This reappraisal of the middle section of Augustine's Confessions covers the period of Augustine's conversion to Christianity. The author argues against the prevailing Neoplatonic interpretation of Augustine.

Examines the experiences of women activists of the Islamist Refah (Welfare) party in Turkey.

Examines the practice of relic veneration in a variety of forms of Buddhism.

Six lectures by eminent Buddhist thinker Keiji Nishitani reflecting on Buddhism for the modern world.

A fascinating exploration of how the transcendent is expressed in the spatial sensibility of premodern Islam.

A contribution to the methodology of religious studies, this work discusses using comparison to provide mutual illumination among religious traditions while avoiding the problem of assimilating one tradition to another.

An erudite but eminently readable guide to contemporary radical theologies.

An accessible and original exploration of the theological and philosophical significance of Kierkegaard’s religious thought.

Continuing his groundbreaking reappraisal of the Confessions, Carl G. Vaught shows how Augustine's solutions to philosophical and theological problems emerge and discusses the longstanding question of the work's unity.

Going beyond the standard depictions of Krishna in the epics, this book uses regional and vernacular sources to present a wide range of Krishna traditions.

Considers the problem of pluralism and offers a vision of human solidarity for the postmodern era.

Explores yoga and meditation in Eastern religions, incorporating psychological and social aspects of these practices.

Remarkable reflection on Cardinal Newman.

Explores the process or neoclassical interpretation of Plato's thought on God.

Explores the religion developed by the Quanzhen Taoists, who sought to cultivate the mind not only through seated meditation, but also throughout the daily activities of life.

Using the original, little-known writings of Sufis Muhammad and 'Ali Wafa', this book explores the development of the idea of Islamic sainthood in the post-Ibn 'Arabi period.

A fascinating look at Hindu gurus with significant followings in the United States.

Interviews with fourteen pioneers in psychedelic research.

A biography of the prominent Turkish theologian and thinker.

Looks at how both anti-gay and AIDS activists use apocalyptic language to describe the AIDS crisis.

Documents the lifelong journey of faith—full of challenges along the way—that made Gandhi the enlightened spiritual leader we revere.

A new reading of Daoism, arguing that it originated in a particular textual tradition distinct from Confucianism and other philosophical traditions of early China.

Offers the most comprehensive collection of Basho's prose available, beautifully translated into English.

Looks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism—and the corresponding feminine ideals—that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.

Provides a theology of polytheism—the belief in many deities—using examples from a wide range of world religions.

Explores the theory, practice, and poetics of spiritual and holistic education.

Argues that the environmental crisis is symptomatic of much deeper crises in modern civilization.

Analyzes major Muslim philosophers.

Examines novels and short stories by Muslim authors who write in English.

Argues for a renewed vision of the cosmos based on the centrality of the human encounter with the sacred.

A critical exploration of the thought of radical theologian Thomas J. J. Altizer, including a response from Altizer and a comprehensive bibliography of his work.

Explores the work of Bernard Lonergan in light of contemporary continental thought.

Explores the human experience of mysticism and looks at it within the spiritual traditions around the world.

Explores deep sleep (susupti), one of the three states of consciousness in Advaita Vedanta, and the major role it plays in this philosophy.

Maintains that the secular West has its gods—such as market capitalism—and that veneration of these contributes to the cultural and religious unrest of our time.

Argues for American national narratives in Christian theology that respect the separation of church and state and a diverse, multifaith society.

Looks at Buddhist women's activism for social change from the time of Buddha to the present day.

Explores how psychoanalysis can nurture and vitalize, rather than only focusing on affliction and neuroses.

A wonderful new translation of the poetry of Basho—Zen monk, poet of nature, and master of the haiku form.

Provides both a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of a little-known world—that of female ascetics in India.

Argues that true sustainability must be based in spirituality and looks at religious communities dedicated to the environment.

Argues that Islamic law does not accord a lesser status to women and elaborates Muslim women's rights in a variety of areas.

Revises the traditional free will defense regarding the existence of evil in the world of a loving God.

Explores European and American esoteric traditions as reflected in literature and in art.

Chinese and Western thinkers consider the Chinese philosophical tradition and Chinese philosophy for the contemporary global era.

Provides a critical exploration of Mircea Eliade's notion of the sacred by referencing the work of Bernard Lonergan.

Articles linking ecological sustainability and social justice.

Papers from Binghamton University's Conferences on Medieval Latin Philosophy, 1995-2000, on St. Thomas Aquinas' oeuvre. The essays examine his sources within the Neoplatonic and Islamicist traditions, ...

Presents an account of human development from a depth-psychological, transpersonal perspective.

Presenting the commentary of the third-century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers.

A wide-ranging exploration of the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, a mystical Jewish tradition from late antiquity, including a discussion of the possible cultural context of this material's creators.

Explores the social treatment of death in South Asian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and other traditions. Includes material on women and marginalized groups.

