2: Papers in Religious Philosophy (Buddhist, etc.)
Ignore all Essays Above the Line of Asterixes

The paper below was written in July 1994 and has the title "The Intentional Object in Yogacara Philosophy: A Husserlian Perspective"
The following paper was written in July 1995 and was titled "A Transcendental Phenomenological Re-Reading of Buddhist Yogacarin Texts
The following paper was written in July 1994 and was titled "The Intentional Object - Truth or Fiction?" This paper accompanies the paper titled "The Intentional Object in Yogacarin Philosophy".
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Analysis Versus Insight: 
The Negative and Positive Dimensions of the Via Negativa
(Forming Chapter 5 in thesis 1st version - 1990)
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The Transcendental Dimension of the Absolute 
and the Absolute Dimension of the Transcendental
(Research associated with thesis approx. 1988)
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The Close(d) Reading of a Text:
A Re-Consideration of the 'Idealism' of the Buddhist Yogacara Tradition 30.10.99/(14.11.99)

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    Finding a Place for the Idea of God: Volume I: A Set of Essays Exploring the Possibility of a Theological Dimension in
        Our Phenomeological Investigations of the Life-World

Title Page, Dedication, Index and Preface (27.12.03)
Part I - Is there a Phenomenological Way of Doing Theology?
(Paper read at Continental Philosophy Group, Jan, 2001)
Part II - Is there a Hermeneutical Way of Doing Theology?
(Paper read at Continental Philosophy Group, May, 2001)
Part III - Is there an Existential Way of Doing Theology?
        (Paper presented at Continental Philosophy Group, September, 2001)
Part IV - Process Philosophy - From Physics to Theology?? (December, 2001)
         (Paper presented at Continental Philosophy Group, July, 2002)
Part V - Does Theological Difference Make Any Difference?? (May,2002)
Part VI - What Relevance Does Positive Theological Difference Possess?? (June 2002)
Part VII - On Love of the Divine - Subjective and/or Objective Genitive(s)?? (August, 2002)
Abridged Version of Papers IV-VII and an Introduction to Paper VIII
Brief Working Paper: Overview of Papers IV-VII and Introduction to Paper VIII 
         (June/ Paper presented at Continental Philosophy Group, Sept.2003)
Part VIII - On Continuing and Extending the 'Divine Conversation' ?? (21.9.03)
Part IX - A Possible Ontology of the Divine - How Does the Divine Manifest Themselves?? Part X - Overview or Oversight - On the 'Death' of God?? (24.12.03)                   (26.10.03)
Postscript: On the 'Death' of the Metaphysical Idea of God, and, The Necessary Theologicalization of the Life-World?? (27.12.03)
  Part I    Part II    Part III          Part IV
Appendix: A Working Paper Exploring the Ramifications of 
Theological Difference
                                                         (2001)

Readers might also like to refer to the paper: All the World's a Stage [also found in  the section Most Recent Papers in Philosophy - Page 2] (astaged.rtf) (2001)
    Part V                           Part VI                         Part VII        Abridged IV-VII /Intro. to VIII
Brief Overview...             Part VIII                           Part IX                        Part X
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                         Finding a Place for the Idea of God:
                          Volume II: An Extended Essay
              Exploring Theological Identity, Work and Value
     In Our Phenomenological Investigations of the Life-World
                                             (2004-2009/2014-2015)


An Extended Essay in Sections (0-12)

O.Introduction (2theoIntro.doc)

1.The Pre-Expositional Basis of Our Topic (2rtheo1.doc)

2.The Exposition of Our Topic (2theoc.rtf, 2theod.rtf)

3.Is Theological Difference an Illusion (Pre-Introduction/Introduction and Paper)
                 (2theopreintro.rtf/2theointro.rtf/2theod.rtf-2theoe.rtf)
4.Theological Conformity (2theof.rtf)

5.The Possible Religious Dimensions of a Theological Complexion (2theog.rtf)

6.The Determination of the Religious Viability of Theological Work (2theoh.rtf)

7.Theological Value (2theoi.rtf)

8.The Importance of the Theological Turn? (2theoj.rtf)

9.Re-Commitment through Dialogue (2theok.rtf)[Plus Structual Guide not completed]

10.      The Transformational Treatment of the Theological Discipline (2theol - 9.6.15)

11.      The Critical (Preparatory) Re-Constitution of the Philosophical Prospect
(2theom - 10.8.15.)
12.      The Critical Theological Re-Appropriation of the Philosophical Prospect
(2theon - 26.10.15.)
Appendix A: Re(-)considerations (2theoAppendixA - just started)

Appendix B: Related, papers, books, etc. (2theoAppendixB - just started))
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                        Return to Main Index
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Link to a series of papers titled'Entry' into the Transcendental Dimension (An Investigation of Vasubandhu's Vimsatika to Determine if an Idealistic                                       Description is Appropriate?)
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                  A Hypothetical Defence of the Theologian
   And Its Ramifications in the Form of a Theological Democracy.
  (Conference paper for the Continental Philosophy Group, Nov.2006)
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Open Forum: How Should Civil Society Deal with Forms of Fundamentalism
                              Conducive to Terrorism, etc. (30.12.07)

Open Forum: How Should Civil Society Deal with Forms of Fundamentalism
                              Conducive to Terrorism, etc., 
                           A Brief Outline in Four Modules (24.1.08)
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          Link to Continental Philosophy Group Conference Paper, November 2008:
     On the Possibility or Impossibility of Divine Communication? (conpaper2008.rtf)
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A Brief Overview of the Yogacara
And some of the Ramifications of its Interpretations 
In Far Eastern Cultures 
(12.5.12) (Re-edited 8.1.18)
     'Theodicy' - The problem of 'The Problem of Evil'      
A Working Paper in Meta-Theology:
For the Love of God - Confronting Theological Visions of Evil
 Paper/Presentation at The Continental Philosophy Group (11.1.15)
(7.12.14)
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Meta-Theological Reflections on the Putative Theological Condition?
A Working Paper in Meta-Theology:
The Ongoing Self-Rectification of a Theological Discourse?
(As a Concise Course in Meta-Theology in 100 Propositions)
(31.1.15/10.2.15)



Should the Working Theologian Be Paid?

A Working Paper in Meta-Theology in Four Parts:
Evaluating a Meta-Theological Difference: 
What Difference Does a Theological Difference Make?

Part I: Theological difference, Meta-Theological Difference, etc? (20.3.15)
Part II: The Complex Pre-Conditions that Enstructure Theological Possibility? (24.3.15)
Part III & IV: Reconstruction of the Western Philosophical Project? (30.3.15)
Summary and Supplement (3.7.15) (to edit)

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  On a Virtual Life in the World as Lived: Part I
Finding Authenticity in the Midst of Simulation?                                                  (16.9.15)

                On a Virtual Life in the World as Lived: Part II
The Simulation of Authenticity versus the Authenticity of Simulation?
                                               (26.9.15)

                  On a Virtual Life in the World as Lived: Part III
  Authenticity Through the Simulation of the Overall Transcendental Suspension?
                                                   (30.9.15)

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The Texts Below Have Been Edited (Ignore those Above) 

Finding a Place for the Idea of God: 
Volume I: A Set of Essays
Exploring the Possibility of a Theological Dimension
In Our Phenomenological Investigations of the Life-World 

(2001-2003, 22) 


Index

Preface (December, 2003)

Part I - Is there a Phenomenological Way of Doing Theology? 
(Paper read at The Continental Philosophy Group, Jan, 2001) 

Part II - Is there a Hermeneutical Way of Doing Theology? 
(Paper read at The Continental Philosophy Group, May, 2001) 

Part III - Is there an Existential Way of Doing Theology? 
(Paper presented at The Continental Philosophy Group, September, 2001) 

Part IV - Process Philosophy - From Physics to Theology?? (Dec, 2001) 
(Paper presented at The Continental Philosophy Group, July, 2002) 

Part V - Does Theological Difference Make Any Difference?? (May,2002) 

Part VI - What Relevance Does Positive Theological Difference Possess?? 
  (June, 2002) 
Part VII - On Love of the Divine - Subjective and/or Objective Genitive(s)?? 
  (Aug, 2002) 
Abridged Version of Papers IV-VII and an Introduction to Paper VIII (Aug, 2002)

Brief Working Paper: Overview of Papers IV-VII and Introduction to Paper VIII
Plus Appendix titled: A Simplified Skeletal Version of Our Argument for 
  Theological Existence (June, 2003) 
(Paper presented at The Continental Philosophy Group, September, 2003)

