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Contents Philosophy Classical Philosophy................................. Early Modern Philosophy......................... Eighteenth-Century Philosophy............... Epistemology and Metaphysics................ Ethics........................................................ History of Philosophy............................... Logic......................................................... Medieval Philosophy................................ Nineteenth-Century Philosophy............... Non-Western Philosophy.......................... Philosophy (General)................................ Philosophy of Mind and Language........... Philosophy of Science.............................. Philosophy Texts...................................... Political Philosophy.................................. Twentieth-Century Philosophy.................
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Religion Biblical Studies - New Testament............ Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible......................................... Church History.......................................... History of Religion................................... Islam......................................................... Judaism.................................................... Philosophy of Religion............................. Religion (General).................................... Religious Ethics........................................ Theology...................................................
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Evil in Aristotle Pavlos Kontos | University of Patras, Greece
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A History of Mind and Body in Late Antiquity Anna Marmodoro | University of Oxford
The first integrated history of this important topic, this book explores ideas about mind and body during this period, considering both pagan and Christian thought about issues such as resurrection, incarnation and asceticism. Figures such as Numenius, Pseudo-Dionysius, Damascius and Augustine are discussed from historical, theological and philosophical perspectives. • The first volume to explore pagan and Christian ideas about mind and body during a time of great intellectual innovation • Its interdisciplinary approach will appeal to readers from fields in philosophy, theology and classics, with all translations included • Provides an overview of the period as well as chapters dealing with individual themes and figures, allowing detailed understanding of topics in their wider context
These essays provide the first full study of Aristotle’s notion of evil, and shed light on its content, potential, and influence. They show that his theory is both attractive and elaborate, tracing its development in ancient and modern philosophy and reconstructing Aristotle’s account of ‘radical evil’. • Provides the first systematic account of Aristotle’s notion of evil, showing that it is both elaborate and attractive • Considers the question of ‘radical evil’ in Aristotle, a highly disputed topic in ancient and modern philosophy • Traces the influence of Aristotelian thought on evil in later philosophers’ work, making this book important for those interested in moral philosophy as well as in the history of philosophy 285pp January 2020 9781316614150 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 February 2018 9781107161979 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316676813
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Proclus: Commentary on Plato’s Republic
Aristotle on Thought and Feeling
The first volume of a three-volume edition presenting the first complete translation of Proclus’ commentary on Plato’s Republic - the only sustained treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity. Includes a helpful introduction, interpretive essays, notes and an English-Greek glossary. • The only sustained treatment of Plato’s Republic to survive from antiquity • This is its first complete translation into English • This book is fully annotated with a helpful introduction, glossary and index
Paula Gottlieb | University of Wisconsin, Madison
Examines the relationship between thought, desire and feeling, a topic that has exercised philosophers, psychologists, writers of literature and now neuroscientists. Paula Gottlieb argues that Aristotle’s account is sui generis, and reveals important insights into moral education and human psychology. • Gives a systematic treatment of the relationship between thought, desires and feelings in Aristotle’s Ethics • Shows how action, thought, desires and feelings develop together, not one after the other, in moral education • Explores the close relationship between ethics and aesthetics 300pp January 2021 9781107041899 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781107323544
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Aristotle’s Concept of Mind Erick Raphael Jiménez | California State University, Northridge
This book challenges flawed readings of Aristotle’s psychology, offering the first booklength treatment in English of his thinking about mind. Scholars of ancient Greek philosophy, and particularly of Aristotelian psychology, will find this original interpretation highly valuable. It will also appeal to historians of later philosophy and to modern philosophers of mind. • The first book-length treatment in English of this crucial concept, addressing common misunderstandings about Aristotle’s psychology • Provides a philosophically plausible interpretation of Aristotle’s concept of mind, avoiding recourse to the more fantastic elements of Aristotelian psychology and metaphysics • Connects Aristotle’s account of mind to his metaphysics and theory of science, offering a more rounded view of the issue within Aristotle’s wider philosophy
Volume 1 Dirk Baltzly | University of Tasmania
Proclus: Commentary on Plato’s Republic 443pp September 2020 9781316608302 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 36.99 August 2018 9781107154698 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316650899
Rediscovering Political Friendship Aristotle’s Theory and Modern Identity, Community, and Equality Paul W. Ludwig | St John’s College, Annapolis
This book applies Aristotle’s argument - that citizenship is like friendship - to modern society. Emotional bonds often grow around shared utilities such as trade, common defense and the regime, each contributing to a (limited) form of friendship. By recognizing and understanding civic friendship, we can build on it to counteract societal polarization. • The most extensive study ever of Aristotle’s theory of friendship • A timely volume which offers an alternative to identity politics, populism, and nationalism • An interdisciplinary work, relevant to scholars in political science, classics, and philosophy 362pp January 2020 9781107022966 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781139149365
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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Science
Diego Lucci
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine, mathematics and technology. It will spark renewed discussion about the character of ‘ancient’ versus ‘modern’ science. • Provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in ancient Greco-Roman natural philosophy and science • Contains chapters on ancient Greek mathematics, creationism in antiquity and Presocratic natural philosophy • Challenges received wisdom about the differences between contemporary and ancient science
In this book, Diego Lucci offers a thorough analysis and reassessment of Locke’s unique, heterodox, internally coherent version of Protestant Christianity. Critically examining all of the main aspects of his unorthodox theological ideas, Lucci calls attention to Locke’s influences and explores in depth the reception of his work. • Provides a comprehensive examination of Locke’s religious thought • Examines and clarifies Locke’s religious ideas by taking into account his influences, motivations, and legacy • Elucidates the originality, heterodoxy and internal coherence of Locke’s version of Christianity
The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought
Leibniz on Causation and Agency
Foundations in Logic, Method, and Mathematics Barbara M. Sattler | Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
Julia Jorati | Ohio State University
Liba Taub | University of Cambridge
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The understanding of motion - the core concept of natural philosophy - underwent crucial changes in Greek thinking from Parmenides to Aristotle. This book examines the logical, methodological, and mathematical foundations for the emergence of a full conception of motion that also allows for comparing and measuring speeds. • Explores the rich conceptual basis on which our understanding of motion and speed is built • Shows the reader which changes in logic, ontology and methodology were crucial for establishing natural science • Provides an overview of the development of the understanding of motion all the way from the Presocratics to Plato and Aristotle 450pp September 2020 9781108477901 Hardback GBP 90 / USD 120 eISBN 9781108775199
Early Modern Philosophy
A systematic and accessible study of Gottfried Leibniz’s theories of causality and human agency, topics central to modern philosophical thought. The book addresses debates around his theories of contingency and teleology, and will be of interest to scholars and students of the history of philosophy, metaphysics, and the philosophy of action. • Provides a systematic exploration of Leibniz’s theory of agency, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of central but neglected aspects of Leibniz’s thought • Situates discussion in the context of contemporary literature, demonstrating the relevance of Leibniz’s theories for wider thinking about agency • Covers the central aspects of Leibniz’s fundamental ontology and explains how his ethics and moral psychology relate to his metaphysics of substance 236pp 3 tables January 2020 9781316642610 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 July 2017 9781107192676 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108131629
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Early Modern Women on Metaphysics Emily Thomas | University of Durham
Investigates early modern women philosophers’ views on metaphysics, including matter, time and mind. It uncovers neglected perspectives and demonstrates their historical importance. Cuttingedge and fully contextualised, this volume will be essential for scholars and students of early modern philosophy, religion and science, as well as of the history of feminism. • Brings to light new avenues of metaphysical enquiry based on the writing of previously neglected female philosophers • Features detailed philosophical analysis as well as valuable historical and intellectual contexts • Discusses many topics including free will, reality, gravity, time, matter, mind and body 303pp January 2020 9781316631003 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 March 2018 9781107178687 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316827192
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Spinoza’s Political Treatise A Critical Guide Yitzhak Y. Melamed | The Johns Hopkins University
Bringing together an international team of scholars, this book breaks new ground in the study of Spinoza’s Political Treatise, the least studied of his major works. It will be a major resource for scholars who are interested in Spinoza’s political philosophy. • Offers diverse perspectives on a major work of Spinoza • The first volume in English to concentrate solely on the Political Treatise • Presents a clear exposition of Spinoza’s political philosophy Cambridge Critical Guides 231pp April 2020 9781316621660 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2018 9781107170582 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316756607
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Spinoza’s Political Psychology The Taming of Fortune and Fear Justin Steinberg | Brooklyn College, City University of New York
This book is for readers in Spinoza studies and the history of political thought. It advances a novel, comprehensive interpretation of Spinoza’s political writings, exploring how his analysis of psychology informs his arguments for democracy and toleration. • Advances a comprehensive and novel interpretation of Spinoza’s political works and method • Explores the psychological bases of Spinoza’s arguments for democracy and toleration • Reveals the normative significance of the affects for political life 251pp 1 b/w illus. 4 tables September 2020 9781316506523 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 36.99 November 2018 9781107141308 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316493465
Eighteenth-Century Philosophy Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals A Critical Guide Esther Engels Kroeker | Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
This volume offers an in-depth overview of Hume’s Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, one of the major texts of early modern philosophy. It analyses the work section by section and assesses its historical context and its place within Hume’s philosophy as a whole. • Provides a comprehensive overview of Hume’s Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals • Carefully analyses each section of the Enquiry • Discusses Hume’s views in light of his other writings and of his historical context Cambridge Critical Guides 290pp February 2021 9781108422871 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108525497
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Kant and his German Contemporaries Volume 1 Logic, Mind, Epistemology, Science and Ethics Corey W. Dyck | University of Western Ontario
This is the first collective study in English devoted to examining how Immanuel Kant’s work engages with the philosophy of his lesser-known German contemporaries, particularly with respect to key aspects of his thinking in logic, metaphysics, epistemology, theory of science, and ethics. This volume will be important for advanced students and scholars. • Explores key elements of Kant’s theoretical and practical philosophy in the light of his most immediate historical context • Demonstrates the depth of Kant’s engagement with other, less wellknown, philosophical figures of eighteenth-century Germany • Presents fresh and detailed insights into the work of Kant and others on logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and theory of science 308pp 14 b/w illus. January 2020 9781316506219 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 January 2018 9781107140899 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316493229
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Kant and his German Contemporaries Volume 2 Aesthetics, History, Politics, and Religion Daniel O. Dahlstrom | Boston University
This book is for students and scholars of the development of philosophical perspectives on aesthetics, history, politics, and religion in eighteenth-century Germany. It concentrates on contemporaries of Immanuel Kant, the era’s leading philosopher, whose achievements have so long overshadowed those of his German contemporaries. • Situates Kant’s thought in the context of his German contemporaries • Re-examines the distinctively German inauguration of aesthetics and art history in the eighteenth century • Identifies creative departures from Kant’s thought in the areas of educational and political philosophy • Explores several pressing religious concerns of the period – from questions of pantheism and immortality to the relation of faith and reason – in light of Kant’s responses to them 297pp September 2020 9781316630860 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 October 2018 9781107178168 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316823415
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Kant and the Faculty of Feeling Kelly Sorensen | Ursinus College, Pennsylvania
Kant argued for three mental faculties: cognition, feeling, and desire. Feeling has been somewhat overlooked by scholars, and this volume is the first to provide multiple perspectives on this key topic in relation to ethics, aesthetics, and emotions. It will interest historians of philosophy as well as theorists of emotion. • The first essay collection devoted to Kant’s philosophy of the mental faculty of feeling, a topic highly relevant to ethics, aesthetics, and the emotions • Brings together leading scholars to address key questions and engage with each other’s work • Contextualises the faculty of feeling within Kant’s Anthropology from a Pragmatic Viewpoint and within his wider thought 286pp January 2020 9781316630884 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 March 2018 9781107178229 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316823453
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Kant and the Question of Theology Chris L. Firestone | Trinity International University, Illinois
This book engages new research into Kant and his philosophy of religion, addresses the lack of analytic voices in these discussions, and puts forward informed perspectives on the significance of Kant’s claims about natural, philosophical, and revealed theology. Topics discussed include life after death, redemption, miracles, divine action, and God’s nature. • Brings together analytic philosophers and Kant scholars, extending debates about theology and philosophy by examining important but problematic questions • Explores three major areas of the current discussion in logical progression: God, religion, and redemption • Includes chapters on issues such as revelation, miracles, and life after death, written by world-renowned experts in the field 270pp
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Kant on Freedom and Spontaneity Kate A. Moran | Brandeis University, Massachusetts
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This volume brings together a distinguished group of scholars who explore the nature of freedom and spontaneity, the arguments Kant offers surrounding these concepts, and their place in Kant’s larger philosophical system. • A collection of essays on the theme of freedom and spontaneity in Kant’s theoretical and practical philosophy • Authors have a variety of interests and areas of expertise within Kant studies • Readers will find interconnections among the essays in the volume, giving them a deeper understanding of the concepts discussed 323pp November 2020 9781107565890 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 September 2018 9781107125933 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316421888
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Kant on Self-Knowledge and Self-Formation The Nature of Inner Experience Katharina T. Kraus | University of Notre Dame, Indiana
This book explores the intricate relationship between becoming an individual person and knowing oneself as such by studying Kant’s distinctive account of psychological personhood. It will be of interest to scholars of the history of philosophy, as well as of philosophy of mind and psychology. • Offers a novel view of Kant’s theory of self-knowledge and personhood • Provides a new, systematically coherent and textually comprehensive account of Kant’s notion of ‘inner experience’ • Develops a cogent account of human individuality that addresses present-day issues in philosophy of mind and psychology 288pp November 2020 9781108836647 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108874304
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Kant on Reality, Cause, and Force From the Early Modern Tradition to the Critical Philosophy Tal Glezer
A study of Kant’s category of reality, showing how it came to shape his mature concepts of cause and force. The book covers the development of the category from its roots in early modern philosophy and through Kant’s own early thought, and clarifies its importance to his philosophy of science. • Presents an original perspective on Kant’s category of reality and its relationship with the concepts of cause and force, exploring a commonly neglected topic • Discusses the link between Kant’s major work, the Critique of Pure Reason, and his philosophy of science, described in the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science • Includes extended discussion of early modern thought, tracing the roots and development of Kant’s concept of reality 241pp January 2020 9781108430777 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 January 2018 9781108420693 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108355049
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Kant on Reflection and Virtue Melissa Merritt | University of New South Wales, Sydney
This book distinctively and comprehensively connects a set of issues in Kant’s thought that have previously been treated in isolation from one another - reflection, epistemic agency, and virtue. It will appeal to a wide range of Kant scholars and to philosophers working in ethics and virtue epistemology. • Provides a new, and textually more comprehensive, account of Kant’s notion of ‘reflection’ • Spans Kant’s theoretical and practical philosophy, and draws connections between areas of Kant’s thought that are often explored in isolation • Adds a novel perspective to a recent body of work on Kant’s conception of virtue 235pp
Kant on the Sources of Metaphysics The Dialectic of Pure Reason Marcus Willaschek | Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
In his Critique of Pure Reason, Kant criticizes traditional metaphysics and its proofs of immortality, free will and God’s existence. By contrast, this book explains Kant’s less famous but nonetheless plausible account of why rational beings ask metaphysical questions and why answers to these questions appear rationally compelling to them. • Explains Kant’s account of reason and metaphysics and highlights its relevance for current debates in philosophy • Presents a new interpretation of the Transcendental Dialectic which appears in Kant’s key work, the Critique of Pure Reason • Provides detailed discussion of some less discussed aspects of the Critique of Pure Reason 310pp March 2020 9781108460064 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 November 2018 9781108472630 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108560856
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Kant: Lectures and Drafts on Political Philosophy Frederick Rauscher | Michigan State University
