Religion and Faith

This book’s essays re-examine Albert Schweitzer’s life and his “Reverence for Life” philosophy, assessing its relevance for the twenty-first century. Featuring diverse perspectives, including from Jane Goodall, they explore applications to today’s global issues.

The role of emotions in religion has received little attention. This volume of research explores ‘religious emotions,’ asking what is distinctive about them and how Christianity made use of human emotional potential. The reader is invited to reflect on their interaction.

How responsible are we for the world’s suffering? Inspired by Dostoyevsky, philosophers and theologians confront the nature of evil, our shared guilt, and the difficult struggle for hope.

The Taylor Effect presents a diverse collection of essays addressing Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age. With contributions from philosophy, theology, literature, and political science, this is a central reference point for any future discussion of Taylor’s work.

John Edwin Smith recovered the voice of philosophy, showing its relevance to contemporary life. He not only anticipated key philosophical developments but also pointed the way beyond intellectual impasses. The essays in this volume reveal his wisdom for our world.

After Kant, idealist thinkers like Hegel and Schelling transformed the conceptual framework for considering religion. This volume explores their reconsideration of religion’s place within human self-fashioning, which shaped later thinkers like Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

This book presents religion as intelligible metaphysics, reconciling faith and reason. It explores the philosophical implications of the Trinity, Creation, and Incarnation, correcting false views of divine transcendence where God is “all in all.”