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Religion and Human Nature

[Paperback]

by Keith Ward (Regius Professor of Divinity)

    • Author

      Keith Ward (Regius Professor of Divinity)

    • Book Format

      paperback (C format)

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      November 1998

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      Religion and Human Nature

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      Product Description

      Continuing Keith Ward's series on comparative religion, this book deals with religious views of human nature and destiny. The beliefs of six major traditions are presented: the view of Advaita Vedanta that there is one Supreme Self, unfolding into the illusion of individual existence; the Vaishnava belief that there is an infinite number of souls, whose destiny is to be released from material embodiment; the Buddhist view that there is no eternal Self; the Abrahamic belief that persons are essentially embodied souls; and the materialistic position that persons are complex material organisms. Indian ideas of rebirth, karma, and liberation from samsara are critically analysed and compared with semitic belief in the intermediate state of Sheol, Purgatory or Paradise, the Final Judgement and the resurrection of the body.;The impact of scientific theories of cosmic and biological evolution on religious beliefs is assessed, and a form of "soft emergent materialism" is defended, with regard to the soul. In this context, a Christian doctrine of original sin and atonement is presented, stressing the idea of soterial, as opposed to forensic, justice.;The book is intended for students and scholars of philosophy of religion, theology and comparative world religion.

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      • Author

        Keith Ward (Regius Professor of Divinity)

      • Book Format

        paperback (C format)

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        November 1998

      • Weight

        436g

      • Page Count

        340

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9780198269656

      • ISBN-10

        019826965X

      • Eden Code

        12024

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      • Author/Creator: Keith Ward (Regius Professor of Divinity)

      • ISBN: 9780198269656

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: November 1998

      • Weight: 436g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 12024

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