Part VIII - On Continuing and Extending the 'Divine Conversation' ?? (Sep., 2003) 

Part IX - A Possible Ontology of the Divine - How Does the Divine Manifest 
  Themselves?? (Oct., 2003)  
Part X - Overview or Oversight - On the 'Death' of God?? (Dec. 2003)

Postscript: On the 'Death' of the Metaphysical Idea of God, and, The Necessary 
  Theologicalization of the Life-World?? (December, 2003)
Appendix: Working Paper on Theological Difference (2001-3)
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Finding a Place for the Idea of God: 
Volume II: An Extended Essay
Exploring Theological Identity, Work and Value
In Our Phenomenological Investigations of the Life-World 

(2004-2009, 2014-2015, 2022)*


Index [An Extended Essay in Sections (0-12)] Edited Final Version


O. Introduction (2THEOA) 1-7

1. The Pre-Expositional Basis of Our Topic (2THEOB) 8-133

2. The Exposition of Our Topic (2THEOC & 2THEOD) 134-389, 390-516

3. Is Theological Difference an Illusion (Pre-Introduction/Introduction and Paper)
  (2THEOE) 1-4, 517-518, 5519-552 
4. Theological Conformity (2THEOF) 553-673

5. The Possible Religious Dimensions of a Theological Complexion (2THEOG) 674-814

6. The Determination of the Religious Viability of Theological Work (2THEOH) 815-1007

7. Theological Value (2THEOI) 1008-1135

8. The Importance of the Theological Turn? (2THEOJ) 1136-1283

9.Re-Commitment through Dialogue (2THEOK) 1284-1632
[Plus Structural Guide not completed enclosed]
10.The Transformational Treatment of the Theological Discipline 
(2THEOL) 1633-1927

11. The Critical (Preparatory) Re-Constitution of the Philosophical Prospect
  (2THEOM) 1928-2184
12. The Critical Theological Re-Appropriation of the Philosophical Prospect
  (2THEON) 2185-2426
Appendix A: Re(-)considerations
Appendix B: Allied Papers, etc., Related to this Extended Essay 
  (2THEOAppendixAandB)

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Finding a Place for the Idea of God:
Volume III: A Series of Miscellaneous Essays
Exploring Theological Identity, Work and Value
In Our Phenomenological Investigations of the Life-World

(2003-2022)


Index


0. Title Page, Index and Introduction 
(3THEO0) (2003-2022)

1. A Working Paper Exploring the Ramifications of Theological Difference 
(3THEO1theodiff) (2.5.01/7.6.03)

2. A Hypothetical Defense of the Theologian and its Ramifications in the Form 
Of a Theological Democracy (Conference Paper 2006, The Continental Philosophy Group)
(3THEO2theodem) (9.11.06)

3. On the Possibility or Impossibility of Divine Communication? 
(The Continental Philosophy Group Conference, November 2008) (20.9.08)

4. ‘Theodicy’ - The Problem of ‘The Problem of Evil’? A Working Paper in 
Meta-Theology: For the Love of God – Confronting Theological Visions of Evil
(3THEO4LOG) (15.12.14)

5. Meta-Theological Reflections on the Putative Theological Condition?
A Working Paper in Meta-Theology: The Ongoing Self-Rectification of a Theological Discourse? (With a Concise Course in Meta-Theology in 100 Propositions)
(3THEO5TheoCon) (10.2.15)

6i. Should the Professional Theologian Be Paid? A Working Paper in Meta-Theology in Four Parts: Evaluating a Meta-Theological Difference: 
What Difference Does a Theological Difference Make?
Part I: Theological difference, Meta-Theological Difference, etc?
(3THEO6aTheoMeta1) (20.3.15)

6ii. Should the Professional Theologian Be Paid? A Working Paper in Meta-Theology in Four Parts: Evaluating a Meta-Theological Difference: 
What Difference Does a Theological Difference Make?
Part II: The Complex Pre-Conditions that (En)Structure Theological Possibility?
(3THEO6bTheoMeta2) (24.3.15)

6iii. Should the Professional Theologian Be Paid? A Working Paper in Meta-Theology in Four Parts: Evaluating a Meta-Theological Difference: 
What Difference Does a Theological Difference Make?
Part III (& IV): Reconstruction of the Western Philosophical Project? Plus Summary.
(3THEO6cTheoMeta3) (3.7.15)

