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 »
Book Reviews
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A much-acclaimed volume of essays (many unpublished) by Elizabeth Anscombe, who was Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge.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 »
Scribe of Heaven - Swedenborg's Life, Work and Impact
Authors: Jonathan Rose, Mary Lou Bertucci, Stuart Shotwell
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
This remarkable scholarly compilation and commentary provides a comprehensive reader's guide to Swedenborg's life, work and cultural impact, as the subtitle suggests. There is an…… Read More »
The Bible's Hidden Cosmology
Originally published 20 years ago as 'Christ and the Cosmos', this book has been updated partly to address the pressing implications of the fundamentalism underlying…… Read More »
Mending the Past, Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval
The author of this book is a psychologist and medical anthropologist who has been studying the healing practices of Amazon and Inca shamans for 25…… Read More »