Beyond ideology
Subtitle: religion and the future of Western civilization
By: Ninian Smart.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Gifford lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh ;; 1979-1980; Gifford lectures ;; 1979-1980.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1981
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Religions -- Addresses, essays, lectures; Ideology -- Addresses, essays, lectures; Secularism -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The world's religions and ideologies in interaction; title: Towards a theory of the configurations of religion; title: Christianity seen from Adam's peak; title: Reflections on Buddhism and Christianity; title: The great vehicle and the protestant spirit; title: The Buddhist meaning of Christianity, the Christian meaning of Buddhism; title: Secular ideologies; title: The Chinese experience in the modern world; title: Secular ideology, religion and science; title: Postscript: Towards a new worldview.