Religion and Spirituality
Ontotheological Turnings?
Explores and critiques the so-called “decentering of the subject” in French phenomenology.
Living Consciousness
Explores the thought of Henri Bergson, highlighting his compelling theories on the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world.
Friends at the Bar
A Quaker lawyer looks at Friends’ relationship with the American legal system and at Friends’ legal ethics.
Theology within the Bounds of Language
Explores the use of language in Christian theology.
Hinduism as a Missionary Religion
Reconsiders whether Hinduism can be considered a missionary religion.
Mortality in Traditional Chinese Thought
A wide-ranging exploration of traditional Chinese views of mortality.
Riding the Wind with Liezi
New attention and fresh perspectives on the classic, but neglected, text of Daoism, the Liezi.
Engaging South Asian Religions
Looks at Western understandings of South Asian religions and indigenous responses from pre-colonial to contemporary times.
Korean Buddhist Nuns and Laywomen
Explores the roles of Korean Buddhist nuns and laywomen from the Koryo period to the present.
Existence and the Good
Argues that morals and politics require on a metaphysical backing and proposes a neoclassical metaphysics.
Soul
Revives the concept of Soul, urging an understanding of Soul as expression.
Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies
An annotated translation of an essential work of twentieth-century Tibetan Buddhist thought, one that explicates teachings on the Middle Way.
The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason
Examines the relationship between diverse iterations of Rosicrucianism and the philosophy of the Enlightenment.
Faith and Reason
Explores the mutually dependent relationship of faith and reason in human life and human knowledge.
Martin Benson Speaks
The robust memoirs of an unusual twentieth-century seeker and student of G. I. Gurdjieff.
Writing as Enlightenment
Explores the prevalence of Buddhist ideas in American literature since the 1970s.
Meditation and the Classroom
A ground-breaking book on using meditation in education and how it can enhance teaching and learning.
Between Nihilism and Politics
Essays describe Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo’s unique and radical hermeneutic philosophy.
A Soaring Minaret
The development of early Islamic mysticism and metaphysics is presented through the life and work of theologian Abu Bakr al-Wasiti.
Confucianism in Context
A wide-ranging consideration of Confucianism for Western readers.
Colonizing the Realm of Words
Details the transformation of Tamil literary culture that came with colonialism and the encounter with Western modernity.
Philosophy and Religion in Early Medieval China
An exploration of Chinese during a time of monumental change, the period after the fall of the Han dynasty.
Religious Philosophy as Multidisciplinary Comparative Inquiry
Argues that philosophy, as multidisciplinary comparative inquiry, is essential to the contemporary academic study of religion.
Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously
A consideration of Confucian ethics as a living ethical tradition with contemporary relevance.
The Politics of Spirit
A critical look at the development of the phenomenological approach to the study of religion, revealing its evaluative and metaphysical concepts.