Adventures in Belief: How I Discovered the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Ev

Description: Adventures in Belief by Keith Ward Keith Ward--philosopher, ethicist, theologian, Anglican priest, cathedral canon, and book-writing addict--has spent his life thinking about ""the big questions"" (and, whats more, getting paid for it!). This philosophical pilgrimage led him from jobs at Glasgow and St. Andrews Universities in Scotland, to Cambridge University, then on to Kings College, London, followed by Oxford University (by invitation of the Queen!), before moving back to London at Gresham College, Heythrop College, and Roehampton University. Along the way he became a fellow of the British Academy and of a number of academic institutions, gathering up doctorates from various places, and writing more books than your bookshelf can handle. This sounds awfully dull, but according to Keith Ward, it was great fun, and he experienced all these things with a feeling of slight surprise, and with an irrepressible sense of humour. Having retired, exhausted, at eighty-one, Ward could not resist one more book. This is it--a humorous account of his life and thought, especially to show how he developed his own philosophy of personal idealism. It is both a genuinely amusing account of the life of an English academic and a rather profound account of an anti-materialistic and scientifically informed philosophy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Keith Ward is the Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Oxford University, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He has taught philosophy at a number of British and American universities. Review "Adventures in Belief combines Keith Wards autobiographical reminiscences with highly readable accounts of his religious and philosophical beliefs, all done with self-deprecating wit and humor. Readers of his many books will be delighted to know more about their context in his life, while anyone looking for an introduction to philosophy and theology will find it here in a wonderfully approachable form." --John Barton, University of Oxford "Keith Wards captivating autobiography will delight his many admirers and impress a wide readership drawn to the big questions in philosophy and religion. Full of self-deprecating humor and sardonic aphorisms, it combines the serious reflections of a connoisseur of the worlds great religions with often hilarious accounts of turning points in his life that apparently originated in mistakes. How a one-time atheist became a distinguished idealist philosopher and adventurous Christian theologian makes for an utterly absorbing read." --John Hedley Brooke, University of Oxford Details ISBN1666756237 Author Keith Ward Short Title Adventures in Belief Pages 142 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1666756237 ISBN-13 9781666756234 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-11-11 Imprint Cascade Books Subtitle How I Discovered the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything (Possibly) Publisher Cascade Books UK Release Date 2022-11-11 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-11-11 NZ Release Date 2022-11-11 US Release Date 2022-11-11 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified DEWEY B Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139209454;

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