This is the first translation into English of the only surviving set of student notes from Kant’s course on political philosophy and the notes and drafts he wrote whilst formulating his ideas on the importance of freedom, the social contract, international peace, property rights, the French Revolution, and other topics. • The concluding volume in the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant • Includes a translation of the only surviving student transcription of Kant’s lectures on political philosophy • Has extensive notes, glossary, and a topical and chronological concordance The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant 467pp March 2020 9781108813037 Paperback GBP 34.99 / USD 44.99 August 2016 9780521843089 Hardback GBP 119 / USD 149 eISBN 9781139046237
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Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection Paul Formosa | Macquarie University, Sydney
Presents an original and intuitive reading of Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity, covering topics including agency, autonomy, moral development, vulnerability and virtue. This book will appeal to scholars and students of Kant’s ethical, moral, legal and political philosophies. • Approaches Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity, which will interest those who find Kant’s Formula of Humanity appealing, but who reject Kant’s Formula of Universal Law • Makes a clear distinction between status dignity and achievement dignity, thereby avoiding many of the conceptual confusions about dignity • Emphasises the links between dignity, perfection and vulnerability, enabling a better understanding of the neglected role played by vulnerability in Kant’s thought about dignity and virtue 229pp 1 b/w illus. January 2020 9781316638866 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2017 9781107189249 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316987308
Kant’s Conception of Freedom A Developmental and Critical Analysis Henry E. Allison | University of California, San Diego
This volume traces the development of Kant’s views on free will from his earliest discussions of it in the 1750s through to his last accounts in the 1790s, and shows how central the concept of freedom is both to his theoretical and practical philosophy. • Illustrates the process of reasoning that lies behind Kant’s conception of free will • Considers a wide range of contemporary and present-day objections to Kant’s account • Provides a comprehensive overview of Kant’s views on freedom, without sacrificing detail 552pp January 2020 9781107145115 Hardback GBP 110 / USD 140 eISBN 9781316535196
Kant’s Critique of Taste The Feeling of Life Katalin Makkai
This book offers a new interpretation of Kant’s aesthetics in the Critique of Judgment that shows its relevance to contemporary debates. It is aimed at philosophers, primarily those interested in Kant or in aesthetics, but it will also interest scholars of art theory, criticism, and cultural theory. • Offers an in-depth study that pays close attention to Kant’s texts, including their original German • Shows the relevance of Kant’s work for contemporary aesthetics and art theory • Engages with both the continental and the analytic philosophical traditions 210pp 16 b/w illus. October 2020 9781108497794 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108596893
Kant’s Philosophy of Mathematics Volume 1 The Critical Philosophy and its Roots Carl Posy | Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kant’s views about mathematics are central to his philosophical thought. This book presents a comprehensive picture of current scholarship on the development of Kant’s philosophy of mathematics, together with discussions of its place in his overall philosophy. It treats both broad historical issues and fine-grained questions of interpretation. • Engages with a lively and emerging field which will connect Kantian studies with mathematical philosophy in innovative ways • Brings together authors from different schools of thought to provide readers with a full spectrum of contemporary approaches to Kant’s philosophy of mathematics • Explores how Kant’s mathematical thought developed over time, with chapters organised thematically to aid readers’ navigation of the issues 330pp 5 b/w illus. May 2020 9781107042902 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781107337596
Kant’s Reform of Metaphysics The Critique of Pure Reason Reconsidered Karin de Boer
This is the first book-length study to interpret the Critique of Pure Reason in view of Kant’s sustained efforts to turn Wolffian metaphysics into a science. It not only sheds new light on key chapters of Kant’s work, but also reconstructs the outline of his projected ‘system of pure reason’. • Offers fresh and in-depth analyses of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason • Situates the Critique within the context of eighteenth-century German metaphysics • Reconstructs the main features of the system of pure reason that Kant announced repeatedly, but never published 310pp 4 b/w illus. September 2020 9781108842174 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108897983
Kant’s Tribunal of Reason Legal Metaphor and Normativity in the Critique of Pure Reason Sofie Møller | Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main
This is the first book-length study in English of Kant’s legal metaphors, whose philosophical importance has so far been overlooked. It will appeal to academic researchers and advanced students of Kant, early modern philosophy, legal philosophy, and intellectual history. • A comprehensive study of Kant’s legal metaphors • Proposes a legal account of his theory of normativity • Provides a novel interpretation of Kant’s representation of philosophical systematicity 208pp March 2020 9781108498494 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108682480
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The Emergence of Autonomy in Kant’s Moral Philosophy
Knowledge as Acceptable Testimony
Stefano Bacin | Università degli Studi di Milano
Steven L. Reynolds | Arizona State University
Kantian autonomy is one of the central concepts of contemporary moral thought. For Kant scholars, moral philosophers, and human rights theorists - professional and advanced students - this book offers a thorough historical understanding of how and why Kant introduced the concept of autonomy. • Covers a highly significant topic of Kant scholarship and contemporary moral thought • The first essay collection exclusively on the development of Kant’s notion of autonomy • Provides close philosophical and historical analysis of this central Kantian concept
This book argues that the main purpose of saying people ‘know’ is to improve our system for exchanging information, and that comparisons with social norms can explain puzzling features of our philosophical concept of knowledge. The volume will appeal to epistemologists and to those interested in sociology and psychology. • Explores how the concept of knowledge functions to improve the exchange of information • Reconsiders the philosophical theory of knowledge using the concept of social norms, taking a new approach to a central philosophical problem • Outlines recent developments in analytic theory of knowledge, making this book accessible to readers beyond epistemology specialists
238pp August 2020 9781316633762 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 October 2018 9781107182851 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316863435
Epistemology and Metaphysics A Theory of Truthmaking Metaphysics, Ontology, and Reality Jamin Asay | The University of Hong Kong
This book is the most comprehensive exploration to date into what truthmaking is and how it contributes to metaphysical debates across philosophy. It offers a wide-ranging perspective on the many facets of the truthmaking literature, and offers a plethora of arguments defending numerous contentious positions. • Presents a systematic and near-comprehensive survey of the vast literature on truthmaking • Shows that truthmaker theory is not limited in scope to traditional metaphysical questions • Articulates a fresh perspective on truthmaker theory which revives the theoretical motivation which initially drove it 306pp April 2020 9781108499880 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108759465
224pp January 2020 9781316647882 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 June 2017 9781107197756 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108181815
Lotteries, Knowledge, and Rational Belief Essays on the Lottery Paradox Igor Douven
A book for readers interested in the latest theories about knowledge and rational belief, with an emphasis on how outright belief relates to degrees of certainty. The most straightforward connection between those has given rise to a paradox, which is central to all of the essays in this volume. • Covers various approaches to the lottery paradox • Includes contributions from mainstream as well as formal epistemologists • Provides an excellent overview of research on the lottery paradox from the last three decades 311pp 4 b/w illus. December 2020 9781108421911 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108379755
Properties and Propositions The Metaphysics of Higher-Order Logic Robert Trueman | University of York
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An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge Second Edition
Noah Lemos | College of William and Mary, Virginia Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge. Written primarily for students taking a first course in epistemology, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this important area of philosophy. • Introduces a wide array of problems in contemporary epistemology and considers their attempted solutions clearly and systematically • Includes in-depth discussion of the Gettier problem, theories of justification, skepticism, a priori knowledge and naturalized epistemology • Contains three new chapters on externalism and internalism, epistemic circularity and testimony and disagreement Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy 290pp November 2020 9781108498678 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 November 2020 9781108724401 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 38.99 eISBN 9781108595162
This book articulates and defends a novel, Fregean theory of properties and propositions, and uses it to solve a range of problems in metaphysics. It will be of interest to anyone working in logic, metaphysics, the philosophy of language or the philosophy of mind. • Argues for Fregean realism, the thesis that properties are not objects • Shows that Frege’s insights can dissolve a number of longstanding metaphysical puzzles • Presents the arguments as informally as possible, with a minimum of formal logical notation 240pp January 2021 9781108840477 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108886123
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The Factive Turn in Epistemology
Ethics Aquinas’s Ethics
Veli Mitova | University of Johannesburg
Thomas M. Osborne Jr
This volume marks a sea change in epistemology the move away from thinking of reasons for belief as psychological to thinking of them as facts. It will advance current debates around this ‘factive turn’, exploring core epistemological themes such as perception, evidence, justification, knowledge, scepticism, rationality, and action. • Engages with major recent developments in epistemology: the move away from thinking of reasons for belief as psychological states to thinking of them as facts • Explores six core epistemic themes: perception, evidence, justification, knowledge, rationality, and action • Presents clearly written essays from leading scholars in the field on a comprehensive range of topics
An account of Thomas Aquinas’s moral philosophy, emphasizing the intrinsic connection between happiness and the human good, human virtue, and the precepts of practical reason. Humans achieve happiness by performing good human acts, which are produced by the intellect and the will, and perfected by the relevant virtues.
255pp 2 tables January 2020 9781316622018 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 March 2018 9781107175655 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316818992
The Transmission of Knowledge John Greco | Georgetown University, Washington DC
This book examines the interpersonal relations and social structures which enable and inhibit the sharing of knowledge within and across epistemic communities, drawing on resources from moral theory, the philosophy of language, action theory and the cognitive sciences. It will interest students and scholars of social epistemology. • Examines the interpersonal relations and social structures that enable and inhibit the sharing of knowledge • Throws new light on existing problems in social epistemology and the epistemology of testimony • Investigates issues in social epistemology by using resources from ethics, philosophy of language, action theory and cognitive sciences 260pp August 2020 9781108472623 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108560818
Virtue Theoretic Epistemology New Methods and Approaches Christoph Kelp | University of Glasgow
This volume is a collection of new essays on virtue epistemology, one of the leading approaches in the theory of knowledge. By bringing together a range of essays from major contributors to the debate, it advances the state of the art and provides an overview of the field. • Provides a comprehensive overview of the field and considers its contributions to contemporary epistemology • Includes chapters from leading figures in virtue epistemology • Covers both of the field’s key strands: virtue reliabilism and virtue responsibilism 272pp 5 b/w illus. July 2020 9781108481212 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108666404
Elements in Ethics 75pp May 2020 9781108706551 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108581325
Buddhist Ethics Maria Heim | Amherst College, Massachusetts
This Element offers a brief overview of Buddhist thought and modern scholarly approaches to its diverse forms of moral reflection. It then explores two of the most prominent philosophers from the main strands of the Indian Buddhist tradition – Buddhaghosa and Śāntideva – in a comparative fashion.
Elements in Ethics 75pp February 2020 9781108706629 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108588270
Contemporary Virtue Ethics Nancy E. Snow | Oklahoma State University
This Element provides an overview of the central components of recent work in virtue ethics. The first section explores central themes in neoAristotelian virtue ethics, while the second turns the discussion to major alternative theoretical perspectives. The third section focuses on some of the challenges to virtue ethics.
Elements in Ethics 75pp October 2020 9781108706339 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108580496
Contractarianism Michael Moehler
A systematic defense of moral contractarianism as a distinct approach to the social contract, with particular relevance for morally diverse societies. It elucidates, in comparison to moral conventionalism and moral contractualism, the distinct features of moral contractarianism, its scope, and conceptual and practical challenges.
Elements in Ethics 75pp February 2020 9781108713313 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108634090
Contractualism Jussi Suikkanen | University of Birmingham
Considering T.M. Scanlon’s contractualism – where an action is right when authorised by moral principles no one could reasonably reject – and the general contractualist framework or other versions of contractualism. Elements in Ethics 75pp May 2020 9781108712699 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108670814
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Debunking Arguments in Ethics
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Ethics and the Media
Hanno Sauer | Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
An Introduction Second Edition Stephen J. A. Ward | University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Thoroughly researched, systematically developed and empirically informed, this book is an original contribution to the literature on debunking arguments in ethics and the reliability of moral cognition. It will interest philosophers, psychologists, and anyone interested in how - and whether - moral judgment works. • Fills a gap in the literature on the topic of evolutionary debunking arguments, and debunking arguments in ethics more generally • Develops an account of debunking arguments in moral philosophy and applies it to specific instances of debunking arguments in moral philosophy, metaethics, and political psychology • Ideal for researchers and graduate students who want to get acquainted with the debate on debunking arguments
Now revised and containing several new chapters, this book provides comprehensive ethical principles and methods of reasoning for digital, global media. It describes the turbulent state of media ethics in ordinary language and through clear examples, addressing crucial issues like social media racism, intolerant groups, and global disinformation. • Provides a rich overall perspective on the issues of digital media today and why there is a need to reform how media ethics is practiced • Proposes a set of moral principles and a step-by-step method of reasoning about media in the digital age • Suggests practical guidelines for reporting on specific and urgent issues such as social media racism, extremism, demagogic leaders and fake news
255pp November 2020 9781108438278 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 July 2018 9781108423694 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108529181
Epistemology and Methodology in Ethics Tristram McPherson | Ohio State University
Topics include skeptical challenges in ethics, epistemic arguments in metaethics, what (if anything) is epistemically distinctive of the ethical. Also considered are methodological questions in ethics, including questions about which ethical concepts we should investigate, and what our goals should be in ethical inquiry.
Elements in Ethics 75pp June 2020 9781108713405 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108581493
Ethical Subjectivism and Expressivism Neil Sinclair | University of Nottingham
Ethical subjectivists hold that moral judgements are descriptions of our attitudes. Expressivists hold that they are expressions of our attitudes. Can these views accommodate three central features of moral practice: practicality of moral judgements, phenomenon of moral disagreement, and mindindependence of some moral truths?
Elements in Ethics 75pp September 2020 9781108706513 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108581134
Cambridge Applied Ethics 300pp November 2020 9781108489768 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 November 2020 9781108747509 Paperback GBP 20.99 / USD 26.99 eISBN 9781108779340
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Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity An Essay on Desire, Practical Reasoning, and Narrative Alasdair MacIntyre | University of Notre Dame, Indiana
MacIntyre explores the central philosophical, political and moral claims of modernity and argues that a proper understanding of human goods requires a rejection of these claims. This significant book by a distinguished philosopher will interest a wide readership in moral and political philosophy. • Draws upon examples from Hume, Aristotle, Aquinas, Marx, and others in order to provide a first step in rethinking the relationships between philosophical theorizing and everyday practice • Elaborates upon MacIntyre’s position in moral philosophy and connects it concretely with some of the more important realities of the contemporary world • Uses the case studies of four twentieth-century figures to rethink the relationships between theory and practice, and between desire and practical reasoning 334pp January 2020 9781316629604 Paperback GBP 17.99 / USD 22.99 November 2016 9781107176454 Hardback GBP 32.99 / USD 54.99 eISBN 9781316816967
Moore’s Ethics William H. Shaw
A critical survey of the full range of G. E. Moore’s ethical thought, including his rejection of naturalism in favor of the view that ‘good’ designates a simple indefinable property, his understanding of intrinsic value, his doctrine of organic wholes, and his critique of egoism and subjectivism.
Elements in Ethics 75pp September 2020 9781108706544 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108581295
Nietzsche’s Ethics Thomas Stern | University College London
This Element discusses Nietzsche’s ethics in his late works, from 1886 onwards. Explaining the basics of his ethical theory and exploring his goals in writing a history of Christian morality, it also takes a broader look, respectively, at Nietzsche’s wider philosophy in light of his ethics. Elements in Ethics 75pp
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The Ethics of Social Punishment
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The Enforcement of Morality in Everyday Life Linda Radzik | Texas A & M University
This book extends philosophical discussions of punishment to a new topic: the ways ordinary people enforce morality in everyday life. Readers interested in moral, legal and social issues will find tools for critically evaluating contemporary practices, including calling wrongdoers out, boycotting, and public shaming on social media. • Examines the overlooked moral phenomenon of social punishment in everyday life • Develops a distinctive account of desert that can be applied to topics beyond social punishment, including legal punishment • Extends the existing philosophy of punishment to contemporary phenomena such as ‘call-out culture’ and public shaming on social media 200pp October 2020 9781108836067 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 October 2020 9781108799294 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 28.99 eISBN 9781108870665
Thomas Reid on the Ethical Life Terence Cuneo | University of Vermont
Presenting Thomas Reid’s agency-centered ethical theory. This means, one according to which agency intersects with the subject matter of ethics in a sufficiently wide range of important ways that we cannot satisfactorily engage in ethical theorizing without committing ourselves to and, ultimately developing, particular understandings of agency.
Elements in Ethics 75pp September 2020 9781108706896 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108756563
Utilitarianism Tim Mulgan
Utilitarianism’s central commitment is to the promotion of well-being, impartially considered. If scarce resources should be directed where they will best promote well-being, and if theoretical attention is a scarce resource, then moral theorists should focus on topics that are most important to the future promotion of well-being.
