| The Divine Quest, East and West: A Comparative Study of Ultimate Realities Contributor(s): Ford, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438460546 ISBN-13: 9781438460543 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Judaism - Theology - Religion | Hinduism - Theology |
| Dewey: 200.9 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.32 lbs) 434 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |