Overview
- Focuses on the philosophical--rather than theological--contributions of significant Eastern Christian Thinkers
- Engages with a broad range of themes in the philosophical discipline
- Introduces readers to unique perspectives often overlooked by mainstream philosophy
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With few exceptions, the field of Eastern Christian studies has primarily been concerned with historical-critical analysis, hermeneutics, and sociology. For the most part it has not attempted to bring Eastern Christian philosophy into serious engagement with contemporary thought. This volume seeks to redress the matter by bringing the Eastern Christian tradition into a meaningful dialogue with contemporary philosophy. It boasts a diverse group of scholars—specialists in ancient philosophy, analytic philosophy, and continental philosophy—who engage with a wide range of pressing issues. Among other things, it addresses such topics as contemporary atheism, the metaphysics of action, religious epistemology, the philosophy of language, bioethics, the philosophy of race, and human rights. In so doing, it aims to introduce contemporary readers to unique perspectives and novel arguments often overlooked by mainstream anglophone philosophy.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Philosophical Theology and Metaphysics
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Epistemology and Philosophy of Language
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Ecological Philosophy and Bioethics
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Reviews
"Eastern Christianity has been neglected in the contemporary philosophy of religion. The contributors to this volume discuss, in an engaging manner, how Eastern Christian perspectives can offer unique approaches to major philosophical problems. This is one of the most original and inspiring collections in the Christian philosophy of religion published in recent years."
-Yujin Nagasawa, H.G. Wood Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, University of Birmingham
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
James Siemens is an honorary research fellow in the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University. Additionally, he is one of the founding directors of the Centre for Applied Theology, an international school of theology and philosophy based in the UK. He is also a priest of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe.
Joshua Matthan Brown obtained his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Birmingham, UK. Currently, he is an adjunct lecturer in philosophy at Messiah University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Eastern Christian Approaches to Philosophy
Editors: James Siemens, Joshua Matthan Brown
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10762-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10761-0Published: 06 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10764-1Published: 07 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-10762-7Published: 05 October 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 331
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Christian Theology, History of Philosophy, Philosophy, general