Joseph Runzo
Biographic Data
| ID | 9153565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Runzo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Runzo |
| SIGNATURE | RUNZO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chapman University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions
This volume outlines the approaches to human rights and responsibilities within the different world religions. Featuring contributions from over 15 scholars, the book covers such key issues as women's rights, the role of international law, and responsibility for the environment. It also includes a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions, presented at the third Parliament of the World Religions
Pluralism and Relativism
An ever-increasing awareness of religious diversity inevitably raises religious and philosophical issues about pluralism and relativism in religion. Those already in a religious tradition can no longer ignore the religions of others, much less the variant strands of religious belief and practice within their own tradition. Likewise, the anti-religious can no longer facilely dismiss religious belief under one lump rubric. But then, how should we g…
World–Views and the Epistemic Foundations of Theism
Epistemological issues have inevitably been perennial issues for theism. For any claim to have insight into the nature and acts of the divine requires some sort of substantiation. And the appeal to faith typically made to meet this demand is often unconvincing. This raises a fundamental question: what could constitute proper grounds for theistic belief? In attempting to anwser this question, we will need to address the underlying epistemic issue …
Visions, Pictures, and Rules
The Judeo-Christian mystical tradition is replete with accounts of visions. But the perceptual experiences reputedly involved in these visions are often problematic. The prophet Isaiah (of Jerusalem) is reputed to have seen God in a mystic vision; St Francis to have seen Christ and received the stigmata; Julian of Norwich to have seen Christ's passion; St Teresa of Avila to have seen Christ, the devil, seraphim, and various Saints. Yet at least t…
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Visions, Pictures, and Rules
The Judeo-Christian mystical tradition is replete with accounts of visions. But the perceptual experiences reputedly involved in these visions are often problematic. The prophet Isaiah (of Jerusalem) is reputed to have seen God in a mystic vision; St Francis to have seen Christ and received the stigmata; Julian of Norwich to have seen Christ's passion; St Teresa of Avila to have seen Christ, the devil, seraphim, and various Saints. Yet at least t…
World–Views and the Epistemic Foundations of Theism
Epistemological issues have inevitably been perennial issues for theism. For any claim to have insight into the nature and acts of the divine requires some sort of substantiation. And the appeal to faith typically made to meet this demand is often unconvincing. This raises a fundamental question: what could constitute proper grounds for theistic belief? In attempting to anwser this question, we will need to address the underlying epistemic issue …
Pluralism and Relativism
An ever-increasing awareness of religious diversity inevitably raises religious and philosophical issues about pluralism and relativism in religion. Those already in a religious tradition can no longer ignore the religions of others, much less the variant strands of religious belief and practice within their own tradition. Likewise, the anti-religious can no longer facilely dismiss religious belief under one lump rubric. But then, how should we g…
Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions
This volume outlines the approaches to human rights and responsibilities within the different world religions. Featuring contributions from over 15 scholars, the book covers such key issues as women's rights, the role of international law, and responsibility for the environment. It also includes a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions, presented at the third Parliament of the World Religions
Philosophy (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 work)