Elements in Ethics 74pp January 2020 9781108730600 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108582643
Ars Erotica Sex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love Richard Shusterman | Florida Atlantic University
This book is for students and researchers in the fields of philosophy, sexuality and gender studies, aesthetics, and comparative culture and religious studies. It examines erotic theory in the major pre-modern cultural and religious traditions that shaped our modern views of love and lovemaking. • Presents detailed analysis of the classical erotic theories of the major world cultural traditions (from antiquity through the Renaissance) by situating them in their philosophical, historical, and social background • Provides multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary accessible narrative and non-technical analysis using the tools of philosophy, history, literary criticism, cultural theory, religion research, sex and gender studies, and somaesthetics • Contains insights on lovemaking from multiple ancient cultures 325pp November 2020 9781107004764 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 November 2020 9780521181204 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9780511791888
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Freud An Intellectual Biography Joel Whitebook | Columbia University, New York
Freud’s enduring appeal, as a thinker and as an individual, extends to both general readers and professionals. This highly readable biography, the first in English since 1998, addresses current issues in psychoanalysis, philosophy, gender studies, and social theory from a Freudian perspective, and illuminates the life of the man himself. • Avoids the polemical extremes of previous biographical literature, offering readers a comprehensive, subtle and balanced picture of the founder of psychoanalysis • Draws on recent developments in psychoanalysis and social theory to question stereotypes and show that Freud’s thinking has much to contribute to current issues of sexual identity • Explores the first three years of Freud’s life, a much-neglected but crucial stage when it comes to understanding his later thought 492pp July 2020 9781108829045 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 24.99 February 2017 9780521864183 Hardback GBP 30 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781139025119
Virtue and Meaning A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective David McPherson | Creighton University, Omaha
Virtue and Meaning argues that any adequate neo-Aristotelian virtue ethic must account for our distinctive nature as the meaning-seeking animal. This book is intended for philosophers and other readers who have an interest in virtue ethics and the perennial question of the meaning of life. • Frames the re-emergence of Aristotelian virtue ethics in the last half-century as a response to the modern problem of disenchantment • Considers the links between contemporary virtue ethics and recent literature on meaning in life • Challenges received wisdom about other-regarding ethical demands, spirituality and contemplation in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics 230pp
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Nietzsche as German Philosopher Otfried Höffe
This collection of the finest post-war Germanlanguage scholarship on Nietzsche’s philosophy ranges over his concept of irony, his thoughts on music, his concept of truth, and numerous other topics. Many of the essays appear in English here for the first time, and all are newly translated for the volume. • Essays are newly translated for the volume • A valuable sampler of the finest post-war German scholarship on Nietzsche • Covers a wide range of topics that are important in Nietzsche’s thought
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The German Philosophical Tradition 315pp September 2020 9781107001381 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781139026116
The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon Mark A. Wrathall | University of Oxford
This is the largest, most comprehensive lexicon of Heidegger’s work in existence. Each entry clearly and concisely defines a key term, and then explores in depth the meaning of each concept and explains how it fits into Heidegger’s wider philosophical thought. The volume will be indispensable for all Heidegger scholars. • The largest and most comprehensive lexicon of Heidegger’s terminology in existence, containing over 220 entries • Each entry begins with a concise definition before exploring concepts and debates in greater depth • Specific terms are cross-referenced with any alternative translations, and there is a German-English glossary of key words 900pp September 2020 9781107002746 Hardback GBP 94.99 / USD 125 eISBN 9780511843778
The Cambridge Kant Lexicon Julian Wuerth | Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
This Lexicon presents the state of the art of Kant scholarship today, containing original and detailed entries from 130 leading scholars on Kant’s most important philosophical concepts and on all of his published works, lectures notes, and reflections. Professors, graduate students, and undergraduates will value this landmark volume. • Contains hundreds of entries, covering all aspects of Kant’s philosophy as well as all of his published works, lecture notes and personal reflections • Includes contributions from 130 of the world’s leading Kant scholars • Provides a broad overview of the development of Kant’s thought 840pp February 2021 9780521195966 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130 eISBN 9781139018159
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What is Orientation in Global Thinking? A Kantian Inquiry Katrin Flikschuh | London School of Economics and Political Science
This book engages modern African philosophical thinking from a Kantian perspective, presenting new approaches to global justice debates, and showing that Kantian universalism does not require general agreement on substantive moral principles. It will interest moral and political philosophers and those interested in global moral issues, as well as Kant scholars. • Puts forward a fresh approach to the idea of global justice, showing how neglected non-Western philosophical perspectives can contribute to global normative thinking • Presents a new way of engaging Kant’s method of philosophical thinking in the global justice debate, challenging mainstream Kantianism • Explores how our global reasoning often fails as a result of its conceptual inadequacies, and how it must develop more awareness of local context without simply identifying a universal set of shared principles 265pp March 2020 9781108813051 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 October 2017 9781107003811 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9780511777264
Logic An Introduction to Formal Logic Second Edition Peter Smith
This is a particularly accessible introduction to formal logic for philosophy students. It has been extensively revised and expanded for the second edition, and gives a very clear presentation of the widely used ‘natural deduction’ approach to logic. • Presents the core concepts and methods of logic in a clear and uncluttered way • Helps the reader to grasp the basic concepts and principles behind propositional and predicate logic • Ideal for self-study, containing numerous examples and exercises, with answers online Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy 428pp June 2020 9781108420068 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120 June 2020 9781108411394 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 36.99 eISBN 9781108328999
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Aristotle on the Uses of Contemplation Matthew D. Walker
Reinterprets Aristotle’s ethics and his views on philosophical contemplation regarding the concept of the good life, and takes a new approach by linking these topics with his wider scientific views on living organisms. The book will appeal to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, classics, political theory and religious studies. • Links Aristotle’s views on the ethical benefits of contemplation with his wider scientific philosophy about living organisms • Takes account of recent developments and textual discoveries in Aristotelian studies, providing an up-to-date perspective on key issues • Presents fresh interpretations of Aristotle’s theoretical and practical corpus, making this book important for those working on ethics, political theory, classics and religious studies 271pp January 2020 9781108431323 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 May 2018 9781108421102 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108363341
The Dialogical Roots of Deduction Historical, Cognitive, and Philosophical Perspectives on Reasoning Catarina Dutilh Novaes | Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
This is the first comprehensive account of the concept and practices of deduction that brings together perspectives from philosophy, history, psychology and cognitive science, and mathematics. It will be of interest to a range of readers, from advanced students to senior scholars, and from philosophers to mathematicians and cognitive scientists. • Provides an account of deduction as deeply embedded in actual human practices • Contains a detailed, up-to-date overview of relevant literature • Includes interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives on the nature of deduction, showing how different disciplines can interact 290pp February 2021 9781108479882 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108800792
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Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Treatise on Happiness and Ultimate Purpose J. Budziszewski | University of Texas, Austin
This interdisciplinary commentary makes Thomas Aquinas’s classical treatise on the meaning of life and the nature of human happiness luminously clear to scholars, students, and general readers. Budziszewski offers a line-by-line explanation of the text, complete with examples, applications to life, and ancillary discussions. • Brings Thomas Aquinas’s Treatise on Happiness and Ultimate Purpose to life with clear explanations, examples, and applications to everyday life, in order to make a difficult text accessible and engaging • Responds to the enormous recent blossoming of interest in the study of happiness • Will have unusually broad appeal for those interested in philosophy, theology, ethics, psychology and the social sciences generally - and for all readers interested in the meaning and purpose of human life 800pp 1 b/w illus. January 2020 9781108477994 Hardback GBP 120 / USD 155 eISBN 9781108775526
Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy Tobias Hoffmann | The Catholic University of America, Washington DC
This is the first book in English investigating the medieval debate about free will, one of the central themes in medieval philosophy. It sheds new light particularly on how medieval thinkers dealt with the most difficult test case for free will: the possibility of angels – i.e., ideal agents – choosing evil. • Provides a comprehensive overview of the free will debate by Christian medieval thinkers, and considers its theoretical presuppositions as proposed by Aristotle and Augustine • Discusses a wide range of authors, including not only well-known thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham but also numerous authors whose contributions to the free will debate deserve to be rediscovered today • Pays special attention to some of the most difficult problems faced by medieval philosophers and theologians: the origin of evil, and the possibility of rational agents who enjoy optimal psychological conditions doing evil 320pp October 2020 9781107155381 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316652886
A Critical Guide Jeffrey Hause | Creighton University, Omaha
This book provides cutting-edge investigations of metaphysics, ethics, law, and theology in the Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas’ most important work. These in-depth critical essays will appeal to those interested in the history of philosophy and theology, medieval studies, and issues around the nature of the human and the divine. • Presents critical analysis of Aquinas’ most important work, exploring the particular purpose and teaching of the Summa Theologiae • Leading experts provide cutting-edge studies on Aquinas from a variety of philosophical and theological perspectives • Addresses issues of ethics, theology, metaphysics, and law Cambridge Critical Guides 282pp 3 b/w illus. January 2020 9781107521438 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 March 2018 9781107109261 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316271490
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Interpreting Averroes Critical Essays Peter Adamson | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen
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Brings together world-leading scholars on Averroes, most famous as a commentator on Aristotle but also a major figure in Islamic law. Engages with all aspects of his philosophy from multiple perspectives and treats him in the context of twelfth-century Islamic Spain as well as of Christian and Jewish philosophical traditions. • Provides an understanding of the full range of Averroes’ philosophy and of how parts of his thought interrelate, without presupposing any expertise on the reader’s part • Features numerous leading scholars who present authoritative and insightful treatments, from various points of view, of Averroes’ achievement • Approaches Averroes in the context of twelfth-century Islamic Spain, not just as a source for Christian and Jewish philosophy 272pp 2 b/w illus. 3 tables August 2020 9781107535404 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 December 2018 9781107114883 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316335543 NEW IN PAPERBACK
Interpreting Maimonides Critical Essays Charles H. Manekin | University of Maryland, College Park
This volume presents new essays on the single most important Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages, Moses Maimonides, providing new insights into longstanding debates. It will be of interest to scholars and students in Jewish history and thought, medieval philosophy, and religious studies. • Presents state-of-the-art research into and interpretations of Moses Maimonides, the most prominent Jewish thinker in history, by internationally renowned scholars • Explores longstanding debates and important themes relating to Maimonides’ philosophy • Includes essays discussing the medieval context of his outlook as well as themes including revelation, providence, and teleology 278pp 4 tables September 2020 9781316635384 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 December 2018 9781107184190 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316875483
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Hegel on Second Nature in Ethical Life Andreja Novakovic | University of California, Riverside
Explores the roles of habit and reflection in Hegel’s account of subjective freedom in an objectively rational social order, drawing connections between different parts of Hegel’s system and engaging with his Philosophy of Right and Phenomenology of Spirit. This book will interest political philosophers and historians of philosophy. • Explores the roles of habit and reflection in Hegel’s account of subjective freedom in an objectively rational social order, examining several key works and illuminating connections between them • Technical vocabulary is clearly explained, making the book accessible to non-experts as well as to Hegel specialists • Demonstrates the relevance of his writings for later and current philosophical debates surrounding issues of ethics and freedom 235pp January 2020 9781316628072 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2017 9781107175969 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316809723
Hegel’s Ontology of Power The Structure of Social Domination in Capitalism Arash Abazari
Mobilizing ideas from Marx and Adorno, this book develops a genuinely critical theory of capitalism based on Hegel’s Science of Logic. It will appeal to a wide audience: those interested in Hegel, or Marx, or critical theory, and more generally anyone who wants to understand capitalism. • The first systematic study of Hegel’s ontological conception of power in English • Uses Hegel’s logic to develop a genuinely critical theory of capitalism • Draws upon ideas from Marx and Adorno to make sense of Hegel’s seemingly impenetrable ‘logic of essence’ 260pp July 2020 9781108834865 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108877329
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Nietzsche’s Metaphysics of the Will to Power The Possibility of Value Tsarina Doyle | National University of Ireland, Galway
This book argues that Nietzsche’s will to power provides an account of how values fit into the natural world, challenging Hume indirectly through critical engagement with Kant’s idealism. It will be important for scholars of Nietzsche’s metaphysics and of the history of philosophy and science more generally. • Presents a fresh perspective on a controversial aspect of Nietzsche’s philosophy, showing how it contributes to debates about naturalism and normativity • Demonstrates how the will to power thesis provides Nietzsche with the necessary conceptual and metaphysical resources to address the problem of nihilism • Engages with the influence of Kant and Hume on Nietzsche’s account of nature and value 250pp January 2020 9781108404860 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 February 2018 9781108417280 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108265447
Non-Western Philosophy An Introduction to Latin American Philosophy Susana Nuccetelli | St Cloud State University, Minnesota
This introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the central topics in Latin American philosophy. It explores not only the unique insights offered by Latin American thinkers into pre-established fields of Western philosophy, but also the many ‘isms’ developed as a direct result of Latin American thought. • Focuses on the issues and arguments of Latin American philosophy, rather than simply on philosophy in Latin America • Features chapters of balanced length, pedagogical aids, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of terms • Shows readers what distinguishes Latin American philosophy from other branches of philosophy Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy 212pp October 2020 9781107067646 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 October 2020 9781107667181 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781107705562
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Philosophy (General) A Centenary Celebration Anscombe, Foot, Midgley, Murdoch Volume 87 Anthony O’Hear | Royal Institute of Philosophy, London
This volume celebrates the centenary of the birth of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch, demonstrating the ways they individually and collectively changed the direction of philosophy in the English speaking world in the mid-twentieth-century and how they continue to influence it one hundred years after their birth. • This volume is a celebration of the centenary of the birth of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch • Papers in this book are all by prominent philosophers who spoke at the Royal Institute of Philosophy’s annual lecture series from 2018-9 • This volume covers the philosophical careers of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch, highlighting areas of philosophy to which they made notable and distinctive contributions Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements 290pp July 2020 9781108928274 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 39 eISBN 9781108933469
On Philosophy and Philosophers Unpublished Papers, 1960–2000 Richard Rorty
On Philosophy and Philosophers is a volume of unpublished papers by Richard Rorty, a central figure in late-twentieth-century philosophy and a primary force behind the resurgence of American pragmatism. These previously unseen papers advance novel views on metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, philosophical semantics and the social role of philosophy. • Contains unpublished papers by Richard Rorty on topics ranging from ethics to metaphysics • Includes an introduction from the editors, outlining the papers’ novel approaches to contemporary philosophical debates • Of interest both to specialists and generalists, containing both technical essays and popular lectures 260pp October 2020 9781108488457 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 October 2020 9781108726368 Paperback GBP 17.99 / USD 23.99 eISBN 9781108763967
The Cambridge Companion to Common-Sense Philosophy Rik Peels | Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
This Companion offers a comprehensive exploration of the historical development and philosophical importance of common-sense philosophy. It will prove an essential guide for students and scholars hoping to gain a greater understanding of the history - and enduring appeal - of using common sense to navigate complex philosophical problems. • Provides clear descriptions of the meaning of ‘common sense’ throughout the history of philosophy and its relation to scientific concepts • Offers insights into the assumptions and methodological underpinnings of common-sense philosophy and examines why and how it differs from its alternatives • Connects the history of common-sense philosophy with contemporary philosophical debates
Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception Avner Baz | Tufts University, Massachusetts
This Element begins with a grammatical and phenomenological characterization of Wittgensteinian ‘aspects.’ It concludes by proposing that aspect perception reveals the distinction between the world as perceived and the world as objectively construed, and the role we play in the constitution of the former.
Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein 75pp September 2020 9781108813150 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108878012
Wittgenstein’s Heirs and Editors Christian Erbacher | Universität Siegen, Germany
Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the most widely read philosophers of the twentieth century. But, with one exception, the books in which his philosophy was published were posthumously edited from the writings he left to posterity. This Element explores how his 20,000 pages of philosophical writing became published volumes.
Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein 75pp September 2020 9781108813204 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108878111
Philosophy of Mind and Language The Attending Mind Carolyn Dicey Jennings
Attention is a central topic in cognitive science, neuroscience, and psychology that is gaining ground in philosophy. This book discusses how it relates to the self, perception, consciousness, and action. Drawing on philosophical and empirical work, it provides reviews of the relevant literature and argues for new theoretical claims. • Helps the reader to navigate both historical and contemporary research on attention in philosophy, cognitive science, psychology and neuroscience • Explores key topics such as mental causation, top-down attention and working memory • Suggests new theoretical approaches towards the self, perception, consciousness and action 260pp March 2020 9781107195608 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108164238
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy 370pp February 2021 9781108476003 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 February 2021 9781108469364 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108598163
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Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Language The Legacy of the Philosophical Investigations Thomas McNally | Trinity College, Dublin
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This book investigates Wittgenstein’s significance for our understanding of the nature of language, and offers clear interpretations of the arguments put forward in a central work of twentieth-century philosophy. It will be useful for those interested in the philosophy of language as well as for students of linguistics and psychology. • Evaluates Wittgenstein’s enormous contribution to our understanding of language, a central aspect of his philosophical thought • Offers clear and original interpretations of his Philosophical Investigations in relation to the theories of other philosophers, allowing readers to assess the broader significance of Wittgenstein’s writings for the later philosophy of language • Addresses topics including the nature of understanding language, scepticism about meaning, and the social dimension of language 221pp January 2020 9781316647936 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2017 9781107197947 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108181976
Philosophy of Science Conceptions of Set and the Foundations of Mathematics Luca Incurvati | Universiteit van Amsterdam
This book presents a detailed and critical examination of the conceptions of set on offer and defends a novel version of the so-called iterative conception. It will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. • The first book-length treatment of conceptions of set • Provides historical background on a variety of competing approaches and explores the mathematical theories with which they are associated • Sets out a novel account and defence of the iterative conception of set 252pp 11 b/w illus. 4 tables January 2020 9781108497824 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108596961
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Decision Theory with a Human Face Richard Bradley | London School of Economics and Political Science
Decision makers must often choose actions in the face of great uncertainty about their consequences. This volume develops a new theory of rational decision making that evaluates the Bayesian approach and extends it to bounded agency. The book will appeal to readers in philosophy, economics, psychology, and the decision sciences. • Presents a comprehensive treatment of rational decision-making in situations of severe factual and evaluative uncertainty, and develops a unified theory of rational bounded agency • Provides researchers in different fields - philosophy, economics, psychology - with a coherent conceptual framework within which to investigate key issues • Includes clear and detailed presentation of formal and conceptual philosophical material, enabling readers to develop an advanced understanding of the latest research 349pp 20 b/w illus. April 2020 9781108793612 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99
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Games in the Philosophy of Biology Cailin O’Connor | University of California, Irvine
Introduces game theory, before assessing working using signaling games to explore questions related to communication, meaning, language, and reference. O’Connor then addresses prosociality - strategic behavior that contributes to the successful functioning of social groups - using the prisoner’s dilemma, stag hunt, and bargaining games.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 80pp 17 b/w illus. February 2020 9781108727518 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 18 eISBN 9781108616737
Gödel, Tarski and the Lure of Natural Language Logical Entanglement, Formalism Freeness Juliette Kennedy | University of Helsinki
In this book Juliette Kennedy presents an original perspective on foundations of mathematics. Departing from Gödel and Tarski’s work, the treatment is historically, logically and settheoretically rich, and topics such as naturalism and foundations receive their due, but now with an entirely new twist. • Presents Gödel’s and Tarski’s mathematical research in a new light, emphasising previously neglected aspects of their work • Provides an overview of the current state of logical research in many different areas • Contributes to important contemporary debates in the philosophy of logic and mathematics, including naturalism and foundations 220pp February 2021 9781107012578 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9780511998393
How to Study Animal Minds Kristin Andrews | York University, Toronto
Attempts to avoid bias in comparative psychology have harmed the science by limiting research topics and minimising animal consciousness. We can advance by treating animals as sentient research participants, and through a greater integration of the subdisciplines of comparative psychology, such as field and lab approaches to chimpanzee cognition. Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 75pp June 2020 9781108727464 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108616522
Inheritance Systems and the Extended Synthesis Eva Jablonka | Tel-Aviv University
Current knowledge of the genetic, epigenetic, behavioural and symbolic systems of inheritance challenges the gene-based, ‘Modern Synthesis’ version of Darwin’s evolutionary theory. The implications of a broad view of heredity are discussed and its theoretical and philosophical ramifications are examined.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 75pp June 2020 9781108716024 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108685412
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Model Theory and the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice Formalization without Foundationalism John T. Baldwin | University of Illinois, Chicago
Surveys the history of modern model theory, emphasizing the significance, both for philosophy and for mathematical practice, of its mid-twentieth century transformation. Rich in both context and technical detail, this book will appeal to those working on the history and philosophy of mathematics. • Explains the philosophical significance of the transformation in model theory and its impact on traditional mathematics • The technical logic is grounded in historical and philosophical contexts, making the subject accessible to philosophers as well as mathematicians • Includes source materials from model theorists discussing their methods and motivations 364pp 8 b/w illus. January 2020 9781316638835 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 January 2018 9781107189218 Hardback GBP 90 / USD 120 eISBN 9781316987216
Philosophy of Immunology Thomas Pradeu | Université de Bordeaux
In this Element, Thomas Pradeu considers the ways in which current immunology sheds light on some of the most important contemporary philosophical issues, from the persistence of identity through time to the interaction of mind and body. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. • This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 80pp February 2020 9781108727501 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 18 eISBN 9781108616706
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Physical Perspectives on Computation, Computational Perspectives on Physics Michael E. Cuffaro | University of Western Ontario
Includes twelve essays by physicists, computer scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers of science and mathematics. Each offers original perspectives on the interconnections between physics and computer science, and how computational and physical concepts can be brought together in ways that illuminate both. • Fills the gap in the book-length treatments of the interrelations between computation and physics, especially within philosophy • Provides a reference point for the state of the art in important topics and research questions in this area • Brings together scholars from a wide range of perspectives and disciplines 325pp March 2020 9781316622025 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 May 2018 9781107171190 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781316759745
Reduction and Mechanism Alex Rosenberg | Duke University, North Carolina
Reductionism is a methodology, a metaphysical and an epistemological claim. This volume expound the philosophical debate surrounding reductionism and its transformation into one about mechanism. Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 75pp June 2020 9781108742313 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108592949
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Resisting Scientific Realism K. Brad Wray
The book provides a balanced and up to date contribution to the realism/anti-realism debate in philosophy of science. It reviews the evidence for and against realism and anti-realism, including evidence from the history of science, and various logical considerations. • Includes a thorough examination of the historical evidence and logical considerations that threaten scientific realism • Presents a compelling defense of anti-realism • Provides a sustained study of the Copernican Revolution in astronomy to illustrate some of the key issues in the realism/anti-realism debate, and a study of a hitherto unnoticed revolution in early twentiethcentury chemistry 236pp March 2020 9781108400954 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 November 2018 9781108415217 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108231633
The Challenge of Evolution to Religion Johan De Smedt | Saint Louis University, Missouri
This Element focuses on three challenges of evolution to religion: teleology, human origins, and the evolution of religion itself. We show how tensions arise and offer potential responses for religion. Individual religions can meet these challenges, if some of their metaphysical assumptions are adapted or abandoned.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 75pp February 2020 9781108716048 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 18 eISBN 9781108685436
The Missing Two-Thirds of Evolutionary Theory Robert Brandon | Duke University, North Carolina
In this Element we give an exposition of what we believe to be ‘biology’s first law’. We believe that through this law we can throw light on hithertopuzzling aspects of the evolutionary process, including the tendency of organisms to diversity and the somewhat vague, but unmistakable, progressive nature of the evolutionary process.
Elements in the Philosophy of Biology 75pp March 2020 9781108716680 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 18 eISBN 9781108591508
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Theoretical Virtues in Science Uncovering Reality through Theory Samuel Schindler | Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
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Investigates what kinds of theories scientists do and should strive for and whether those theories allow us to be confident that science is reflecting reality. The book features historical case studies and in-depth philosophical analysis to criticise current views of theoretical virtues and to present new arguments for realism. • Provides a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the features that characterize good scientific theories • Puts forward four new arguments for scientific realism, advancing current debates • Challenges the received view of theoretical virtues and addresses issues including demarcation and methodology 261pp 10 b/w illus. March 2020 9781108435031 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 May 2018 9781108422260 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108381352
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Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation Volume 2 Arthur Schopenhauer
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Just War Theory and Civilian Casualties Protecting the Victims of War Marcus Schulzke | University of York
This book explores the inadequacies of just war theory and international law with regard to correcting harm inflicted on civilians by modern warfare, and develops two new principles of just war theory: restorative care and recompense, on an individual scale. It will appeal to those interested in military justice and morality. • Explores the failings of just war theory and international law, and takes a new approach to existing work on post-war justice • Considers new frameworks surrounding military responsibilities, arguing for more individual-based programs of assistance and compensation • Addresses practical questions of implementation at governmental and international level, making it useful for practitioners as well as moral and legal scholars 250pp January 2020 9781316639238 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2017 9781107189690 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316995471
Justice for People on the Move Migration in Challenging Times Gillian Brock | University of Auckland
The World as Will and Representation contains Schopenhauer’s entire philosophy. Volume 2 clarifies his metaphysics of the will and contains important reflections on topics including sex, desire, death, and salvation. This new translation reflects the eloquence and power of Schopenhauer’s prose, and renders philosophical terms accurately and consistently. • An up-to-date, scholarly and readable translation of the second volume of Schopenhauer’s major work • This volume marks the completion of the series of six translations of Schopenhauer’s works • Contains indispensable supplements to the first volume, covering the philosopher’s thought on psychology, desire, sex, death, and salvation
This book provides a comprehensive framework that can help in responding to the many new challenges faced by people on the move. Brock offers tools that can assist in evaluating current migration policy and understanding what justice requires, helping to determine which policies are permissible and which are normatively indefensible. • A timely analysis of one of the most pressing issues of contemporary life, as well of political and social philosophy • Contains fresh insights into the challenges faced by migrants across the globe and suggests solutions to some of the most pressing of these • Includes many real-world cases, and draws on a wealth of empirical research surrounding migration policies
The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer 763pp November 2020 9781108964319 Paperback GBP 34.99 / USD 44.99 May 2018 9780521870344 Hardback GBP 100 / USD 130 eISBN 9780511843112
256pp February 2020 9781108477734 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108774581
The Guarantee of Perpetual Peace
Political Self-Deception
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Wolfgang Ertl | Keio University, Tokyo
This Element tries to answer three questions about Kant’s guarantee thesis by examining the ‘first addendum’ of his Philosophical Sketch: how the guarantor powers interrelate, how there can be a guarantee without undermining freedom, and why there is a guarantee in the first place.
Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant 80pp March 2020 9781108438834 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 18 eISBN 9781108529785
Anna Elisabetta Galeotti | Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
This book shows how self-deception can explain political occurrences where public deception intertwines with political failure. It will appeal to a range of readers in political philosophy, political theory, and international relations. • Proposes an alternative model of self-deception • Enlarges the understanding of political deception • Suggests preventive measures against self-deception
271pp November 2020 9781108438308 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 September 2018 9781108423724 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108529242
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Relational Egalitarianism Living as Equals Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen | Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
Many contemporary political philosophers reject the so-called distributive paradigm of justice, and believe that it should be replaced with the view that, fundamentally, justice is about social relations. This book refines and assesses this view. It proposes a novel and unique form of egalitarianism, which includes elements from both paradigms. • Provides a deeper understanding of the ideal of relating as equals than is currently available in the literature • Argues that the relational ideal and ideals of distributive justice are compatible and might even both be rooted in a deeper notion of fairness • Shows that relational equality can valuable for quite different reasons and offers a defense of a particular view on this matter 266pp 3 tables September 2020 9781316613672 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 September 2018 9781107158900 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316675847
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The Owl and the Rooster Hegel’s Transformative Political Science Alan Brudner | University of Toronto
March 2011 9780521518376 Hardback GBP 72.99 / USD 113 eISBN 9780511777998
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Heidegger’s Moral Ontology James D. Reid
James D. Reid brings Heidegger’s early philosophy into fruitful dialogue with the history of ethics, and sheds fresh light on a number of familiar topics. This lively book will appeal to all who are interested in Heidegger’s early phenomenology and in his thought more generally. • Proposes a novel account of the roots of Heidegger’s ontology • This book is the first comprehensive account of the ethical motifs embedded in Heidegger’s early thought • Brings Heidegger’s early philosophy into fruitful dialogue with the history of ethics 249pp September 2020 9781108434713 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 November 2018 9781108422185 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108381055
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The Cambridge Foucault Lexicon Leonard Lawlor | Pennsylvania State University
The book is for philosophers, political philosophers, political scientists, legal theorists, and advanced students in philosophy, political science, and law, all of whom will benefit from its bringing Hegel’s attempted reconciliation of faith and reason to bear on questions concerning the nature, possibility, and institutional requisites of the just state. • This is a new reading of Hegel’s political thought that restores rational theism to its proper place at its center • Proposes a new reading of Hegel’s political thought that brings out the politically transformative role of the Phenomenology of Spirit • Presents a faithful, non-deflationary reading of Hegel’s political thought that is nevertheless clear and free of his forbidding language
The Cambridge Foucault Lexicon is a reference tool that provides clear and incisive definitions and descriptions of all of Foucault’s major terms and influences, including history, knowledge, language, philosophy and power. It is an essential reference volume for anyone interested in Foucault’s work. • The only book like it in print, in any language, offering concise and accessibly-written entries on Foucault’s key concepts • Provides the most comprehensive collection of dictionary-style entries written about Foucault • Includes entries written by the world’s most prominent Foucault scholars
Twentieth-Century Philosophy
The Significance of the New Logic
397pp June 2020 9781316647813 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 October 2017 9781107197541 Hardback GBP 94.99 / USD 126 eISBN 9781108178549
757pp March 2020 9781108813044 Paperback GBP 34.99 / USD 44.99 June 2014 9780521119214 Hardback GBP 108 / USD 173 eISBN 9781139022309
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Heidegger in America Martin Woessner
Heidegger in America is a case study in the recent history of transnational intellectual and cultural exchange. It suggests that the reception and dissemination of Heidegger’s philosophical writings transformed the intellectual culture of the United States at a time when American influence was itself transforming the world. • The first study to examine Heidegger’s influence in America • Gives an entirely new perspective on Heidegger, offering a new and unique interpretation of his place in the history of contemporary thought • A transnational study that reframes the intellectual history of the United States and offers a new theoretical understanding of the intellectual history in the age of globalization 308pp December 2020 9781108978767 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99
Willard Van Orman Quine
Provides philosophers, logicians, and historians with a full translation of Quine’s 1942 Portuguese language book, making this crucial stage of his intellectual development available to English speakers. It includes an accompanying historicalphilosophical essay setting this work in context and identifying its importance for semantics and ontology. • The first English translation of this work from the Portuguese, making it accessible to Anglophone philosophers and logicians for the first time • Includes an accompanying essay identifying the key doctrines put forward in Quine’s work, enabling readers to situate this pivotal book within the development of his philosophy • Includes an accompanying essay which provides important insights into Quine’s views on logic and language, which led to his revolutionary semantic holism and influential views on ontology 216pp November 2020 9781316631164 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 May 2018 9781107179028 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 110 eISBN 9781316831809
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Eschatology and the Saviour
Between the Tractatus and the Investigations David G. Stern | University of Iowa
The ‘Gospel of Mary’ among Early Christian Dialogue Gospels Sarah Parkhouse | Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
