An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent

Religion & Spirituality

Hick, Professor John

Religious Studies

Yale University Press

In this classic work, prominent religious philosopher John Hick presents a global interpretation of religion, arguing for a religious response to our ambiguous universe and showing how the world's different religions are culturally conditioned forms of that response. Praise for the first edition: "This book strengthens Hick's position as one of the most significant thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century. . . . I highly recommend [it] to students of philosophy, history of religions, and comparative studies, as well as theology."-Chester Gillis, Journal of Religion "The most persuasive philosophical advocacy for religious pluralism ever written."-Yandall Woodfin, Southwestern Journal of Theology "[This work] evinces Hick's many virtues: ingenuity; fairness toward all arguments; deference to the standards of analytic philosophy; familiarity with Eastern as well as Western religions; and, not least, a clean, clear prose."-Robert A. Segal, Christian Century "A leader in interfaith interpretation of religion, Hick has written what will probably become a classic. . . . Clear, readable, and comprehensive."-Library Journal "Should be read by the adherents of all faiths."-Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok

When medieval theologians wrote their Quaestiones Disputatae, the disputed questions concerned relatively peripheral topics, for most Christians agreed on all of the most basic matters. But today even the most central issues in Christianity are controversial, and Christian discourse itself is part of the wider dialogue that includes all the great religious and philosophical traditions of the world. In this book a leading philosopher of religion offers fresh insights into some of the disputed religious questions of our time. John Hick begins by addressing the most fundamental questions: whether religion is a wish-fulfilling projection or a human response to the Transcendent, and whether religious experiences constitute authentic awareness of a divine Reality. He then considers specifically Christian beliefs, such as the deity of Jesus and the problems encountered by attributing to Jesus both all divine and all human properties, and he suggests an alterative image of Jesus as a man extraordinarily open to and inspired by the divine spirit. Hick gives a personal account of how he has come to accept religious pluralism - that the major world faiths are different but equally valid responses to ultimate Reality. He considers how much Christians have to learn from Buddhism, discusses the ongoing dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and outlines a philosophy of religions - a conception of the relationship between world religions and between them and the ultimately Real. Finally he turns to the mystery of death and, using the resources of the world religions and of parapsychology, suggests a possible conception of life after death.

Disputed Questions in Theology and the Philosophy of Religion

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

In this revision of his widely read study, John Hick has taken advantage of constructive comments on the first edition to make the book more useful. New material has been added and the overall structure of the volume has been changed to strengthen it both as an introduction to the problem of religious knowledge and as an exposition of the view of faith that seems to him most adequate. There is a new chapter on the Thomist-Catholic view of faith; a new treatment of the controversial notion of eschatological verification, taking account of various published critiques of the concept; and a new section on the way in which the Christian faith-awareness of God expresses itself in a distinctive way of life.

Faith And Knowledge: A Modern Introduction To The Problem Of Religious Knowledge

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An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent

An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent

Disputed Questions in Theology and the Philosophy of Religion

Faith And Knowledge: A Modern Introduction To The Problem Of Religious Knowledge

Faith and Knowledge: A Modern Introduction to the Problem of Religious Knowledge (Fontana Library of Theology and Philoso)