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Friendship and Ways to Truth, Paperback by Burrell, David B.
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- Book Title
- Friendship and Ways to Truth
- Topic
- Friendship
- ISBN
- 9780268028602
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-10
0268028605
ISBN-13
9780268028602
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1761521
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Publication Name
Friendship and Ways to Truth
Language
English
Subject
Christian Life / General, Friendship, Theosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Comparative Religion
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Religion, Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
6.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-008603
Reviews
"The story is beautifully told, in a low key and reticent manner, framing the narrative of a Christian friendship by invoking Aristotle's teaching about the Good, without apology or embarrassment, quite as one recalls Thomas Aquinas doing. [A] delight to read." --Modern Theology, "David Burrell's deeply personal book has opened up the portholes of faith and friendship on the universal quest for truth." --Lenn E. Goodman, Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, and author of On Justice and God of Abraham , "Father Burrell's weaving together of philosophy, friendship, and faith recalls classical models, wherein a life of holiness is seen as a portal rather than an obstacle to intellectual excellence. Indeed, Father Burrell's book reunites elements of the Christian life that in the modern world seem always in danger of being rent asunder. It is thus a timely antidote to the current tendency to segregate thought from life, scholarship from participation in community, the academic from the ecclesial." --Crisis, "A philosophical and theological, yet very personal, reflection on what makes for friendship. Aristotle, Plato, Augustine, Lonergan, and many others come into play in Father Burrell's argument that friendship requires an inter-subjectivity that is impossible without an understanding, based on personal experience, of faith as a way of knowing the truth." --First Things, "Opening as a meditation on the death of a friend, this slender volume blossoms into a disarmingly profound essay on discourse about divinity...Philosophical theologians will be in no way surprised by Burrell's depth of learning. Reflective clergy should also be acquainted with this author, whose gentle and generous spirit befits a most companionable guide to God's promise of friendship." --Theology Today, "This is an interesting book, a satisfying blend of the personal and the political. Burrell uses the concept of friendship as a central explanatory vehicle, and in so doing brings a new perspective to bear on many of the central issues in religion. The scope of the book is wide, ranging from discussing some of the most important contemporary Christian thinkers to Islamic theologians of a thousand years ago. Burrell has a light stylistic touch which does not hide the profoundity of many of his observations." --Oliver Leaman, editor of The Future of Philosophy: Towards the Twenty-First Century, Father Burrell's weaving together of philosophy, friendship, and faith recalls classical models, wherein a life of holiness is seen as a portal rather than an obstacle to intellectual excellence. Indeed, Father Burrell's book reunites elements of the Christian life that in the modern world seem always in danger of being rent asunder. It is thus a timely antidote to the current tendency to segregate thought from life, scholarship from participation in community, the academic from the ecclesial.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
241/.6762
Synopsis
The death of a friend is a source of pain and grief for anyone. For David B. Burrell, it is also a source of reflection on the role of friendship in our ongoing pursuit of truth. In this small but penetrating book, Burrell offers five essays that explore friendship as the bond that links us to the religious traditions we embrace in our search for truth. Known for his many and lasting contributions to philosophical theology, Burrell here makes a definitive statement for that field while also continuing the cross-cultural discussion among Christians, Muslims, and Jews., The death of a friend is a source of pain and grief for anyone. For David B. Burrell, it is also a source of reflection on the role of friendship in our ongoing pursuit of truth. In this small but penetrating book, Burrell offers five essays that explore friendship as the bond that links us to the religious traditions we embrace in our search for truth. Known for his many and lasting contributions to philosophical theology, Burrell here makes a definitive statement for that field while also continuing the cross-cultural discussion among Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Burrell considers how friendship can be constitutive of the spiritual exercises one employs to seek truth, and he examines the influences on his thinking of Bernard Lonergan, Stanley Hauerwas, and Augustine to show how friends can open our minds and hearts to interfaith dialogue and the mutual illumination it offers. He also explores cross-cultural understanding through a comparison of the teaching of Aquinas with that of Islam's al-Ghazali, suggesting that their complementary perspectives can fruitfully expand our view of friendship to include our relationship with God. In the end, he offers a model of friendship as a relationship which gives us the courage to maintain our philosophical pursuits and which helps us to persevere in the face of the radical unknowing which characterizes philosophical theology. Just as Burrell learns from death that friendship cannot end, he celebrates how each of us can present to another the face of the good as we journey together through life. And just as our journey toward the truth continues forever, he enables us to see that the gift of friendship is not limited to our earthly existence.
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