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Geschicte Und Historie: The Problem Of Faith And History, Brent A. R. Hege
Geschicte Und Historie: The Problem Of Faith And History, Brent A. R. Hege
Brent A. R. Hege
Faith at the Intersection of History and Experience is the first study in English of the theology of the German Lutheran theologian, Georg Wobbermin (1869–1943), who has been called a “captain of the liberal rearguard.” Widely read and discussed in his own lifetime, Wobbermin’s theology fell into obscurity as dialectical theology rose to prominence in the years following the First World War. Hege presents the major themes of Wobbermin’s theology, particularly his analysis of the relationship between faith and history and his development of a religio-psychological theological method that places faith at the intersection of history and experience. Wobbermin’s critiques …
Creation Technologies. The Technological Condition Of Humanity, Alexander D. Ornella
Creation Technologies. The Technological Condition Of Humanity, Alexander D. Ornella
Alexander D Ornella
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“The Bible In Captivity: Hobbes, Spinoza And The Politics Of Defining Religion.”, Jeffrey Morrow
“The Bible In Captivity: Hobbes, Spinoza And The Politics Of Defining Religion.”, Jeffrey Morrow
Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D.
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The Desert Of The Real: Christianity, Buddhism & Baudrillard In The Matrix Films And Popular Culture, James F. Mcgrath
The Desert Of The Real: Christianity, Buddhism & Baudrillard In The Matrix Films And Popular Culture, James F. Mcgrath
James F. McGrath
The movie The Matrix and its sequels draw explicitly on imagery from a number of sources, including in particular Buddhism, Christianity, and the writings of Jean Baudrillard. A perspective is offered on the perennial philosophical question ‘What is real?’, using language and symbols drawn from three seemingly incompatible world views. In doing so, these movies provide us with an insight into the way popular culture makes eclectic use of various streams of thought to fashion a new reality that is not unrelated to, and yet is nonetheless distinct from, its religious and philosophical undercurrents and underpinnings.