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Effortless Action: Wu-Wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China

Presents an account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei - literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action" - in early Chinese thought. This book shows that wu-wei … mehr »

geschrieben von Edward Slingerland (Autor)

Foundations of the Neuron Doctrine

For a century, the neuron doctrine has been the basis for concepts of nervous organization and brain function, stating that the cell theory applies to the nervous system. This study reviews the … mehr »

geschrieben von Gordon M. Shepherd (Autor)

Hsieh Liang-TSO and the Analects of Confucius: Humane Learning as a Religious Quest

Hsieh Liang-tso (c.1050-c.1120, known as master Shang-ts'ai) was one of the leading direct disciples of Ch'eng Hao and Ch'eng I, the two brothers who were the early leaders of the Confucian revival … mehr »

geschrieben von Tu Wei-Ming (Solist) und Thomas Whitfield Selover (Autor) und Tu Weiming (Solist)

Melancholic Freedom: Agency and the Spirit of Politics

Why does agency -- the capacity to make choices and to act in the world -- matter to us? Why is it meaningful that our intentions have effects in the world, that they reflect our sense of identity, … mehr »

geschrieben von David Kyuman Kim (Autor)

Opting for the Margins: Postmodernity and Liberation in Christian Theology

Ideas like the "preferential option for the poor" arguing that people marginalized by the economy have a claim to "special consideration"--have been among the most significant insights in … mehr »

geschrieben von Jeorg Rieger (Herausgeber)

Parables for Our Time: Rereading New Testament Scholarship After the Holocaust

Over the centuries, New Testament texts have often been read in ways that reflect and encourage anti-Semitism. For example, the parable of the "wicked husbandmen," who kill the son of their landlord … mehr »

geschrieben von Tania Oldenhage (Autor)

Teaching Islam

Despite the importance of Islam in global affairs and the role of Islamic Studies in Religious Studies, little attention has been given to the basic questions of how Islam should be taught. This … mehr »

geschrieben von Brannon M. Wheeler (Herausgeber)

The Daoist Monastic Manual: A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie

The Fengdao kejie or "Rules for Worshipping the Dao" dates from the early seventh century and is a key text of medieval Daoist priesthood and monasticism, which was first formally organized in the … mehr »

geschrieben von Livia Kohn (Orchester) und Livia Kohn (Übersetzung)

The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals

This new study looks at how non-human animals have been viewed in the Buddhist and Christian religious traditions. The concept of speciesism, coined in 1970 as an analogy to racism and discussed … mehr »

geschrieben von Paul Waldau (Autor)

Women's Liberation and the Sublime: Feminism, Postmodernism, Environment

Womens Liberation and the Sublime is a passionate report on the state of feminist thinking and practice after the linguistic turn. A critical assessment of masculinist notions of the sublime in modern … mehr »

geschrieben von Bonnie Mann (Autor)