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Beyond ideology, religion and the future of Western civilization / Ninian Smart

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Harper & Row, c1981Description: 350 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0060674024
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 291.1/7 19
LOC classification:
  • BL80.2 .S593 1981
Contents:
Introduction -- The world's religions and ideologies in interaction -- Towards a theory of the configurations of religion -- Christianity seen from Adam's peak -- Reflections on Buddhism and Christianity -- The great vehicle and the protestant spirit -- The Buddhist meaning of Christianity, the Christian meaning of Buddhism -- Secular ideologies -- The Chinese experience in the modern world -- Secular ideology, religion and science -- Postscript: Towards a new worldview
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 291.17 S636B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 063224

"Gifford lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh, 1979-1980."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- The world's religions and ideologies in interaction -- Towards a theory of the configurations of religion -- Christianity seen from Adam's peak -- Reflections on Buddhism and Christianity -- The great vehicle and the protestant spirit -- The Buddhist meaning of Christianity, the Christian meaning of Buddhism -- Secular ideologies -- The Chinese experience in the modern world -- Secular ideology, religion and science -- Postscript: Towards a new worldview

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