Wittgenstein’s ‘middle period’ is often seen merely as a transitional phase connecting his betterknown early and later philosophies. These essays focus on both the distinctive character of his teaching and writing in the 1930s, and its pivotal importance for an understanding of his philosophy as a whole. • This is the first collection of essays in English on Wittgenstein in the 1930s • Written by a group of leading international experts from many different countries and from a wide range of perspectives • Represents the best new work on the topic
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Wittgenstein in the 1930s
312pp August 2020 9781108441681 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 October 2018 9781108425872 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108349260
Religion Biblical Studies - New Testament Acts Craig S. Keener | Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky
This more accessible version of Keener’s monumental, 4500-page commentary on Acts, makes more widely available the decades of research behind that widely-acclaimed work. Sensitive to the Act’s narrative unity, this work is especially known for its direct engagement with the wide range of ancient Jewish and GrecoRoman sources. • Provides particularly close engagement with the Greco-Roman context of the New Testament • Engages with a range of scholarship on Acts and on the Greco-Roman world, including the most current study • Offers a more concise, boiled-down alternative to Craig S. Keener’s acclaimed four-volume Acts commentary for students, scholars and pastors New Cambridge Bible Commentary 714pp 47 tables April 2020 9781108475587 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130 April 2020 9781108468688 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108678377
Divine Discourse in the Epistle to the Hebrews The Recontextualization of Spoken Quotations of Scripture Madison N. Pierce | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Teds)
Explores the use of prosopological exegesis by the author of Hebrews in almost every major quotation of Scripture and offers detailed readings of key passages. This book shows that the author uses Scripture in a consistent way that develops his characterization of God - Father, Son, and Spirit which results in a triune portrait of God in Hebrews. • Provides, to date, the most comprehensive introduction to prosopological exegesis in the New Testament • Introduces an innovative understanding of the Spirit’s role in Hebrews • Offers a comprehensive discussion of all major quotations in Hebrews, allowing readers to see consistent patterns of usage across the entire epistle
Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 226pp July 2020 9781108495417 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108849838
This book offers an analysis of the genre ‘dialogue gospels’ and their relationship to themes in New Testament texts. It then focuses on the ‘Gospel of Mary’, evaluates this gospel in light of the genre, argues for a christocentic reading of its eschatology, and provides new translations. • Offers new insights into both New Testament texts and dialogue gospels, highlighting the complexity and diversity of early Christian gospel literature • Includes Greek and Coptic text as well as translations, including appendices of translations and comparisons of the manuscripts of the ‘Gospel of Mary’ • Presents in-depth analysis of narrative frame and eschatology of the ‘Gospel of Mary’ Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 307pp October 2020 9781108712866 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 September 2019 9781108498937 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108689953
Humor, Resistance, and Jewish Cultural Persistence in the Book of Revelation Roasting Rome Sarah Emanuel | Colby College, Maine
Will appeal to those interested in the book of Revelation, humor and the Bible, the Jewishness of the New Testament, and contemporary and critical approaches to the New Testament. This book positions Revelation within an ancient Jewish context and demonstrates the ways in which the author used humor as a means of resisting Roman power. • Includes readings of the book of Revelation that combine multiple contemporary critical lenses, for example humor theory, trauma theory and postcolonial theory, with traditional historical-critical ones • Highlights historically the Jewishness of the early Christ-centered movement and how Jews in antiquity related to their Jewishness • Provides readings that are both ‘with’ and ‘against’ the grain of Revelation scholarship 246pp 7 b/w illus. January 2020 9781108496599 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108634250
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Jesus Christ as the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark Max Botner
This book is for those who are interested in ancient messianism and Christology. It interrogates how early Jewish authors used traditions about David and his descendants to characterize their messiahs, and then applies this set of criteria to the Gospel of Mark. • Scrutinizes the plight of Davidic messianism in Markan studies • Adopts a sociolinguistic approach to ancient messianism to provide a new paradigm for assessing how ancient authors deployed traditions about David and his descendants • Will appeal to those who are interested in intertextuality in early Jewish literature in general and in the New Testament Gospels in particular Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 255pp October 2020 9781108702140 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 May 2019 9781108477208 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108569835
Jesus the Jew in Christian Memory Theological and Philosophical Explorations Barbara U. Meyer | Tel-Aviv University
The last forty years have witnessed a revolution in the historical study of Jesus’ Jewishness but little on how this scholarship can revitalize Christian memory and theological discourse. This book shows how awareness of Jesus’ Jewishness enables a striking rethinking of Christian approaches to otherness, law and ethics, vulnerability and suffering. • Moves beyond the existing focus on the historical contextualization of Jesus’ Jewishness to show its broader implication for interreligious thought • Discusses the Jewishness of Jesus in comparison with his blackness, thus taking liberation and contextual theologies seriously • Develops contemporary dogmatic thinking in conversation with Jewish and Muslim interlocutors and reveals fresh theological dimensions to the study of Abrahamic religions 222pp March 2020 9781108498890 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108689755
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Narrative and Drama in the Book of Revelation A Literary Approach Lourdes García Ureña
This book is aimed at biblical and classical scholars. It resolves one of the most striking questions about the Book of Revelation: what is its literary genre? John chooses a literary form, similar to that of the short story, allowing him to use time-space coordinates flexibly, to dramatize the text and to take his time in describing his visions. • Presents a new method for reading the Book of Revelation • Proposes a new literary genre for the Book of Revelation, engaging with the use of time and place and the prominence of strange characters • Considers John’s writings as a visual and auditory experience to be read aloud in liturgical contexts Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 236pp 5 tables October 2020 9781108705226 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2019 9781108483865 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108594073
Philippians Michael F. Bird
This commentary, written by two leading Pauline scholars, showcases integration of multiple methods as well as reflections on the reception of Philippians and its meaning for today. It introduces the most compelling scholarship on the interpretation of Philippians to both an academic and non-academic audience. • Gives readers a broad perspective on how Philippians has been interpreted throughout history • Engages with the the meaning of this ancient text and offers reflections for today • Introduces readers to new ideas and scholarship in the study of Philippians New Cambridge Bible Commentary 214pp May 2020 9781108473880 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 May 2020 9781108462914 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108645201
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Reading the Bible Theologically Darren Sarisky | University of Oxford
This book examines Augustine and Spinoza, as well as today’s theologians and biblical scholars, and explores the difference it makes to give explicit focus to the place of the theological reader. It will be of interest to students and scholars of theological and religious studies disciplines, as well as to some in Christian ministry. • Presents the first monograph on the nature of theological reading of the Bible framed against the background of the current debate over theological exegesis • Demonstrates how different understandings of the nature of theology generate distinctive approaches to reading the Bible • Explores the potential for fruitful dialogue with various other modes of biblical interpretation Current Issues in Theology 427pp October 2020 9781108734097 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 January 2019 9781108497480 Hardback GBP 90 / USD 125 eISBN 9781108609296
The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature Colin McAllister | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature has captivated theologians, writers, artists, and the general public for centuries, and has had a profound influence on world history since its initial production by persecuted Jews during the second century BCE. This Companion brings together leading experts for a comprehensive overview of the subject. • Brings together an international collective of leading experts who have written on various aspects of apocalyptic literature • Covers apocalyptic literature from the second century BCE to the present, and includes discussions of the apocalypses themselves, reception history, politics, contemporary Islam, and how apocalypticism functions in contemporary society • Incorporates issues much larger than just apocalytic literature, including the concept of time, music, visual art, geopolitics and popular culture Cambridge Companions to Religion 370pp 2 b/w illus. March 2020 9781108422703 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 March 2020 9781108436892 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108394994
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The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
The New Cambridge Companion to St Paul
Michael F. Bird
Bruce W. Longenecker | Baylor University, Texas
The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers offers an informative cutting-edge introduction to important Christian texts that existed beside and after the New Testament. The Companion will serve as an essential resource for instructors and students of the first five centuries of Christianity. • A cutting edge, thematic introduction to the Apostolic Fathers, a forgotten era in the history of the early church • Integrates New Testament studies and the study of early Christianity (Patristics) • Contains ground-breaking essays on the individual texts with specific attention given to debates of authorship, authenticity, dating, and theological texture
The New Cambridge Companion to St Paul provides an invaluable entryway into the study of Paul and his letters. Composed of sixteen essays by an international team of scholars, it explores some of the key issues in the current study of his dynamic and demanding theological discourse. • Examines Paul’s life and the first-century context in which he and his communities lived • Thematic essays explore issues of particular importance, posing questions and examining how Paul’s theological discourse might relate to contemporary theological discourse and ideological analysis today • Chapters in Part II each compare and contract at least two selected letters, engaging with commonalities and differences in Paul’s writings
Cambridge Companions to Religion 400pp February 2021 9781108429535 Hardback GBP 84.95 / USD 110 February 2021 9781108454452 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108554992
The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels Second Edition Stephen C. Barton | University of Durham
For students, teachers, lecturers, clergy and lay people who are curious about the gospels: why are there four gospels, not just one or more than four?; what is a gospel anyway?; what is the distinctive flavour of each gospel?; why have the gospels had such an impact down through history?; and what do scholars make of the gospels today? • Offers a distinctive, multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the gospels which showcases new developments in gospels research • Gives the most current account of scholarly interpretations of the gospels and how to interpret them • Provides examples of the impact of the gospels through time in church, society and culture Cambridge Companions to Religion 375pp February 2021 9781108471954 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110 February 2021 9781108458870 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108595513
The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
Cambridge Companions to Religion 372pp 2 tables July 2020 9781108423700 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 July 2020 9781108438285 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108529204
The Origins of Early Christian Literature Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture Robyn Faith Walsh
Conventional approaches to the Synoptic gospels argue that the gospel authors acted as literate spokespersons for religious communities, akin to the Romantic poet speaking for the common folk. This book argues that they were written by educated elites in dialogue with Greco-Roman literature, not exclusively by and for Christian communities. • Offers an interdisciplinary approach to the Synoptic gospels using methods from classics and literary theory, as well as religious studies • Demonstrates how the field of New Testament studies remains indebted to methods practiced since the era of German Romanticism • Offers novel readings of the Synoptic gospels, comparing them with allied Greek and Latin literature 325pp November 2020 9781108835305 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108883573
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Patrick Gray | Rhodes College, Memphis
The Role of Emotion in 1 Peter
This Companion introduces the New Testament in its historical context, as well as critical approaches, for a non-specialist audience. It provides an up-to-date ‘snapshot’ of scholarship, with essays by leading scholars who presume no prior knowledge on the reader’s part yet go into greater detail than a typical introductory textbook. • Introduces the New Testament in its historical context, as well as critical approaches, for a non-specialist audience • Contains sections on the background, content, and methods of studying the New Testament • Resource for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the state of academic discussion and debate
Katherine M. Hockey | University of Aberdeen
Cambridge Companions to Religion 400pp April 2021 9781108423588 Hardback GBP 70 / USD 99 April 2021 9781108437707 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108528856
This book is for advanced undergraduates to academic specialists working in biblical and early Christian studies. It provides cutting-edge research on the argumentative function of emotions in the New Testament, notably the deployment of emotions to evaluate objects, construct a worldview, and shape self-understanding, goals, and behaviour. • Combines ancient and modern theory of emotion to provide a new methodology for exploring emotions in a biblical text • Condenses, summarizes, and explains a large volume of complex material concerning Stoic views on the emotions • Provides working definitions of at least five emotions along with other emotional experiences that could be subcategorized under these emotions Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 311pp October 2020 9781108468138 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 January 2019 9781108475464 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108567343
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Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion New Perspectives on Texts, Artifacts, and Culture Brett E. Maiden | Emory University, Atlanta
Recent tools and findings from the cognitive sciences illuminate religious thought and behaviour in ancient Israel and the Bible. Primarily intended for scholars of the Bible and religion, it is also relevant to cognitive scientists, researchers, and graduate students interested in the intersection of cognition and culture. • Offers an accessible introduction to the current state of the cognitive study of religion, especially for biblical scholars and historians of religion • Provides theoretical discussion and concrete examples, in the form of case studies, of interdisciplinary scholarship in action • Examines different interrelated topics in the study Israelite religion, including theoretical, artistic, and textual Society for Old Testament Study Monographs 300pp 8 b/w illus. October 2020 9781108487788 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108767972
Divine Aggression in Psalms and Inscriptions Vengeful Gods and Loyal Kings Collin Cornell | University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
Students of theology, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East know that the biblical god acted destructively against his own client king and country. This book rereads familiar biblical psalms within their ancient contexts to determine if this theological vision was unique - or if other gods were just as vengeful. • Provides a sustained comparison between royal biblical psalms and ancient inscriptions • Demonstrates the distinctive features of the biblical god, especially in terms of his aggression against his own client king and country • Argues for the loyalty of kings to their specific patron god Society for Old Testament Study Monographs 325pp November 2020 9781108842679 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108903936
Genres of Rewriting in Second Temple Judaism Scribal Composition and Transmission Molly M. Zahn
This book targets scholars and students specializing in Hebrew Bible and early Judaism. It demonstrates the importance of rewriting in understanding the composition and transmission of biblical and other texts, with implications for our picture of the development of the Hebrew canon and the early Jewish literary landscape more broadly. • Brings together several bodies of data including biblical texts, ‘parabiblical’ texts and Qumran Sectarian texts which have generally been discussed separately • Introduces a simple, flexible terminology for analyzing rewriting that can be adapted to other texts in addition to those included in the book • Takes a programmatic approach that is grounded in detailed case studies, methodological questions, and sound textual analysis
Life, Land, and Elijah in the Book of Kings Daniel J. D. Stulac | Duke University, North Carolina
Addresses a key question in biblical studies: the Elijah narratives’ contribution to the theological vision of the book of Kings. Using a canonical-agrarian approach, this book challenges longstanding assumptions to offer a new concept of the narratives’ rhetorical and theological contribution and insights into Elijah’s iconographical character. • Provides a simple description of and rationale for both a ‘canonical approach’ to the Bible (often misunderstood) and an ‘agrarian hermeneutic’, an emerging lens on biblical literature • Offers a cogent description of the narrative rhetoric and theological vision of the Elijah narratives (1 Kings 17-2 Kings 2) • Reveals a coherent interpretation of the Elijah narratives that bears directly on theological and social issues such as care for the earth Society for Old Testament Study Monographs 325pp December 2020 9781108843744 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108920018
Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible A Literary and Cultural Study Matthew J. Lynch | Regent College, Vancouver
This work examines four key ways that writers of the Hebrew Bible conceptualize and critique acts of violence: violence as an ecological problem; violence as a moral problem; violence as a judicial problem; violence as a purity problem. • Provides an in-depth examination of critiques of violence indigenous to the Hebrew Bible • Analyzes four grammars of violence that writers of the Hebrew Bible employ to portray the problem of violence: ecology, moral speech, justice, and purity • Focuses on the way various biblical writers conceptualized the varied problem of violence 300pp 1 table April 2020 9781108494359 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108637558
Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism Community and Identity in Formation Ari Mermelstein | Yeshiva University, New York
This book demonstrates the importance of emotion studies for scholars of ancient Judaism interested in Jewish identity, power relations between and among Jews, or interdisciplinary approaches; it will spotlight the importance of the ancient Jewish context for historians of emotion and theorists of power. • Theorizes the relationship between power, emotion, and identity • Analyses a broad array of ancient Jewish sources to demonstrate the importance of this relationship • Provides an account of Jewish identity which includes not just practice and belief but also emotion 350pp March 2021 9781108831550 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108917612
275pp 2 b/w illus. 25 tables June 2020 9781108477581 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108769983
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Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible
The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics
Isabel Cranz | University of Pennsylvania
C. L. Crouch | Fuller Theological Seminary, California
Royal illness as portrayed in the Hebrew Bible anticipates the failure of kingship resulting in the destruction of Israel and Judah. This is the first systematic study of royal illness in this context. It will be of interest to students and scholars of history in the ancient Near East, biblical studies, medical humanities, and disability studies. • Presents a comprehensive study of royal illness in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles • Applies a diachronic approach in combination with medical humanities and disability studies • Demonstrates how the motif of the sick king functions both symbolically and pragmatically, while being adapted to different ideological frameworks
Drawing connections between ancient and contemporary ethical problems, this Companion addresses a variety of topics, including student loan debt, criminal justice reform, ethnicity and inclusion, family systems, and military violence. It is important reading for a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate level courses in ethics. • Provides examples of thoughtful use of biblical texts to address current ethical issues • Draws connections between ancient and contemporary ethical problems to show readers how historical knowledge can benefit contemporary usage • Encourages readers to reflect on advantages and disadvantages of studying the Hebrew Bible ethically
