Overview

From his early conversion to evangelical Christianity to his role as a conscientious objector in World War Two and his gradual - often controversial - move towards religious pluralism, this is a fascinating account of the life of one of the most influential religious thinkers of our time.

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Author:   John Hick
Publisher:   Oneworld Publications
Imprint:   Oneworld Publications
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781851683925

ISBN 10:   1851683925
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 July 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. A Shipping Family 1 2. Childhood, schools and family 11 3. Religious exploration and conversion 24 4. A Conchie 36 5. With the friends ambulance unit in Egypt 45 6. FAU in italy and greece 59 7. Student at Edinburgh and Oxford 66 8. Theological training 78 9. Minister at Belford 88 10. Philosopher at Cornell 102 11. heretic at Princeton Seminary 120 12. Cambridge interlude 131 13. Brimingham University 143 14. Multi-faith work in Birmingham 159 15. All Fatihs for One Race 169 16 AFFOR - racial issues 180 17. With Hindus in India 193 18. With Sikhs in Punjab 206 19. With Buddhists in Sri Lanka 217 20. The Myth of God Incarnate 227 21. Botawana and apartheid South Africa 238 22. Graduate teaching in California 250 23. Life at Claremont 264 24. Encounters with eastern Buddhism 277 25. Interlude- return trips to the States 289 26. Birmingham again 297 27. Philosophy of religion - the state of the art 311 28. Epilogue: write your own pre-obituary 320

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This is an eminently readable, frequently humorous account of the life of one of the world's most distinguished philosophers of religion. He has never been scared of controversy in advocating justice, equity, and especially religious pluralism in the face of an orthodox, far too often fundamentalist, exclusivism. How deeply indebted we are to him. - Archbishop Desmond Tutu This is the life story of one whose intellectual, spiritual, and practical example is an inspiration to all who devote their lives to resisting evil without having to believe that all Truth and Salvation is incarnated in only one place. - Muhammad Arkoun, The Sorbonne

Author Information

John Hick is a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham

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