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Somatic Lessons

Looks at narrative in the history of ayurvedic medical literature and the perspectives on illness and patienthood that emerge.

Splendor of the True

A new anthology of the work of Frithjof Schuon that includes philosophical writings along with a selection of his poems, artworks, and unpublished writings from his personal papers.

The Ordination of a Tree

A firsthand look at the Thai Buddhist environmental movement and its activist monks.

The Kyoto School

An accessible discussion of the thought of key figures of the Kyoto School of Japanese philosophy.

The Call to Radical Theology

The major death-of-God theologian explores the meaning and purpose of radical theology.

Cultivating Spirituality

Four Shin Buddhist thinkers reflect on their tradition’s encounter with modernity.

Alan Watts–Here and Now

Considers the contributions and contemporary significance of Alan Watts.

Arguing with Angels

An exploration of John Dee’s Enochian magic of angel contact, its reinterpretation over the years, and its endurance to the present day.

The Old Master

A unique translation of and commentary on the Laozi, based on the oldest edition of the work.

Dreams and Visions in Islamic Societies

A wide-ranging consideration of the place of dreams and visions in Islamic societies from the pre-modern period to the present.

The Dharma Master Chǒngsan of Won Buddhism

The first English translations of the writings of Chŏngsan (1900-62), who codified the central doctrines of Won Buddhism.

Rethinking Autonomy

Provides a critique of and alternative to the dominant paradigm used in biomedical ethics by exploring the Japanese concept of autonomy.

Visions of Unity

Presents the thought of a controversial Tibetan Buddhist thinker on the Yogācāra and Madhyamaka systems.

Religious Understandings of a Good Death in Hospice Palliative Care

Explores how religious understandings of death are experienced in hospice care.

Dark Mirrors

Discusses the two most important figures in early Jewish mythologies of evil, the fallen angels Azazel and Satanael.

This-Worldly Nibbāna

A Buddhist feminist social ethics for contemporary times.

In Search of the Lost Heart

Renowned scholar William C. Chittick explores the worldview of Islam in a series of essays written over thirty-six years.

The Story of Islamic Philosophy

Offers a new interpretation of medieval Islamic philosophy, one informed by Platonic mysticism.

Reason Unbound

A critique of the modern receptions of Islamic Peripatetic philosophy and a validation of the importance of Islamic philosophy for modern philosophy

Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind

Explores the work of beloved Sufi poet Umar Ibn al-Farid and its context. Provides many translations of Ibn al-Farid’s poetry.

Nature Is Enough

Claims that the natural world, as opposed to a supernatural realm, can inspire a religious sensibility and a conviction that life is meaningful.

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.