Society for Old Testament Study Monographs 275pp October 2020 9781108830492 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108907736
Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah A Source Analysis of Isaiah 36-37 Dan’el Kahn | University of Haifa, Israel
Contributes to text-critical scholarship of the military campaigns of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, against Babylon and Judah. Kahn uses close analysis of passages in Kings, Chronicles and Isaiah to detect repetitions, breaks in the narrative, and contradictions and inconsistencies in the texts, to argue for a re-examination of their timeline. • Examines the military campaigns of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, against Babylon and Judah • Contributes to text-critical scholarship through the close analysis of passages in Kings, Chronicles and Isaiah that allude to the military events • Contextualises these three texts with historical events found in nonbiblical texts, to argue for a re-examination of their timeline Society for Old Testament Study Monographs 379pp August 2020 9781108495943 Hardback GBP 90 / USD 120 eISBN 9781108856416
Tanakh Epistemology Knowledge and Power, Religious and Secular Douglas Yoder
The Tanakh’s approach to knowledge is cohesive, bold, and unexpected. This book argues that an understanding of Tanakh epistemology can lead to new appraisals of religious and secular life throughout the modern world and provides a new foundation for Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and secular readers to better understand themselves and each other. • Uses the tools of modern and postmodern philosophy and biblical criticism to elucidate the epistemology of the Tanakh • Examines how philosophers such as Spinoza, Hume, and Kant interacted with the concepts such as the genre of the apocalypse which are found within or derive from the epistemic texts of the Tanakh • Explores new possibilities of interreligious understanding 420pp May 2020 9781108498609 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108653862
Cambridge Companions to Religion 350pp December 2020 9781108473439 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 December 2020 9781108461511 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108562072
The Fundamentals of Hebrew Accents Divisions and Exegetical Roles beyond Syntax Sung Jin Park
This book is designed to serve as a textbook for intermediate Hebrew students and above. It presents the fundamental features of the Tiberian Hebrew accents, focusing on their divisions and exegetical roles. It will enhance understandings of biblical texts and facilitate exegetical insights that Hebrew syntax alone may not provide. • Introduces the fundamental features of the Tiberian Hebrew accentuation system • Provides innovative methods of diagramming biblical texts by the Hebrew accents, exploring the hierarchy and dichotomy rules • Offers biblical insights from extensive examples on the exegesis of biblical texts using the accentual divisions 190pp July 2020 9781108479936 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 July 2020 9781108790987 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108801782
The Theology of the Books of Haggai and Zechariah Robert Foster | University of Georgia
This book serves readers interested in an academic analysis of the theological message of the Books of Haggai and Zechariah. Those interested in an in-depth discussion of key theological themes and the ethical message of the prophets of the Old Testament, especially the minor prophets, will benefit from this book. • Provides a focused and thorough discussion of the key theological teachings of the books of Haggai and Zechariah • Offers a summary of theological ethics of each major section of the books of Haggai and Zechariah, as well as how these interact with the theological ethics of the books of the Old Testament • Discusses the theology of the Book of Zechariah in terms of its final form, to help the reader see its unified message while acknowledging its development across time Old Testament Theology 250pp November 2020 9781108475501 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 November 2020 9781108468589 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108688321
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War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible
Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium
Jacob L. Wright | Emory University, Atlanta
Compunction and Hymnody Andrew Mellas
Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, the book shows that war pervades the pages of the Bible because its authors were engaged in an effort to forge a corporate identity for Israel, one that can both transcend deep divisions within the population and withstand military conquest by imperial armies. • Demonstrates how the biblical authors worked in the framework of a common narrative to create a new political identity • Includes inter-disciplinary and comparative perspectives, including ‘war commemoration’ and brings the biblical narratives into conversation with political theory and political theology • Highlights distinctive features of the biblical corpus, and reflects on persisting concerns for political communities including kinship, marginalized others, volunteerism, and conflict resolution 350pp July 2020 9781108480895 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108691512
Church History A New History of the Church in Wales Governance and Ministry, Theology and Society Norman Doe | Cardiff University
Marking the centenary of the Church in Wales, following disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales in 1920, the book explores landmark developments, continuity and change, in various aspects of church life, culture and governance, from theological, legal, social and political perspectives. • Provides for the first time a critical reflection on one hundred years of activity of the Church in Wales • Questions assumptions about the Church in Wales as to its status, image, contribution to Welsh life, and the reasons for continuity and change within it • Will benefit the members of the Church in Wales, and their ecumenical partners, in giving a greater understanding of its achievements and failures - and its foundation, fortunes and future 390pp 16 colour illus. March 2020 9781108499576 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 March 2020 9781108730877 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 eISBN 9781108583930
Clement of Alexandria and the Shaping of Christian Literary Practice Miscellany and the Transformation of GrecoRoman Writing J. M. F. Heath | University of Durham
For readers of Patristics, Classics, and Early Christian Studies, this book offers the fullest treatment of Clement of Alexandria’s literary form and its relationship to his theology since the 1960s, and is the only one that draws much on comparative evidence from Roman imperial authors. • Compares Clement as a Christian miscellanist with particular examples from Classical tradition • Contextualises Clement’s Stromateis within his larger literary project, as the third work in a sequence that begins with the Protrepticus and Paedagogus • Combines literary, theological, and cultural historical approaches
A pioneering exploration of the performance of hymns in Byzantium over a period of almost four centuries, investigating how hymnody wove together feeling and mystery in the hearts of the faithful, inviting them to dwell in a liturgical world of compunction, paradisal nostalgia and sacred song. • The first diachronic exploration of compunction as an emotion in Byzantium, appealing to scholars of liturgy, history and religion • Shows how the hymns by Romanos the Melodist, Andrew of Crete and Kassia came to life in the liturgical and emotive universe of Byzantium • Reveals new insights into Byzantine hymns, drawing on the history of emotions and performativity, and showing how compunction was experienced as an embodied and liturgical passion 222pp July 2020 9781108487597 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108767361
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Luther, Conflict, and Christendom Reformation Europe and Christianity in the West Christopher Ocker
Martin Luther was the subject of a religious controversy that never really came to an end. This book describes the main features of ‘the matter of Martin Luther’ in its original environment, and it poses an argument about the contributions of the conflict over Luther to the place of religion in European and post-colonial societies today. • Poses an alternative to biographies that stress Luther’s personal qualities and effects • Treats Germany in depth but also probes the long-term effects of the Reformation • Links the Reformation to religious pluralism and the coexistence of religions with various forms of secularism in today’s world 538pp 13 b/w illus. February 2020 9781316647844 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 37.99 August 2018 9781107197688 Hardback GBP 105 / USD 135 eISBN 9781108178624
The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea Young Richard Kim | University of Illinois, Chicago
The Council of Nicaea was one of the most important events in the history of Christianity. This volume includes fifteen original studies that explore a different aspect of the Council and its legacy and will be of interest to scholars and students of theology, religious studies, and history. • Provides fifteen unique, original scholarly essays, each on a different aspect of the Council of Nicaea and its legacy • Explores the context before, the events and outcomes of, and the short- and long-term impact of the Council of Nicaea • Features an international team of contributors Cambridge Companions to Religion 400pp February 2021 9781108427746 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110 February 2021 9781108448116 Paperback GBP 28.99 / USD 36.99 eISBN 9781108613200
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The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
The Early Modern Invention of Late Antique Rome
Richard R. Gaillardetz | Boston College, Massachusetts
Nicola Denzey Lewis | Claremont Graduate University, California
The Second Vatican Council was the most significant event in the history of Roman Catholicism since the Protestant Reformation. Unfortunately, the enormous amount of documentation produced by the council has proven daunting to many. This Companion helps the reader better grasp the abiding significance of this council for Catholicism today. • Offers a thorough overview of the Second Vatican Council, the most significant event in the history of Roman Catholicism since the Protestant Reformation • The first section of the Companion provides an essential context for the study of Vatican II • The second section of the Companion offers a thematic consideration of the council documents Cambridge Companions to Religion 378pp May 2020 9781108483568 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 May 2020 9781108457637 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108698610
The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West 2 Volume Hardback Set Alison I. Beach | Ohio State University
This two-volume resource brings together the work of an international team of scholars, with contributors from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, offering one of the most comprehensive treatments of late antique and medieval monasticism in the Latin West. • The articles in this volume are pitched at a level appropriate both for graduate students in medieval studies and specialists in various subfields • Offers insights and perspectives from the disciplines of archaeology, art history, history, music, theology, literary studies, and others • Offers a history of monasticism in which women’s contributions are integral 600pp January 2020 9781107042117 2 Hardback books GBP 290 / USD 375 eISBN 9781108766760
The Church and the Law Volume 56 Rosamond McKitterick | University of Cambridge
This volume explores the legal issues and legal consequences underlying relations between secular and religious authorities in the context of the Christian Church, deepening our understanding of interactions between the churches and the legal systems in which they existed in the past and continue to exist now. • Explores the long and complex history of the relationship between the Church and the law, from the emergence of the Christian Church within Roman Palestine through to the present day • Features a wide range of leading scholars in the field • Contains contributions on a diverse range of historical and regional contexts, including the Anglican Church in nineteenth-century South China; excommunications in twelfth-century England, and the Slavic Nomocanon in the thirteenth century Studies in Church History 544pp July 2020 9781108839631 Hardback GBP 65 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108884662
How did corpses come to be considered holy in Roman Catholicism? And when? This book considers Rome as a case study, revising the idea that the ‘corporeal turn’ characterized the centuries after Constantine, locating it instead in early modern attitudes toward death, antiquity, and the survival of the Church against secularism. • Places in dialogue two distinct historical periods: late antiquity and the early modern period • Utilizes a transdisciplinary methodology, combining textual study, maps and mapping, material culture, and archaeology • Works with recent scholarship produced in Italian on the city of Rome 440pp September 2020 9781108471893 Hardback GBP 34.99 / USD 44.99 eISBN 9781108646826
History of Religion Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Scholastic Culture of Medieval Paris Preaching, Prologues, and Biblical Commentary Randall Smith | University of St Thomas, Houston
Employing an in-depth study of the prologues and preaching skills of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, this book will spur a fundamental reconsideration of the scholastic culture of the High Middle Ages and of the educational culture that informed their impressive body of work whose influence is still widespread today. • Reveals the ‘protreptic’ character of thirteenth century prologues, both in terms of the artistry of its style and its theological significance • Provides the reader with the knowledge and resources to read medieval sermons through an in-depth analysis of the development in the skill of preaching of Aquinas and Bonaventure • Provides the reader with the knowledge and resources to read Bonaventure’s notoriously difficult Collations with greater ease and understanding 325pp November 2020 9781108841153 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108893084
Church and State in Spanish Italy Rituals and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Naples Céline Dauverd | University of Colorado Boulder
Examines the relation between imperialism and religion through the practice of good government in Spanish Naples. Ideal for courses on the Renaissance, imperialism, the Spanish world, European history, diplomatic-international relations and the general reader interested in cultural history, Renaissance Italy, social minorities, and religious rituals. • Analyzes religious rituals through a socio-political frame • Establishes a corollary between good government and religious wars • Explores the role of religion in internal politics 310pp 8 b/w illus. 2 tables March 2020 9781108489850 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108779555
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Food, Virtue, and the Shaping of Early Christianity
The Origins of the Bible and Early Modern Political Thought
Dana Robinson | Creighton University, Omaha
Revelation and the Boundaries of Scripture Travis DeCook | Carleton University, Ottawa
This book shows that food was formative for early Christian development beyond the Eucharist. Greco-Roman food culture provided a network of metaphorical concepts and spatial practices which allowed lay people to participate in important debates over Christian living and community formation. • Uses cognitive metaphor theory and space/place theories to analyze food language and practice • Provides an illustrative cross-section of case studies and languages that reveals a more integrated and comprehensive view of the late ancient Mediterranean • Focuses on the post-Constantinian period and on non-Eucharistic practices to show that Greco-Roman food culture informed many more aspects of Christian development 257pp August 2020 9781108479479 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108785693
This book explores the cultural functions played in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by accounts of the Bible’s origins. It investigates how these accounts were taken up beyond the expected boundaries of biblical study, and deployed as the theological basis for arguments about the proper ordering of human life. • Explores sixteenth and seventeenth century engagement with the paradox of the Bible as both divinely given and shaped by human and historical processes • Examines the theological, cultural and political implications of innovative accounts of the Bible’s origins produced during this time • Provides a new, critical perspective on ideas of secularity, secularization, and modernity, and considers how engagements with the Bible’s origins prompt a rethinking of these concepts 325pp February 2021 9781108830812 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108913980
From the Material to the Mystical in Late Medieval Piety
Islam
The Vernacular Transmission of Gertrude of Helfta’s Visions Racha Kirakosian | Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Islam and the Devotional Object
Challenging the long-standing idea that translations do not bear the same literary or historical weight as the supposed originals upon which they are based, this book shows that vernacular manuscripts tell us a great deal about medieval culture, especially as textiles and other material objects came to infuse devotional piety. • Provides examples of textiles which have influenced devotional culture • Discusses collective writing over long periods of time and in a manuscript culture • Makes the point that the transmission history of texts encompasses redactions which are as valuable as the text sources upon which they are modelled 350pp December 2020 9781108841238 Hardback GBP 80 / USD 105 eISBN 9781108893657
The Antichrist A New Biography Philip C. Almond | University of Queensland
This is the first full history of the Antichrist in twenty-five years. Written for the general reader, it tells of the history of the Antichrist in both Eastern and Western Christianity from his beginnings in the New Testament through to the present. • The first full treatment for 25 years of a subject that continues to generate enormous interest • Offers new interpretations of the continuing significance of the Antichrist in popular culture • The author’s earlier book on the Devil (IB Tauris) was a widely reviewed academic bestseller 288pp 16 b/w illus. 16 colour illus. October 2020 9781108479653 Hardback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108855945
Seeing Religion in Egypt and Syria Richard J. A. McGregor | Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
By reconstructing the biographies of religious objects (relics, banners, public texts, coverings for the Ka’ba), this study recovers the premodern visual culture of Islamic Egypt and Syria. It follows the shifting meanings attached to objects of devotion, exploring the indeterminacy that seems to haunt them. • Explores the lives of Islamic religious objects, showing how the meaning attached to objects shifts and changes over time • Chronicles public rituals and displays from premodern Egypt and Syria • Recovers aesthetic practices that modern religiosity has marginalized and obscured 278pp 50 b/w illus. May 2020 9781108483841 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108594233
Islam, Causality, and Freedom From the Medieval to the Modern Era Özgür Koca
This book is for scholars and students who are interested in debates over causality, freedom, religion-and-science, and Islam-and-science. It is the first comprehensive survey of Islamic accounts of causality and freedom from the medieval to the modern era and their relevance for contemporary religion-and-science debate. • Provides a comprehensive survey of Islamic accounts of causality from the seventh century to the present • Includes an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on the resources of modern science, philosophy, and theology • Explores the rich but largely forgotten aspect of Islamic intellectual tradition and identifies some of the major currents in the debate on causality and freedom 296pp June 2020 9781108496346 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108866965
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Lived Islam Colloquial Religion in a Cosmopolitan Tradition A. Kevin Reinhart | Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
This book is designed to serve as a text for courses on modern Islam. It challenges misleading questions which foster assumptions of Islam as a monolithic essence to instead argue that Islam, like all religions, is complex and thus best understood through analogy with language. • Defines distinctive features of lived Islam in the modern world by analyzing the similarities and differences between pre-modern and modern Islam • Challenges misleading questions which foster assumptions of Islam as a monolithic essence • Defines and discusses essentialism in the study of Islam
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202pp 2 b/w illus. June 2020 9781108483278 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 June 2020 9781108704007 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 28.99 eISBN 9781108629263
Salafism and Traditionalism Scholarly Authority in Modern Islam Emad Hamdeh
This book highlights the heated debates between Muslim scholars in the Modern Muslim world, especially between Salafis and Traditionalists. It covers the emergence of modern reform movements, the role of print and the internet, Islamic education, the production of scholarly authority, and the different approaches to Islamic scripture and law. • The first book that focuses exclusively on the debates that took place between Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albānī, the 20th century’s most influential Salafi, and his Traditionalists critics • Contextualizes the history of Islamic scholarship and scholarly authority in the 20th century • Provides a detailed analysis on the debate surrounding the authority of the Muslim schools of law (madhhabs). In other words, does one understand scripture on its own or through scholarly tradition? 256pp December 2020 9781108485357 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108756594
The ‘Ulama in Contemporary Pakistan Contesting and Cultivating an Islamic Republic Mashal Saif | Clemson University, South Carolina
