{"product_id":"religion-and-the-western-mind-drummond-lectures-delivered-at-the-university-of-stirling-scotland-march-1985-and-other-essays-library-of-philosophy-and-religion-0333418034","title":"Religion and the Western Mind: Drummond Lectures delivered at the University of Stirling, Scotland, March 1985, and other essays (Library of Philosophy and Religion)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0333418034\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smart, Ninian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNinian Smart believes that the modern study of religion should occur in the context of a radical reappraisal of our educational system. This is a worldview analysis of religion appropriate to today's global city. It attacks narrowness whether found in Western philosophy or Christian theology, and argues for a disestablishmentarian stance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion and the Western Mind\u003c\/i\u003e presents the explosive possibilities of religions -- of world views that have the power to shape history. It offers a theory regarding the need of nations for religious justifications. It examines three fundamental backlashes: the Moral Majority, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Gush Emunim. It looks at the contrasting Indian and Sri Lankan responses to Western influence and delineates the Indian tradition in a new way. And finally it diagnoses the future, exploring the ethical inferences of the worldview and supporting a position that runs like a thread through this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737181782304,"sku":"NEW0333418034","price":134.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61EhHhblctL.jpg?v=1779553292","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/religion-and-the-western-mind-drummond-lectures-delivered-at-the-university-of-stirling-scotland-march-1985-and-other-essays-library-of-philosophy-and-religion-0333418034","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}