{"product_id":"9781350329515","title":"Understanding Faith Historical and Contemporary Readings","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnderstanding Faith\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHistorical and Contemporary Readings\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel McKaughan | Daniel Howard-Snyder\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new collection of classic and contemporary readings explores questions about the nature, value, and rationality of faith. From the Ancient Greeks to present-day intellectuals, it reveals the variety of answers that thinkers and traditions have offered throughout the ages. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelecting texts from a diverse range of traditions and perspectives, both secular and religious, it introduces the role and function that faith plays in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Organized thematically around four parts, this one-of-a-kind reader brings together a collection of profound writings from philosophy, religious studies, theology, classics and psychology. Each Part has its own specialized introduction and suggestions for further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpts are taken from core prayers, creeds, teachings and songs. Stretching beyond academic reflections, texts cover the treatment of faith in the media and literature. Noteworthy and hard-to-find selections include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The poetry and commentary of a celebrated mystic\u003cbr\u003e- First-hand accounts of the experience of faith and doubt from two women canonized as saints in the Catholic Church\u003cbr\u003e- Historically influential accounts of the nature of faith from Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a critical look at the relationship between faith and reason, the forms it takes and the ways in which it can be misplaced, here is everything you need to understand the place of faith in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel McKaughan \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, USA. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe History and Philosophy of Science: A Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Howard-Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Western Washington University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350329515\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e888\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973795438732,"sku":"9781350329515","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_efb4792c-fb32-4191-9d52-a6b36f56bc7d.jpg?v=1787713059","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350329515","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}