Explores how contemporary clerics engage with the historically first and currently most populated Islamic nation-state: Pakistan. The book weds ethnography with textual analysis to provide insights into some of the country’s most significant issues and offers a theoretical framework for assessing state-’ulama relations across the Muslim world. • Facilitates a better understanding of some of the most significant and politically charged issues in recent Pakistani history • Provides a theoretical framework to understand the ‘ulama’s complex engagements with their state • Gives insight into the sectarian diversity of clerics in Pakistan and these traditional scholars’ similarities, differences and interactions 350pp October 2020 9781108839730 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108885034
The Revival of Islamic Rationalism Logic, Metaphysics and Mysticism in Modern Muslim Societies Masooda Bano | University of Oxford
This book presents an in-depth analysis of a movement, led by a network of Islamic scholars in the West, which is leading to revival of Islamic rationalism. The book defines Islamic rationalism, explains why it is argued to present the Sunni orthodoxy, and why it is proving very popular among young Muslims. • Records the revival of Islamic rationalism among second and third generation Muslims in the West challenging existing concerns about Muslims’ lack of integration • Traces a network of rationalist scholars, mostly converts, who, while gaining attention, have not been studied as a network • Exposes the changing dynamics of Islamic authority whereby Muslim communities in the West are producing knowledge and networks that are influencing modern educated Muslims in Muslim majority-countries 266pp 2 maps 1 table January 2020 9781108485319 Hardback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108756273
Judaism A History of Kabbalah From the Early Modern Period to the Present Day Jonathan Garb | Hebrew University of Jerusalem
A narrative history of modern Kabbalah, from the sixteenth century till today, in the general context of modernization. A History of Kabbalah will be interest students, scholars, and laypeople in Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, and intellectual and cultural history. • Provides a first-time comprehensive narrative history of modern Kabbalah • Integrates the history of modern Kabbalah within the overall picture of modernization • Exposes readers to numerous previously un-researched and untranslated texts 340pp 4 b/w illus. July 2020 9781107153134 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120 eISBN 9781316597071
Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism Annette Yoshiko Reed | New York University
This book will appeal to readers interested in the history of human reflection on demons, angels, and other transmundane powers, as well as the different ways in which ancient cultures imagined the cosmos. It also speaks to the diversity of ancient Judaism as reflected in ‘pseudepigrapha’ and the Dead Sea Scrolls. • Explains the beginnings of angelology and demonology in relation to new understandings of ancient practices of writing and education • Introduces the reader to a rich array of fascinating but less familiar sources, which were influential but outside of what is now ‘the Bible’ including apocalypses and ‘magical’ materials • Brings specialist research on ancient Jewish literature into conversation with Classics and the cultural history of ancient sciences 362pp 3 tables January 2020 9780521119436 Hardback GBP 90 / USD 120 eISBN 9781139030847
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Orthodox Judaism and the Politics of Religion
The Philosophy of Emil Fackenheim
From Prewar Europe to the State of Israel Daniel Mahla
From Revelation to the Holocaust Kenneth Hart Green | University of Toronto
Examines how nationalizing processes in East and Central Europe and Palestine reshaped observant Jewry into two distinct socio-cultural milieus. This book will be of special interest to students of Jewish history, Zionism and the State of Israel, but also to those studying religious politics, religious fundamentalism and modern nationalism. • Provides a history of Orthodox Jewish politics during the first half of the twentieth century • Provides an explanation of the formation of the national-religious and ultra-Orthodox milieus in modern Israel • Points to the importance of intra-religious struggles in the modern age and investigates leadership struggles and political activism among Orthodox Jews
Addresses Fackenheim’s early concern with revelation and traces how and why he moved to his later focus on the Holocaust. This books shows the deeper thought he developed about the Holocaust as an event which ruptured history: it brought about a change in the very structure of being. Thus, it changes how we view all things. • Shows the continued relevance of Fackenheim’s thought, especially as it pertains to the Holocaust and the state of Israel • Uncovers and probes Fackenheim’s highly unconventional notion of the Holocaust as a negative absolute and even “diabolical revelation • Develop an original approach to Fackenheim’s original concern with revelation, which is not so much abandoned as reconfigured on a different level
318pp 6 maps 1 table March 2020 9781108481519 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108673839
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Power, Ethics, and Ecology in Jewish Late Antiquity Rabbinic Responses to Drought and Disaster Julia Watts Belser | Georgetown University, Washington DC
This book analyzes rabbinic responses to drought and disaster, revealing how talmudic tales of charismatic holy men grapple with problems of power, ethics, and ecology in Jewish late antiquity. Aimed at scholars and students of rabbinic literature, it will also appeal to scholars of early Christianity and religion and the environment. • Enables readers to engage deeply with a single rabbinic work • Illuminates the significance of rabbinic narrative in its historical and cultural context • Written in an accessible style that makes the book suitable for scholars and students from diverse fields 251pp March 2020 9781107533929 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2015 9781107113350 Hardback GBP 77 / USD 113 eISBN 9781316286326
The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Theology Steven Kepnes | Colgate University, New York
This Companion is for students, lay people, and scholars who want a one volume review of the tradition of Jewish Theology from the Bible to the present. Established world scholars present up to date and accessible essays on all aspects of Jewish Theology. • Provides an accessible overview of the history of Jewish Theology, from antiquity to the present • Uncovers exciting new research in Jewish biblical and rabbinic theology, medieval philosophy, Kabbalah (Mysticism), and Liturgy • Explores modern Jewish theology and contemporary issues including the Holocaust, Feminism and the relation of Judaism to other world religions Cambridge Companions to Religion 450pp January 2021 9781108415439 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 January 2021 9781108401432 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108233705
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Philosophy of Religion Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil John R. Schneider | Calvin College, Michigan
This book will be of interest to college faculty and advanced students interested in the relationship between religion and science, particularly at Christian colleges and seminaries. Its value is to offer an innovative Christian theological approach to the daunting problem that Darwinian animal suffering poses to belief in God. • Contains a detailed formulation of the Darwinian problem of God and evil • Includes analytical assessments of the prevailing accounts of God and animal suffering in nature • Provides a distinctive, innovative essentially aesthetic perspective on Darwinian suffering by animals 298pp March 2020 9781108487603 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108767439
Biblical Philosophy A Hebraic Approach to the Old and New Testaments Dru Johnson
Biblical Philosophy examines how the Christian Scriptures argue philosophically with ancient and modern readers alike. Demonstrating the distinct genetic markers of a philosophical style, the Hebrew Bible and New Testament employed literary and philosophical strategies to reason about the nature of reality and our place within it. • Outlines the ‘genetic marks’ of a uniquely Hebraic philosophical style in the ancient Near East • Argues for rigorous view of Hebraic philosophy in an ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman context (Parts I–III) with concrete examples (Part IV) • Demonstrates how narrative, legal code, and poetry are all forms of rigorous philosophical argument 325pp April 2021 9781108831307 Hardback GBP 70 / USD 90 April 2021 9781108932691 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108924030
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Heidegger and His Jewish Reception Daniel M. Herskowitz | University of Oxford
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Offering a breadth unmatched by any other study to date, this book deals with the intense Jewish engagement with Martin Heidegger’s philosophy. It demonstrates that while his anti-Semitism made his Jewish reception inevitably fraught, no other philosopher has impacted and fomented twentieth century Jewish European thought more than Heidegger. • Demonstrates the centrality of Heidegger’s philosophy for twentieth century European Jewish thought • Sets the Jewish encounter with Heidegger alongside other twentieth century philosophical and religious strands • Brings together leading Jewish philosophers alongside many lessknown figures, from a number of different geographical locations, over an extended period of time, and introduces new materials 300pp October 2020 9781108840460 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108886109
Kant and Religion Allen Wood | Stanford University, California
Works to deepen our understanding of the connections between reason and religion. Wood’s in-depth exposition of Kant’s Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason explores Kant’s philosophical stance regarding theoretical, moral, political, and religious matters. • Contributes to the understanding of the relation between reason and religion • This book will be of interest to students of Kant, morality, and religion • Deepens understanding of Kant’s Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason. Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society 270pp May 2020 9781108422345 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 May 2020 9781108432054 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108381512
Monotheism, Intolerance, and the Path to Pluralistic Politics Christopher A. Haw
Creatively combines political theory, evolutionary theory, history, and theology in favor of an agonistic pluralism. The book offers a nuanced understanding of the biblical tradition’s emergence and its political consequences with respect to violence to suggest how we can mediate between exclusive monotheism and critiques of intolerance. • Demonstrates the value of rejecting paradigms of inclusivity in favor of a model of liberal agonistic pluralism and intolerance of absolutism • Introduces Girard’s mimetic theory and puts it into critical contact with scholarship of the ancient near east • Offers a nuanced understanding of the biblical tradition’s political emergence and suggests how we can mediate between opposing views and intolerance 350pp March 2021 9781108841306 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108888912
Ontological Arguments Tyron Goldschmidt | Wake Forest University, North Carolina
This Element studies the most famous ontological arguments from Anselm, Descartes, Plantinga, and others besides. While the verdict is that ontological arguments don’t work, they entangle us in fun philosophical puzzles, from philosophy of religion to philosophy of language, from metaphysics to ethics, and beyond. Elements in the Philosophy of Religion 75pp November 2020 9781108711845 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108686990
Politics and the Earthly City in Augustine’s City of God Veronica Roberts Ogle
Explores the status of politics in Augustine’s City of God by considering the relationship between the earthly city and the political sphere. Ogle is attentive to Augustine’s rhetorical strategy and theological vision and her book will be of interest to theologians, philosophers, political theorists, and historians of political thought. • Explains and traces out Augustine’s rhetorical strategy and presents a framework for interpreting the tone of difficult and seemingly contradictory passages in City of God • Pays attention to the theological worldview that animates Augustine’s mode of writing about politics • Draws on classical political philosophy, Christian theology, Christian political thought, moral philosophy, and semiotic theory 300pp January 2021 9781108842594 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108903639
Religion and the Meaning of Life An Existential Approach Clifford Williams | Trinity International University, Illinois
This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the connections of lived realities – including boredom, trauma, denial of death, and suicidal impulses - to the meaning of life and belief in God. Williams describes both how to acquire meaning and obstacles to its acquisition. • The book is unique in that monotheism lies at the core of its argument, whereas most books on the topic of life’s meaning take a more secular approach • Takes an interdisciplinary approach that can attract a wide range of readers, such as philosophers, religious studies scholars, psychologists, students, and general readers, and is designed to appeal to readers beyond academia • Contains a chapter on why we should care about meaning, which has not been explored by others writing on this topic • Includes chapters on topics of deep human concern - boredom, death, ways of acquiring meaning, and how we should live so as to die well Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society 200pp April 2020 9781108421560 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 April 2020 9781108432986 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 27.99 eISBN 9781108377317
Religious Language Olli-Pekka Vainio | University of Helsinki
What does it mean to use language religiously? How does religious language differ from ordinary linguistic practices? Can religious language have meaning? These questions are part of the so-called problem of religious language, originating from the peculiar object of many religious claims, that is, the transcendent, or more precisely, God. Elements in the Philosophy of Religion 75pp October 2020 9781108742238 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108668224
Religion
Taking God Seriously
The Struggle of Human Existence
Two Different Voices Brian Davies | Fordham University, New York
Christian and Muslim Perspectives Mona Siddiqui | University of Edinburgh
An interaction on the nature and plausibility of belief in God and Christianity, between a leading Thomist and a leading Darwin scholar. Topics include the nature of faith, the place of reason in discussions about religion, proofs for the existence of God, problem of evil, and the intelligibility of key Christian notions including the Trinity. • Presents a balanced discussion of faith and reason, science and religion, without shying away from difficult issues • Explores the thinking of two of the most important thinkers in Western culture - St Thomas Aquinas and Charles Darwin • Topics include the nature of faith, proofs for the existence of God and the problem of evil
The great thinkers and poets in Christianity and Islam led lives of personal religious struggle. This book is the first comparative work to explore struggle in the writings of iconic figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hamid Ghazali, Rainer Maria Rilke and Sayyid Qutb. It asks: how does humankind find meaning in life in an age of uncertainty? • The first book to explore human struggle from such a wide range of theological, philosophical and sociological angles • Draws on the iconic work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Muhammad Ghazali, Rainer Maria Rilke and Sayyid Qutb • Provides a unique foundation for inter cultural and interdisciplinary conversations on the search for meaning in an age of uncertainty
300pp January 2021 9781108491075 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 January 2021 9781108792196 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108867375
The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s City of God Fr. David Vincent Meconi, S.J. | Saint Louis University, Missouri
This work is unique in treating Augustine’s The City of God book by book in depth with expertise commentary. It will prove valuable to any student interested in Augustine and to any advanced scholar working with issues of theology, philosophy, cultural studies and political theory in the ancient world and today. • This is the only commentary on Augustine’s The City of God which proceeds not by major themes but diachronically book by book • Engages with the central themes of theology, history and political science which are addressed throughout The City of God • Includes specially-commissioned essays by an international team of scholars that provide new insights into The City of God Cambridge Companions to Religion 400pp January 2021 9781108422512 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 January 2021 9781108435444 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108505307
The Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity James Aitken | University of Cambridge
Aimed at those interested in the thought of early Judaism and early Christianity, and especially the relations between the two, this book focuses on the specific Jewish concept of the evil inclination and how that concept developed in its cultural context. • Each article examines a specific corpus of literature in which the contributor is a specialist to provide new insights for the discussion of evil as a major theological topic • Provides new information that will help to date exegetical traditions and allow readers to set the New Testament and the early Christian movement more concretely within the intellectual milieu of late antique Judaism • Advances our understanding of the intellectual exchange between Jews and Christians in classical Antiquity, as well as the intercultural exchange between these communities and the societies in which they were situated
350pp February 2021 9781316518540 Hardback GBP 27.99 / USD 36.99 eISBN 9781108609005
Religion (General) Divine Ideas Thomas M. Ward | Baylor University, Texas
This Element defends a version of the classical theory of divine ideas; the containment exemplarist theory. This holds that God’s own nature is the examplar of all possible creation, so God’s ideas are ideas of himself. Containment exemplarism offers a montheism fit for metaphysics, as it is coherent, simple and explanatorily powerful.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism 75pp September 2020 9781108819695 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108876445
Hindu Monotheism Gavin Dennis Flood | Yale University, Connecticut
If by monotheism we mean the idea of a single transcendent God who creates the universe out of nothing, then that is not found in the history of Hinduism. But if we mean a supreme, transcendent deity who impels the universe, an ultimate source of all other gods who are her or his emanations, then this can be found in Hinduism.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism 75pp August 2020 9781108731140 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108584289
Monotheism and Hope in God William J. Wainwright | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
This Element examines aspects of monotheism and hope. Distinguishing monotheism from nontheistic religions, it explores how God transcends terms used to describe the religious ultimate. Wainwright examines the loves prized in Islam, Christianity and theistic Hinduism, and defends the sort of love valorized by them against some charges against it.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism 75pp September 2020 9781108708098 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108761376
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Monotheism and Religious Diversity
The Cambridge Companion to Religious Experience
Roger Trigg | University of Oxford
Paul K. Moser | Loyola University, Chicago
If there is one God, why are there so many religions? This Element argues that monotheism provides the basis for a belief in objective truth. Human understanding is fallible and partial, without the idea of one God, there is no foundation for a belief in one reality or a common human nature. The shadow of monotheism lies over everything.
The Cambridge Companion to Religious Experience offers a state-of-the-art contribution by providing critical analyses of and creative insights to the nature of religious experience. Written by leading scholars in clear and accessible prose, this book is ideal for students, teachers, and scholars across many disciplines. • Offers original essays and important insights on the nature of religious experience • Written by leading scholars in clear and concise prose • Includes several themes related to religious experience that are not generally covered in the literature
Elements in Religion and Monotheism 75pp September 2020 9781108714457 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108637503
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Religious Terrorism Heather Gregg
How can the world’s religions, which propagate peace and love, promote violence and the killing of innocent civilians through terrorist acts? This Element aims to provide insights into this puzzle by reviewing current debates, terrorist resources gained through religion, examples of cross-faith terrorism and a synopsis of deradicalization programs.
Elements in Religion and Violence 75pp July 2020 9781108730891 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108583992
The African Methodist Episcopal Church A History Dennis C. Dickerson | Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
This book examines the long history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its intersection with abolitionism, the Civil War and Reconstruction, two world wars, the civil rights movement, women’s empowerment, and the denomination’s increased global presence. • Integrates the history of African Methodism, a major black religious body, within the broader historical landscape of American and African American history • Emphasizes the development of African Methodism in the context of the black Atlantic • Examines the tensions between managing the operations of a proud black religious body and the equally urgent need for frontline involvements in opposition to slavery, segregation, and colonialism 610pp 19 b/w illus. March 2020 9780521191524 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120 October 2020 9780521153966 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781139017930
The Bahá’í Faith, Violence, and Non-Violence Robert H. Stockman
Both violence and non-violence are important themes in the Bahá’í Faith, but their relationship is not simple. The Bahá’í sacred writings see violence in the world as being a consequence of the immature state of human civilization. This Element explores how Bahá’í scriptures provide a blueprint for building a new culture where violence is rare.
