{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-religion-and-advaita-ved-257-nta-a-comparative-study-in-religion-and-reason-paperback","title":"The Philosophy of Religion and Advaita Ved\u0026#257;nta: A Comparative Study in Religion and Reason - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArvind Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy of religion, as we know it today, emerged in the West and has been shaped by Western philosophical and theological trends, while the philosophical tradition of India flowed along its own course until the late nineteenth century, when active, if tentative, contact was established between the West and the East. This book provides a definite focus to this interaction by investigating issues raised in Western philosophy of religion from the perspective of Advaita Vedānta, the influential school of Indian thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn promoting the emergence of a cross-cultural philosophy of religion, Arvind Sharma focuses on John H. Hick and his well-known work \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e as representative of modern Western philosophy of religion, and on Śankara, along with his modern successors such as M. Hiriyanna and S. Radhakrishnan, as representative of Advaita Vedānta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. His books include \u003ci\u003eReligious Ferment in Modern India \u003c\/i\u003e(with H. W. French, 1981), T\u003ci\u003ehe Gītārthasangraha of Abhinavagupta\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eThe Hindu Gītā\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eA Hindu Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), and\u003ci\u003e A Buddhist Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming) .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773502718240,"sku":"9780271028323","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/108db6c7e69c86f10b0d295f80d56fb5_1b128e47-4b84-4c2d-81bf-b86a0337a811.webp?v=1780427492","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-religion-and-advaita-ved-257-nta-a-comparative-study-in-religion-and-reason-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}