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Religion and Human Nature by Keith Ward is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Religion and Human Nature about?
Continuing Keith Ward's series on comparative theology, this book deals with religious views of human nature and destiny. The beliefs of a number of major traditions are presented, ranging from the 'one self' belief of Advaita Vedanta to the 'many self' view of Vaishnavism, the 'no self' position of Buddhism and the 'embodied self' views of the semitic religious traditions. Finally, a Christian view of personal immortality and the 'end of all things' is developed in conversation with Jewish and Muslim beliefs about judgement and resurrection
Who reads Religion and Human Nature?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Keith Ward
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198269618
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Religion
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