Why Study the Past? The Quest for the Historical Church
It is good to see that the Archbishop of Canterbury is able to continue high-level scholarly work in spite of the administrative burdens of his…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
John Macmurray - Selected Philosophical Writings
John Macmurray (1891-1976) was shaped by his formative experiences during the First World War and held chairs at UCL and Edinburgh. His philosophy was quite…… Read More »
Adam Smith - Selected Philosophical Writings
This volume consists of extracts on moral philosophy, political economy, languages and history and philosophy of science. Smith is best known these days for his…… Read More »
Scottish Philosophy - Selected Writings 1690-1960
This is a new and welcome series from Imprint Academic - the Library of Scottish Philosophy. This volume is the natural starting point since it…… Read More »
The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion
A highly recommendable collection for both students and interested general readers. The introduction contains two essays: one asking why we should study religions and the…… Read More »
The Truce of God
The title of this book comes from an experiment put forward by the monastery of Cluny in the Middle Ages that Christians in the surrounding…… Read More »
Human Life, Action and Ethics
A much-acclaimed volume of essays (many unpublished) by Elizabeth Anscombe, who was Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge. The book is co-edited by her daughter, who…… Read More »
Tomorrow's Christian - A New Framework for Christian Living
The author has been a Catholic priest for 50 years, and has had plenty of time to reflect on his theme. The book is simple…… Read More »
Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe
This is a rigorous attempt to argue for meaningful life, values and virtues in a Godless universe. It is not a perspective that many readers…… Read More »
The Holy Center
A contemplative book based on the writings of Swedenborg offering symbolic commentaries on key Old Testament passages dealing with the Divine inner presence represented by…… Read More »