Wagner's Ring is one of the greatest of all artworks of Western civilization, but what is it all about? The power and mystery of Wagner's creation was such that he himself felt he stood before his work "as though before some puzzle." A clue to the Ring's greatness lies in its multiple avenues of self-disclosure and the corresponding plethora of interpretations that over the years has granted ample scope for directors and will no doubt do so well into the distant future. One possible interpretation, which Richard Bell argues should be taken seriously, is the Ring as Christian theology. In this first of two volumes, Bell considers, among other things, how the composer's Christian interests may be detected in the "forging" of his Ring, looking at how he appropriated his sources (whether they be myths and sagas, writers, poets, or philosophers) and considering works composed around the same time, especially his Jesus of Nazareth.

Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle: The Genesis and Development of the Tetralogy and the Appropriation of Sources, Artists, Philosophers, and Theologians (Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle, 1)

Bell, Richard H.

Religion & Spirituality

James Clarke

Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle: Theological and Ethical Issues (Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle, 2)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Understanding African Philosophy (Philosophy and the Human Situation)

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Understanding African Philosophy: A Cross-cultural Approach to Classical and Contemporary Issues (Philosophy and the Human Situation)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Routledge

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

This book brings together some of the classic spiritual writings from the twentieth century's most inspirational authors. Arranged thematically, this collection is ideal for use in sermon preparation and as a spiritual primer for laity and clergy alike. The nearly twenty subject headings include such topics as "Alienation and Loneliness," "Holiness and Spirituality," "Justice and Kindness," "Purity of Heart," "Humility and Renunciation," "Spiritual Presence and Incarnation, " and "Worship, Gratitude, and Joy."

Seeds of the Spirit: Wisdom of the Twentieth Century

Christian Books & Bibles

Battin, Barbara L.

Christian Living

Westminster/John Knox Press

In Rethinking Justice, Richard H. Bell lifts up and restores an idea of justice found in classical writers such as Socrates and Seneca as well as in more recent thinkers. Justice, classically, has dealt with righting wrongs and restoring peace to individuals and human communities. We have lost sight of this in our modern political and legal dealings and must find a way to return it to mind and to practice. Each chapter looks at ways to restore such reconciliatory practices to the idea of justice that can be found in our contemporary life and literature and focuses on numerous recent cases of abuse of justice among individuals, groups and nations. Bell approaches justice as a concept that goes hand in hand with compassion, mercy, and trust. Rethinking Justice reminds us that we have an obligation to foster peace, be merciful, and promote reconciliation with our brothers and sisters in humanity.

Rethinking Justice: Restoring Our Humanity

Lexington Books

In Rethinking Justice, Richard H. Bell lifts up and restores an idea of justice found in classical writers such as Socrates and Seneca as well as in more recent thinkers. Justice, classically, has dealt with righting wrongs and restoring peace to individuals and human communities. We have lost sight of this in our modern political and legal dealings and must find a way to return it to mind and to practice. Each chapter looks at ways to restore such reconciliatory practices to the idea of justice that can be found in our contemporary life and literature and focuses on numerous recent cases of abuse of justice among individuals, groups and nations. Bell approaches justice as a concept that goes hand in hand with compassion, mercy, and trust. Rethinking Justice reminds us that we have an obligation to foster peace, be merciful, and promote reconciliation with our brothers and sisters in humanity.

Richard H. Bell analyzes the social and political thought of Simone Weil, paying particular attention to Weil's concept of justice as compassion. Bell describes the ways in which Weil's concept of justice stands in contrast with liberal 'rights-based' views of justice, and focuses upon central aspects of Weil's thought, including 'attention,' human suffering and 'affliction,' and the importance of 'a spiritual way of life' in reshaping the individual's role in civic life. Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion is a valuable addition to the scholarship on this important thinker and a necessary book for students and scholars of political theory and philosophical moral thought.

Simone Weil

Richard H. Bell analyzes the social and political thought of Simone Weil, paying particular attention to Weil's concept of justice as compassion. Bell describes the ways in which Weil's concept of justice stands in contrast with liberal "rights-based" views of justice, and focuses upon central aspects of Weil's thought, including "attention," human suffering and "affliction," and the importance of "a spiritual way of life" in reshaping the individual's role in civic life. Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion is a valuable addition to the scholarship on this important thinker and a necessary book for students and scholars of political theory and philosophical moral thought.

Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion (20th Century Political Thinkers)

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Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle: The Genesis and Development of the Tetralogy and the Appropriation of Sources, Artists, Philosophers, and Theologians (Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle, 1)

Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle: Theological and Ethical Issues (Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle, 2)

Understanding African Philosophy: A Cross-cultural Approach to Classical and Contemporary Issues (Philosophy and the Human Situation)

Understanding African Philosophy (Philosophy and the Human Situation)

Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion

Seeds of the Spirit: Wisdom of the Twentieth Century

Rethinking Justice: Restoring Our Humanity

Rethinking Justice: Restoring Our Humanity

Simone Weil

Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion (20th Century Political Thinkers)