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Saitya Brata Das argues that in Kierkegaard's work we find a radical eschatological critique, not only of the liberal-humanist pathos of modernity but also the political theology of Carl Schmitt, that seeks to legitimise the sovereign power of the state by an appeal to a divine or theological foundation.

What is the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and modern science? To answer this question, Robert Goldman invites the reader on a carefully guided intellectual journey spanning centuries of theological, philosophical, and scientific thought, before arriving at his provocative conclusion. He begins with the Hebrew Bible, examining the ancient concepts of "Olam" and "Yahweh," whose meanings are often lost in translation. Using these concepts as a lens, he explores Spinoza's "heretical" (at the time) theological views, probes Einstein's theory of space-time, and confronts formidable questions about human capacity for evil through the writings of Elie Wiesel and Etty Hillesum. Using simple, accessible language, Goldman ties together these diverse perspectives--as well as those of Plato, Maimonides, Godel, and others--and interweaves them with his own insights. Ultimately, he crafts a hopeful vision of a humankind and a God who are evolving toward one another, fueled by good actions, broader consciousness, and deeper human connection. --

Introduction (Ipgrave, Liljestrand, and Skeie) -- Part1: Interreligious Dialogue and Social Relations -- Chapter 1. Useful Trust: Interreligious Alliances for Alevi and Bahai communities in Hamburg (Haddad) -- Chapter 2. Maintaining and Transforming Bridging Capital in Interreligious Projects: A Case Study of a Swedish Youth Project (Liljestrand) -- Chapter 3. Six Women's Interreligious Dialogue Groups in London (Ipgrave) -- Chapter 4. Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives in a Local Borough of Oslo as Experienced by Local Youth and Dialogue Activists: Prospects for the Building of Social Capital, Trust and Social Cohesion? (Lund Johannessen and Husebø) -- Part 2: Interreligious activity and the spatial dimension -- Chapter 5. The transformation of a house of prayer in Hamburg: from church to mosque (Haddad) -- Chapter 6. An historic synagogue in London's East End: the impact of interreligious activity on a traditional place of worship (Ipgrave) -- Chapter 7. A peace and reconciliation centre in the City of London: a purpose-built venue for shared worship/reflection/dialogue (Ipgrave) -- Chapter 8. 'God's House', Fisksätra: planning a dual faith worship space in metropolitan Stockholm. (Liljestrand) -- Chapter 9. A Community Garden in Hackney: transformation of neighbourhood through interreligious activity (Ipgrave) -- Chapter 10. Fryshuset Social Centre: interreligious engagement in secular spaces (Liljestrand) -- Chapter 11. The Literature House, Oslo: public space for IR dialogue (Husebø and Lund Johannessen) -- Part3: Religious thinking and Interreligious Activity -- Chapter 12. Dialogue discussion groups (Liljestrand) -- Chapter 13. Community action projects (Ipgrave) -- Chapter 14. Interreligious initiatives in schools (Husebø and Lund Johannessen) -- Chapter 15. Public platform events (Ipgrave) -- Chapter 16. Community consultation groups (Liljestrand) -- Chapter 17. Interreligious rituals (Ipgrave)

The race to the moon -- Apollo; landing on the moon -- Apollo 13; the rest of the story -- Sensing spiritual realities in a physical world -- The witness from cosmology -- Origins -- Intersection of faith and science -- Seeing the Son, knowing the Father

Introduction : Religious Freedom as the "First Freedom" : What It Is and Why It Matters -- Natural Law and Our Cultural and Religious Traditions -- Religious Freedom, Natural Law, and the American Experiment -- Second Thoughts on "Pluralism," "Neutrality," and "Tolerance" -- Natural Law, Human Dignity, and Human Moral Obligation -- The Natural-Law Underpinnings of Religious Freedom : A Closer Look : Justice and Neighbor-Love in Symbiosis / Human Personhood, Moral Truth, and What Is at Stake : A Test-Case -- Conclusion.

"Every successive generation finds fresh reasons for the study of natural law. Current interest in the natural law may well be due to a pervasive moral pessimism in the Western cultural context and wider contemporary geopolitical challenges. Those geopolitical challenges result from two significant and worrisome global developments--unprecedented violent persecution of religious minorities on several continents and a growing climate of secular hostility toward religious faith in Western societies. Natural Law and Religious Freedom aims to address what is relatively absent from the literature by demonstrating the importance of natural law ethics in both establishing and preserving basic human rights, of which religious freedom has pride of place.Probing contemporary challenges to natural law thinking that are both internal and external to religious faith, and examining the character and constitution of natural law ethics, Natural Law and Religious Freedom will be of interest to theologians, ethicists and philosophers as well as policy analysts, politicians and activists who are concerned to anchor religious freedom and human rights policy considerations in an enduring way."--Provided by publisher.

Christos Yannaras is one of the most significant Orthodox theologians of recent times. The work of Yannaras is virtually synonymous with a turn or renaissance of Orthodox philosophy and theology, initially within Greece, but as the present volume confirms, well beyond it. His work engages not only with issues of philosophy and theology, but also takes in wider questions of culture and politics. With contributions from established and new scholars, the book is divided into three sections, which correspond to the main directions that Christos Yannaras has followed – philosophy, theology, and culture – and reflects on the ways in which Yannaras has engaged and influenced thought across these fields, in addition to themes including ecclesiology, tradition, identity, and ethics. This volume facilitates the dialogue between the thought of Yannaras, which is expressed locally yet is relevant globally, and Western Christian thinkers. It will be of great interest to scholars of Orthodox and Eastern Christian theology and philosophy, as well as theology more widely.

Victor Nuovo represents the philosophical thought of John Locke as the work of a Christian virtuoso: an empirical natural philosopher, who was also a practising Christian. Locke believed that the two vocations were not only compatible, but mutually sustaining, and he aspired to unite them in producing a system of Christian philosophy

Kenneth Garcia presents an edited collection of papers from the 2015 conference on academic freedom at religiously affiliated universities, held at the University of Notre Dame. These essays reexamine the secular principle of academic freedom and discuss how a theological understanding might build on and further develop it. The year 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the leading advocate of academic freedom in America. In October 2015, the University of Notre Dame convened a group of prominent scholars to consider how the concept and practice of academic freedom might evolve. The premise behind the conference was that the current conventional understandings of academic freedom are primarily secular and, therefore, not yet complete. The goal was to consider alternative understandings in light of theological insight. Theological insight, in this context, refers to an awareness that there is a surplus of knowledge and meaning to reality that transcends what can be known through ordinary disciplinary methods of inquiry, especially those that are quantitative or empirical. Essays in this volume discuss how, in light of the fact that findings in many fields hint at connections to a greater whole, scholars in any academic field should be free to pursue those connections. Moreover, there are religious traditions that can help inform those connections