This translation and commentary on Xunzi's Tian Lun argues against naturalistic interpretations of Tian. Tracing the course of interpretation of Xunzi down to the present, discussing some of the influences that affected how he was understood, and raising questions about some contemporary revisionary attempts, Machle suggests unusual lines of interpretation.

Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi: A Study of the Tian Lun (Chinese Philosophy Culture)

History

Machle, Edward J.

Asia

State University of New York Press

This translation and commentary on Xunzi’s Tian Lun argues against naturalistic interpretations of Tian. Tracing the course of interpretation of Xunzi down to the present, discussing some of the influences that affected how he was understood, and raising questions about some contemporary revisionary attempts, Machle suggests unusual lines of interpretation.

A Philosopher Looks at Jesus: Gleanings from a Life of Faith, Doubt, and Reason

Description: This book is the response to a lifetime of questions raised by fellow philosophers, by students, and by the author's own wrestlings. Since the author claims that Jesus's importance goes beyond his being just a moral teacher, Edward Machle discusses the difference between the foundations of philosophy and of theology, and how the disciplines of philosophy and theology use language differently. Then Machle goes on to present his somewhat unorthodox evaluations of the four gospels and their relevance--rejecting, for instance, claims of a ""Q"" document, and dating Matthew later than Luke. Since any account of Jesus must assume that before Jesus appears in the records, he had a distinctive development, two admittedly fictional narratives follow, preparing for distinctive emphases in the author's later discussions of frequently met problems about Jesus's birth, miracles, aims, and death. Machle lays unusual emphasis on the centrality of the title ""Son of Man"" for Jesus. Extensive discussions of the resurrection narratives and questions about them follow, leading to a unique treatment of John's Prologue. The last three chapters deal with Jesus's relation to modern belief and life. About the Contributor(s): Edward J. Machle, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, was born in China but came to the US at the age of ten. He holds degrees from Whitworth College, San Francisco Seminary, and Columbia University and is also a Presbyterian minister. His previous book was a study of the ancient Chinese philosopher Xun Zi.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Wipf and Stock

Description: This book is the response to a lifetime of questions raised by fellow philosophers, by students, and by the author's own wrestlings. Since the author claims that Jesus's importance goes beyond his being just a moral teacher, Edward Machle discusses the difference between the foundations of philosophy and of theology, and how the disciplines of philosophy and theology use language differently. Then Machle goes on to present his somewhat unorthodox evaluations of the four gospels and their relevance--rejecting, for instance, claims of a ""Q"" document, and dating Matthew later than Luke. Since any account of Jesus must assume that before Jesus appears in the records, he had a distinctive development, two admittedly fictional narratives follow, preparing for distinctive emphases in the author's later discussions of frequently met problems about Jesus's birth, miracles, aims, and death. Machle lays unusual emphasis on the centrality of the title ""Son of Man"" for Jesus. Extensive discussions of the resurrection narratives and questions about them follow, leading to a unique treatment of John's Prologue. The last three chapters deal with Jesus's relation to modern belief and life. About the Contributor(s): Edward J. Machle, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, was born in China but came to the US at the age of ten. He holds degrees from Whitworth College, San Francisco Seminary, and Columbia University and is also a Presbyterian minister. His previous book was a study of the ancient Chinese philosopher Xun Zi.

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Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi: A Study of the Tian Lun (Chinese Philosophy Culture)

Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi: A Study of the Tian Lun (Chinese Philosophy Culture)

A Philosopher Looks at Jesus: Gleanings from a Life of Faith, Doubt, and Reason

A Philosopher Looks at Jesus: Gleanings from a Life of Faith, Doubt, and Reason