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.

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

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.

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.

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, ...

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.

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

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.'

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

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

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.

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.