7. Contra (Moral) Absolutism & Contra (Moral) Relativism, etc! A Working Paper in 
Meta-Philosophy: Denying both Absolutist and Relativist Interpretations in the Reading of (Transcendental Phenomenological) Experience
(2THEO7ContraRel) (21.1.15)

8. Radical Theology
(Pursuit, III.2N) (26.7.21)
Link: www.homestead.com/noelshomepage/noelshomepage5.html 

9. Theological Questions and Answers versus Theological Answers and Questions
(Pursuit, III.11A) (Just started, 2022)
Link: www.homestead.com/noelshomepage/noelshomepage5.html


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Miscellaneous Essays in Religious Philosophy
(1988-2022)


Index 

Title, Index, and Introduction (REL0)

1. The Intentional Object in Yogacara Philosophy: A Husserlian Perspective
(REL1OBOBOB) (9.7.94)

2. A Transcendental Phenomenological Re-Reading of Buddhist Yogacarin Texts 
(REL2RERERE) (5.3.22)

3. The Intentional Object - Truth or Fiction?
(REL3FICFIC) (30.7.94)

4. Analysis Versus Insight:
The Negative and The Positive Dimensions of The Via Negativa: A Comparative Study
Of the Greek Neoplatonic Tradition and The Indian Buddhist Wisdom Tradition
(REL4VIANEG) (1990)

5. The Transcendental Dimension of the Absolute, and, The Absolute Dimension of the Transcendental
(REL5TRANSIT) (1988)

6. The Close(d) Reading of a Text: A Re-Consideration of the ‘Idealism” of the Buddhist Yogacara Tradition
(REL6IIIIYogacara) (14.11.99)

7. A Brief Overview of the Yogacara and some of the Ramifications of Different Interpretations in Far Eastern Cultures 
(REL7YogarcaraPaper) (8.1.18)

8. All the World’s a Stage: A New Role for the Contemporary Philosopher?
(REL8astaged) (12.11.00)

9a. Open Forum: Part I: How Should Civil Society Deal with Forms of Fundamentalism
Conducive to Terrorism, etc?
(REL9aFundamentalism) (30.12.07)

9b. Open Forum: Part II: How Should Civil Society Deal with Forms of Fundamentalism
Conducive to Terrorism, etc? A Brief Outline in Four Modules
(REL9bFundMods) (24.1.08)


10a. ‘Entry’ into the Transcendental Dimension: Part I:
The Recognition and Exercise of the Overall Transcendental Suspension
And the Overlooking of this Dimension in Traditional (Mis)Interpretations
Of Vasubandhu’s Vimsatika
(REL10aENTRY1) (9.4.06)

10b. ‘Entry’ into the Transcendental Dimension: Part II:
“Like a Dream” – Vasubandhu Answers His Realist Critics
And is an Idealistic Interpretation of His Vimsatika Appropriate?
(REL10bENTRY2) (22.4.06)

10c. ‘Entry’ into the Transcendental Dimension: Part III:
The Mere-Unreality of the Realist’s Vision of ‘Reality’
As Argued for in Vasubandhu’s Vimsatika!
(REL10cENTRY3) (26.5.06)

10d. Entry’ into the Transcendental Dimension: Part IV:
“Do Other Minds Get Known the Same Way We Get to Know Our Own?”
As Argued (And Qualified) by Vasubandhu in his Vimsatika
(REL10dENTRY4) (3.2.07)

10e. ‘Entry’ into the Transcendental Dimension: Part V:
Discerning the Influence of a Theological-like Turn at Work in 
The Exposition of Vasubandhu’s Vimsatika, etc.
(REL10eENTRY5) (29.4.07)

11a. On a Virtual Life in the World as Lived: Part I
Finding Authenticity in the Midst of Simulation?
(REL11aVirtualx) (16.9.15)

11a. On a Virtual Life in the World as Lived: Part II
The Simulation of Authenticity versus the Authenticity of Simulation?
(REL11bVirtualy) (26.9.15)

11a. On a Virtual Life in the World as Lived: Part III
Authenticity Through the Simulation of the Overall Transcendental Suspension?
(REL11cVirtualz) (30.9.15)




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