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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Ford, James Lowry (1957-....)
Titre(s) : The divine quest, East and West [Texte imprimé] : a comparative study of ultimate realities / James L. Ford
Publication : Albany (N.Y.) : State University of New York Press, cop. 2016
Description matérielle : xxi, 411 pages ; 24 cm
Comprend : Part One. Approaching the Ultimate ; Part Two. Gid: From Early Judaism to Postmodern
Christianity ; Part Three. Hindu Traditions: Brahman and the 330 Million Gods and
Godesses of India ; art Four. Budhhist Traditions: From Nirvana to Emptiness ; Part
Five. Reflections on the Divine Quest
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Looks at the concept of Ultimate Reality in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Many books have discussed the development of the notion of God in Western monotheistic
traditions, but how have non-Western cultures conceptualized what those in the West
might identify as “God”? What might be learned by comparing different visions of the
Divine, such as God, gods, Brahman, Nirvana, and Emptiness? James L. Ford engages
these fascinating questions, exploring notions of “the Divine” or “Ultimate Reality”
within Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions. Looking at a multiplicity
of divine conceptions, even within traditions, Ford discusses the relationship between
imagination and revelation in the emergence of visions of ultimacy; consequences and
tendencies associated with particular notions of the Ultimate; and how new visions
of the Ultimate arise in relation to social, cultural, political, and scientific developments.
Ford reflects on what can be learned through an awareness of the various beliefs about
the Ultimate and on how such disparate visions influence the attitudes and behavior
of people in different parts of the world. -- Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Religion
Dieu
Religions -- Relations
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781438460536. - ISBN 1438460538. - ISBN 9781438460550 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb450460442
Notice n° :
FRBNF45046044
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