Elements in Religion and Violence 75pp August 2020 9781108706278 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108613446
Cambridge Companions to Religion 352pp 3 b/w illus. July 2020 9781108472173 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 July 2020 9781108459112 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108575119
The Cambridge Companion to the Bible and Literature Calum Carmichael | Cornell University, New York
This Companion volume offers a sweeping survey of the Bible as a work of literature and its impact on Western writing. Individual essays explore topics which unravel the complex and subtle character of biblical stories, ethical injunctions, and legal texts, and examine how Western authors such as Milton and Shelley were inspired by them. • Together, the essays demonstrate why a classical work like the Bible, and the literary works inspired by it, will always be an inexhaustible stimulus to thinking • Highlights the ways in which the Bible contributes to language, including vocabulary, idioms and styles of writing • Examines topics from the gruesome wonders of apocalyptic texts to the mythic status of Melville’s Moby Dick Cambridge Companions to Religion 282pp March 2020 9781108422956 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 March 2020 9781108435246 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108386081
The Joy of Religion Exploring the Nature of Pleasure in Spiritual Life Ariel Glucklich | Georgetown University, Washington DC
Exploring religion as a psychological factor in improving life, this book describes the pervasive and diverse uses of pleasure in religious literature and practice. It argues that in promoting joy and pleasure, religion seeks to strengthen social bonds at the same time that it enhances the individual’s pursuit of meaning. • Offers a psychological-biological theory of religious experience and religious motivation as positive and pleasant dimensions of life • Brings together comparative material from a variety of cultures and historical periods • Documents and analyzes the role of pleasure in religion 262pp 1 b/w illus. 1 map 1 table January 2020 9781108486422 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 January 2020 9781108460163 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108674256
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Tibetan Demonology Christopher Bell | Stetson University, Florida
This Element discusses the rich taxonomy of gods and demons encountered in Tibet. These spirits are often exhorted for diverse violent and wrathful activities. The author explores the role of divinities and demons in oracular possession, illness, astrology, ritual calendars, the landscape and as protectors of religious and political institutions. Elements in Religion and Violence 75pp July 2020 9781108712675 Paperback GBP 15 / USD 20 eISBN 9781108670715
Religious Ethics Are We Slaves to our Genes? Denis R. Alexander | University of Cambridge
This book shows how a predisposition to behave in certain ways is influenced at a molecular level by particular genes. Yet a far greater influence on our behaviours is our world-views that lie beyond science - and that have an impact on how we think the latest genetic discoveries should, or should not, be applied. • Explains the basic principles of genetics for someone who has no background in genetics and gives tools to the general reader to understand and critically assess the latest genetic discoveries • Explains the various ways in which genetic differences between people are, or are not, involved in their behavioural differences • Explores how powerful world-views can be in shaping the interpretation and applications of the latest genetic discoveries 275pp October 2020 9781108426336 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 October 2020 9781108445054 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108566520
Gender and Christian Ethics Adrian Thatcher | University of Exeter
This book is for students of Theology, Christian Ethics, and Religious and Gender Studies; and everyone longing for the full acceptance of women and LGBTIQ people in the churches and beyond. It exposes the roots of prejudice against women and sexual minorities, and offers constructive proposals for gender justice. • Analyses gender as the relations between women and men, as a symbolic system, and as personal identity • Exposes the inadequacy of binary models of gender and challenges notions of ‘complementarity’ and the ‘war on gender’ in contemporary Christian thought • Offers a non-binary model of gender based on core Christian doctrines
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Healthy Conflict in Contemporary American Society From Enemy to Adversary Jason A. Springs | University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Develops an approach to contemporary religious, moral, and political conflicts in which conflict may be constructively reframed and creatively engaged toward productive democratic practice, rather than viewed mainly as a source of aversion that needs to be rooted out or resolved once and for all. • Brings recent American pragmatist thought, agonistic democracy, ethical analysis, and conflict transformation in peace studies into integrative conversation • Proposes a new view for addressing religious and moral conflict in contemporary United States • Addresses concrete instances of religious, moral, and political conflict of recent US contexts: Occupy Wall Street, the Black Lives Matter movement, abortion law controversies, public school textbook and curriculum battles 367pp February 2020 9781108440158 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 April 2018 9781108424424 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108334945
The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics Integrating the Biblical and Philosophical Traditions Arthur Jan Keefer
In giving undivided attention to biblical virtue, this book opens the way for new avenues of study in biblical ethics, including law, narrative, and other aspects of biblical instruction and wisdom. It will be of interest to researchers and scholars within both biblical and philosophical disciplines. • Offers a new interpretation of the book of Proverbs from the standpoint of virtue ethics • Uses an innovative method to compare biblical and philosophical texts, explaining the moral theories of each within their respective sociohistorical contexts • Provides an in-depth and contextual reading of the ethics of the book of Proverbs 325pp October 2020 9781108839778 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108885119
New Studies in Christian Ethics 300pp October 2020 9781108839488 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108884204
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Thoreau’s Religion Walden Woods, Social Justice, and the Politics of Asceticism Alda Balthrop-Lewis | Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
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Contributes to scholarship in religious studies, political theory, English, environmental studies, and critical theory with the first reading of Thoreau’s religiously motivated politics. Against interpretations that promote quietist versions of environmentalism, Balthrop-Lewis shows how Walden can contribute to efforts for environmental justice. • Walden, Henry David Thoreau’s most famous work, is caricatured as a paean to wilderness, when it is actually about economic justice. This book at last sets that right • Readers rarely think of Walden as being about religion. This book shows how deeply invested Thoreau was in religious ideas, while also offering subtle, interdisciplinary readings of Thoreau that contribute to other fields like environmental studies and politics • Gives a new vital urgency to Thoreau’s legacy for environmental politics in a world fractured by racial and economic inequality • Develops the novel concept of ‘political asceticism,’ which describes practices of renunciation that contribute to the reformation of social and political life • Shows that rather than being asocial, areligious, and apolitical, Thoreau’s retreat to the woods was a reinvestment in an alternative vision of social, religious, and political life New Cambridge Studies in Religion and Critical Thought 256pp February 2021 9781108835107 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108891608
Theology Ambrose, Augustine, and the Pursuit of Greatness J. Warren Smith | Duke University, North Carolina
Two important theologians of early Christianity were Ambrose of Milan and Augustine of Hippo. Both were intellectually formed by philosophers, such as Cicero, who taught that virtue was the way to greatness. Yet they saw contradictions between Roman and Christian ethical ideals. Could these competing visions of greatness be reconciled? • Examines the Classical and Hellenistic cultural backgrounds for the development of Christian theology and ethics in late antiquity • Examines how two major Latin theologians, Ambrose and Augustine, used the language of greatness to distinguish Christian virtue from pagan virtue • Provides an account of the development of the idea of greatness and the ideal of the great-souled man after Aristotle 350pp September 2020 9781108490740 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108854764
Aquinas, Original Sin, and the Challenge of Evolution Daniel W. Houck
This book will be required reading for anyone interested in the history of the doctrine of original sin or Christianity and science. It offers a groundbreaking discussion of Thomas Aquinas in his medieval context. Moreover, it defends a view of original sin that is compatible with mainstream evolutionary biology. • Proposes a new interpretation of the doctrine of original sin that is consonant with mainstream evolutionary theory • Overturns the consensus reading of Aquinas on original sin through a close reading of his neglected (yet most in-depth) discussions of the doctrine • Considers numerous accounts of original sin, including those of Anselm, Abelard, Lombard, Kant, Schleiermacher, and Barth to demonstrate that the concept has been understood in radically diverse ways in the history of theology 292pp March 2020 9781108493697 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108642927
Aspects of Truth A New Religious Metaphysics Catherine Pickstock | University of Cambridge
This bold new work offers a discussion of the topic of truth from simultaneously philosophical and theological perspectives. It argues for the value of a metaphysical approach to truth. This approach defends the notion that truth cannot be separated from what the author calls ‘the reality of the thinking soul’. • Advances a daring and original new argument about truth that unites philosophy and theology as well as premodern and postmodern perspectives • The author, an originator of the controversial Radical Orthodoxy movement,is one of the most creative and best known theological thinkers at work today • Moves towards a notion of truth that gets beyond the limitations of epistemological argument, and as such will be of great interest to theologians and philosophers alike 275pp September 2020 9781108840323 Hardback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108885614
Blood Theology Seeing Red in Body- and God-Talk Eugene F. Rogers, Jr | University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Offers the first focused investigation of why Christians invoke the language of blood to cooperate, sacrifice, grow and disagree, and of how this theological discourse seeps into wider debates in civic society. Religious arguments have significant societal consequences, Rogers contends; and secular citizens must do their best to understand them. • Blood is central to Christian theology and iconography yet underexplored in the literature: this book finally gives it the sustained treatment the topic deserves • Makes significant links between secularized and Christian use of blood-language, with profound and important implications for civil society and discourse • The author is one of the foremost creative theologians in the US, whose book Sexuality and the Christian Body is widely regarded as a classic and whose work in the area of theology and sex is widely cited as groundbreaking 288pp March 2021 9781108843287 Hardback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108909983
Religion
Christian Platonism
Iustitia Dei
A History Alexander J. B. Hampton | University of Toronto
A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification Fourth Edition Alister E. McGrath | University of Oxford
Anyone wishing to understand Christianity deeply must consider the central, formative role of Platonism. It has constituted an essential intellectual resource, and been considered a controversial influence. This volume includes chapters on key concepts, explicates the tradition’s history, and engages key issues for contemporary society. • Chapter by chapter introduces the key concepts of Christian Platonism, allowing readers to gain a strong grasp of sometimes difficulty concepts • Offers a history of Christian Platonism, with each period treated by an expert in the field • Considers key issues, such as the environment, religion and science, and the meaning of art thus demonstrating the role Christian Platonism plays in central philosophical and ethical debates 400pp November 2020 9781108491983 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130 eISBN 9781108590341
Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism From Thanksgiving to Communion Kimberly Hope Belcher | University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Discussions between Christians from different traditions often focus on doctrine, but for many Christians, differences in practice and worship are much more central and important. By looking at the eucharist as thanksgiving, this book bridges Catholic and Protestant practice and theology and shows a new approach to Christian unity. • Receptive ecumenism is a relatively new approach to dialogue between Christians from different denominations.; this book is both an exercise in the method and a demonstration of scholarly humility in action • The historical context of theological development, especially what Christians were doing and what they thought they ought to be doing, is used to contextualize contentious doctrines and debates like transubstantiation and sacrifice • The author’s approach both expands our understanding of the eucharist and illuminates the role of thanksgiving in our daily and spiritual life 300pp October 2020 9781108839563 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108884464
The most thorough, reliable and unbiased account of justification by faith, the religious idea that lay at the heart of religious debates of the sixteenth century. Written by an international authority on the topic, this is the go-to text for understanding the ideas that lay behind the Protestant Reformation. • Provides a total history of the development of a central Christian doctrine from the earliest of times to the present day • In response to user feedback, this new edition has been streamlined to allow easier reading and more detailed analysis at points of importance • Engages with the vast literature in several languages associated with this topic, making particularly extensive use of German-language scholarship 510pp February 2020 9781108472562 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130 February 2020 9781108459990 Paperback GBP 34.99 / USD 44.99 eISBN 9781108560702
Law and the Rule of God A Christian Engagement with Shari’a Joshua Ralston | University of Edinburgh
This book presents a new comparative approach to the relationship between law, politics, secularism, and religion in Christianity and Islam. Academics and students in theology, Islamic Studies, religion and politics, and law will benefit from this study of how sharī’a and Christian theology have been debated across the centuries. • This is the first book length academic study of sharī’a and law in Christian-Muslim dialogue • Proposes a new method of comparative political theology to engage Christian, Muslim, and secular debates on law, religion, and politics • Advances a theological account of public law that is both particular to the Christian tradition and open to dialogue with Islamic political theology Current Issues in Theology 350pp September 2020 9781108489829 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108779494
Human Anguish and God’s Power David Kelsey | Yale University, Connecticut
This book is for seminary and doctrinal students in theology, theologically reflective clergy, and anyone else who is troubled by the suggestion that because God is unrestricted power, God must be the explanation of ‘why’ horrendous suffering happens. • Uses traditional Christian Trinitarian terms to characterize God’s power • Addresses the suggestion that because God is unrestricted power, God must be the explanation of ‘why’ horrendous suffering happens • Opens up space to legitimize an avowed ‘faithful agnosticism’ about ‘why’ we experience both profound suffering and the Triune God’s grace Current Issues in Theology 350pp November 2020 9781108836975 Hardback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108873246
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Participation in God A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics Andrew Davison | University of Cambridge
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Few ideas have excited greater interest among theologians in recent decades than the idea of ‘participation’: the idea that everything comes from, and depends upon, God, in a way that invites use of the language of sharing, or of an exemplar and its images. This book is an extensive and cohesive exploration of this theme to date. • Written with both the specialist and more general readership in mind by including an accessible main text and more detailed points of discussion • Provides a worked example of the relation between foundational metaphysical and doctrinal convictions to their practical repercussions • Addresses a full range of theological themes (topics in systematic theology) and the interconnection between theological vision and a way of life • Spans many of the principal divides in theological writing - doctrine, philosophy and scripture - and considers applied themes, such as ethics, prayer, and the way we apprehend and respond to the world around us 435pp June 2020 9781108704045 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 34.99 August 2019 9781108483285 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108629287
The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s ‘Confessions’ Tarmo Toom | Georgetown University, Washington DC
An authoritative guide to Augustine’s Confessions - a literary classic and one of the most important theological/philosophical works of Late Antiquity. This Cambridge Companion demonstrate how each generation reads the Confessions in light of current questions and circumstances, and how the text continues to remain relevant and raise new questions. • Includes specifically commissioned chapters from world leading scholars in the field • Organised in three key sections: Circumstances of Composition, Main Themes and Topics, and Reception and Reading Strategies • Brings together a number of different readings and approaches to both raise new questions and demonstrate the continued relevance of Augustine’s Confessions Cambridge Companions to Religion 354pp 4 b/w illus. March 2020 9781108491860 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 March 2020 9781108449816 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108672405
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The Cross and the Eucharist in Early Christianity A Theological and Liturgical Investigation Daniel Cardó
This book is intended for those interested in patristics, liturgy, and sacramental theology: scholars, theology students and seminarians. While making available critical material, it presents a substantial and rich amount of early texts in a comprehensible way, showing their significance for the liturgical debate of the recent decades. • Brings into one conversation different kinds of sources (mainly patristic and liturgical) in a fresh and holistic approach • Presents significant liturgical texts not available in English translation until now • Gathers a substantial number of early sources, thematically organized to shed light on contemporary debates 204pp February 2020 9781108716574 Paperback GBP 18.99 / USD 28.99 January 2019 9781108483230 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108673501
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Theology in a Suffering World Glory and Longing Christopher Southgate | University of Exeter
The book will be of value to scholars in universities and Christian churches, and also to university students from second-year undergraduates to those at Masters level, and those training for the Christian ministry. It will be of special interest to those focused on theology as an interdisciplinary exploration. • Proposes a new way of understanding divine glory, to be associated with pain, silence and suffering • Allows the development of a three-fold hermeneutical lens - glory in creation, glory at the cross, glory at the eschaton • Uses a highly interdisciplinary approach, involving biblical studies, systematic theology, natural sciences, poetry and mysticism 291pp August 2020 9781316607732 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 August 2018 9781107153691 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 105 eISBN 9781316599945
Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas Justin M. Anderson | Seton Hall University, New Jersey
By tracing the historical development of his idea of virtue, this book demonstrates how Thomas Aquinas increasingly understood human life to be affected by sin, grace, and divine action within the human action. In so doing, the book challenges our own contemporary categories of philosophical and theological ethics. • A text-based, historically dynamic account of Aquinas’s developing moral thought • Provides an overview of virtue and the inherent connections it has with the irreducibly theological content of Aquinas’s theology • Presents a unique perspective on the relationship between the human and divine action in the moral life on both the supernatural and natural planes 341pp 1 table July 2020 9781108485180 Hardback GBP 75 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108750325
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