{"product_id":"the-other-calling-andrew-shanks-9781405157667","title":"The Other Calling: Theology, Intellectual Vocation and Truth","description":"What is the true calling of the intellectual? In this provocative new book, Andrew Shanks presents a distinctive fresh answer. \u003ci\u003eThe Other Calling\u003c\/i\u003e is a systematic riposte both to the elitism of philosophy in the heritage of Plato, and to the typical individualism of Plato's philosophic opponents. Here, instead, intellectual integrity is identified with a form of priesthood. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAsserts that intellectuals are critical to bringing together the common aspirations of a community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOffers a strikingly original approach to the moral and political aspects of theology's relationship with philosophy, exploring the perspectives of both disciplines\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the work and thought of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Agnostics, and Atheists\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues for a new, religiously multicultural \"priesthood of all thinkers\", considering how once, all intellectuals were as a matter of course also priests\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished in the new and prestigious \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Shanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405157666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405157667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.30w x 0.73d","brand":"Andrew Shanks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453601100031,"sku":"9781405157667","price":124.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce5e6ee0-13fc-49fe-8ba9-5120c0c126d1.jpg?v=1777301124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-other-calling-andrew-shanks-9781405157667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}