A new interpretation of the first six books of Augustine's Confessions, emphasizing the importance of Christianity rather than Neoplatonism.

A fascinating book demonstrating the influence of alchemy and esoteric traditions on the mature art of Marcel Duchamp.

A bold and original work in ecocosmology and metaphysics.

An account of how the Nevada Desert Experience—the nonviolent protest against nuclear testing that has been ongoing since the 1980s—has created a unique spiritual practice combining religious ritual and political action.

An eminent theologian argues that nothingness is necessary in order to fully actualize the Godhead.

Explores the religious thought and lives of the poor women of Peru, who were central to the birth of liberation theology.

An English translation of a seminal book on Sufism from a Shi'i perspective by an eminent Muslim thinker.

A first-hand description of the Durga Puja, the Hinda celebration of the Great Goddess.

Creative non-fiction by a Mennonite poet that blends the history of the Amish and Mennonites, family history, and his own life story to look at how he might live in harmony with the Mennonite ideal to 'live in the world but not of it.'

Explores death and dying in the Bhagavata-Purana and in the Indian religious imagination using insights from myth, semiotics, and depth psychology as well as the Indian commentarial tradition.

Provides a philosophical account of everyday consciousness as a way of understanding mystical consciousness, drawing on the work of many Western and some Japanese thinkers.

A collection of essays on the nature of love in religious tradition and theory, inspired by Raimundo Panikkar's ecumenical embrace of Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

Essays on the interaction between science and spiritual values which characterize much of modern life.

Illustrates Plato’s theory of the philosopher-king in the context of medieval and Renaissance Jewish thought.

Explores the relationship between religious studies and theology and the place of each in the modern, secular university.

A reader-friendly translation of the medieval Indian text, which presents a powerful, compassionate goddess as ruler of the universe.

Sets out a history of the famous Buddhist mantra, Om Manipadme Hum, and offers new insights on its meaning.

Explicates the philosophy of religion emerging from the work of Bernard Lonergan, the esteemed theologian who reinvigorated Catholic thought in the twentieth century.

A well-known theologian and philosopher offers a late-modern perspective on religion, one opposed to the received truths of postmodern religious thought.

Reconstructs the formative debates concerning ritual purity in Islamic law and practice.

Leading scholars explore the relationship between deconstructive theory and process thought.

Explores dream interpretation among the early Muslims, who saw dreams as a type of prophecy.

The first English translation of the influential and controversial Tibetan Buddhist classic.

Two of Dōgen's most esteemed translators provide key chapters from his Zen masterpiece, the Shōbōgenzō, in English with annotations to guide the reader.

The first comprehensive discussion of the history, theory, and practice of kairos: that is of the role “timeliness” or “right-timing” plays in human deliberation, speech, and action.

Reflections from Jews and Roman Catholics on their struggles with the crucial and painful issues that continue to plague Christian-Jewish dialogue.

First volume documenting Rabbinic Judaism in its formative age.

Second volume documenting Rabbinic Judaism in its formative age.

Examines the expulsion of Professor Gerd Lüdemann from the Theology Faculty at the University of Göttingen.

Synthesis of Mediterraneum’s first seminar.

Argues that the discourse of Jacob Boehme represents the return of Gnostic thought in modernity after a thousand year hiatus.

Shows how the aesthetic views of Plotinus and later Neoplatonists have played a role in the history of Western art.

Explores the experience of yoga in the Yogasutra of Patanjali.

Traces the evolution of Wordsworth's religious attitudes from his revisions of The Ruined Cottage to the completion of The Prelude.

Offers a fresh viewpoint in Christian thought by looking at sin from the perspective of the sinned-against rather than that of the sinner needing forgiveness.

Looks at the influence of Gnosticism in modern intellectual history, philosophy, and theology.

Examines the influence of Shintoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism on Japanese ethics, with implications for our understanding of various social, economic, and environmental problems.

An anthology of writings on vegetarianism from a wide range of religious traditions.

An in-depth examination of the work of this important medieval woman mystic.

Examines the thought of Li Guangdi, an exponent of the Cheng-Zhu school of Confucianism and a powerful statesman during the Qing dynasty.

Provides an innovative theology based in mysticism, one that acknowledges the pain of spiritual repression and values religious pluralism.

A fascinating collection of tales and lore from the ancient Oracle at Delphi, this book provides both a collection of good stories and finds spiritual enlightenment weaved throughout these diverse offerings.

A selection of his more important writings.

A selection of his more important writings.

Examines each rabbinic text or sequence of homilies in order to uncover specific value concepts which are reflected in them either explicitly or implicitly.

Explores how modern Judaism has balanced between universalism and particularism.

Explores the religious experience of Judaism through the perceptions and teachings of ordinary Jews and the creative elite.

Describes the actual mode of thought of the Rabbis of the Midrash and the Talmud, and indicates how they derived their own moral teachings from the Bible.