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Title Looking beyond? : shifting views of transcendence in philosophy, theology, art, and politics / edited by Wessel Stoker and W.L. van der Merwe
Published Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (527 pages)
Series Currents of encounter ; v. 42
Currents of encounter ; v. 42.
Contents pt. 1. Philosophy : historical approaches -- pt. 2. Contemporary philosophy -- pt. 3. Philosophical theology -- pt. 4. Christian theology -- pt. 5. Politics -- pt. 6. Art
Summary Religion is undergoing a transformation in current Western society. In addition to organized religions, there is a notable movement towards spirituality that is not associated with any institutions but in which experiences and notions of transcendence are still important. Transcendence can be described as God, the absolute, Mystery, the Other, the other as alterity, depending on one's worldview. In this book, these shifts in the views of transcendence in various areas of culture such as philosophy, theology, art, and politics are explored on the basis of a fourfold heuristic model (proposed by
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Transcendence (Philosophy)
Transcendence (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects
Transcendence (Philosophy) in art.
PHILOSOPHY -- Movements -- Idealism.
Transcendence (Philosophy)
Transcendence (Philosophy) in art
Form Electronic book
Author Stoker, Wessel, 1946-
Merwe, W. L. van der (Willem Lodewikus), 1957-
ISBN 9401207526
9789401207522
9042034734
9789042034730
1283543079
9781283543071