematic structure that aggregates traditions according to their core models, allowing the reader to grasp the common features of ultimate realities as understood in diverse traditions such as Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and in some non-religious discussions. Borne out of proceedings at both the American Philosophical Association and the American Academy of Religion, the volume also examines foundational questions related to the human propensity for creating and using such models, including the issue of whether we are capable of acquiring knowledge of ultimate reality. It features a sustained analysis of the concept that modeling such an ultimate reality is a fruitless endeavor doomed to failure since the ultimate might well be beyond human conception, as well as reflections on the staggering diversity of these models and their application to concepts such as spirituality, gender equality, war, and global warming. Accessible and authoritative, the collection combines section primers for those new to the field, deeper treatment in dedicated essays, and a wealth of references for further reading and study.
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God, consciousness, and emergence
pp.19-33
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_3problems and prospects for modeling
pp.35-42
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_4Hartshorne's history of God
pp.63-79
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_6divine nous as unmoved mover
pp.101-109
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_9pp.141-156
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_13model of God
pp.157-164
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_14pp.175-193
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_16pp.207-223
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_18pp.245-259
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_21pp.287-298
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_24pp.323-331
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_27pp.333-342
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_28how Whiteheadian metaphysics facilitates Western language discussion of divine multiplicity
pp.343-355
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_29a hindu process theology
pp.357-367
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_30pp.381-397
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_32the supreme God in a medieval South Indian hymn
pp.453-469
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_38pp.473-481
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_39an invitation to think theonomously
pp.483-495
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_40an understanding of God that is simultaneously Jewish, "Confucian" and Daoist
pp.497-510
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_41the shift in early modern theology from divine immanence to divine design
pp.511-524
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5219-1_42Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2013
Pages: 524
ISBN (hardback): 978-94-007-5218-4
ISBN (digital): 978-94-007-5219-1
Full citation:
Diller Jeanine, Kasher Asa (2013) Models of God and alternative ultimate realities. Dordrecht, Springer.