{"title":"Stanislaw Obirek","description":"\u003cp\u003eStanislaw Obirek’s works explore profound questions at the intersection of \u003cstrong\u003ereligion, spirituality, philosophy, and psychology\u003c\/strong\u003e. His thoughtful reflections invite readers to engage deeply with the nature of existence, faith, and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom contemplations on divinity to insightful analyses of the self and the world around us, Obirek’s writing challenges and inspires with a tone that is both scholarly and accessible. These are essential readings for those seeking a richer understanding of life's enduring mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"on-the-world-and-ourselves-by-zygmunt-bauman-9780745687124","title":"On the World and Ourselves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnde malum\u003c\/i\u003e—from where does evil come? That is the question that has plagued humankind ever since Eve, seduced by the serpent, tempted Adam to taste the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, the awareness of good and evil has always been linked to the awareness of choice and to the freedom and responsibility to choose. This is what makes us human. But the responsibility to choose is a burden that weighs heavily on our shoulders, and the temptation to hand this over to someone else—be they a demagogue or a scientist who claims to trace everything back to our genes—is a tempting illusion, like the paradise in which humans have at last been relieved of the moral responsibility for their actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the second series of their conversations, Zygmunt Bauman and Stanislaw Obirek reflect on the life challenges confronted by the denizens of the fragmented, individualized society of consumers, and the form taken in such a society by the fundamental aspects of the human condition. These include human responsibility for the choice between good and evil, self-formation and self-assertion, the need for recognition, or the call to empathy, mutual respect, human dignity, and tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000695210220,"sku":"9780745687124","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13228373482453.jpg?v=1763298126"},{"product_id":"of-god-and-man-by-zygmunt-bauman-9780745695693","title":"Of God and Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging dialogue, Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, and Stanislaw Obirek, theologian and cultural historian, explore the place of spirituality and religion in the world today and in the everyday lives of individuals. Their conversation ranges from the plight of monotheistic religions cast onto a polytheistic world stage to the nature of religious experience and its impact on human worldviews and life strategies; from Messianic and Promethean ideas of redemption and salvation to the possibility and prospects of inter-religious dialogue and the factors standing in its way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile starting from different places, Bauman and Obirek are driven by the same concern to reconcile the multiplicity of religions with the oneness of humanity, and to do so in a way that avoids the trap of adhering to a single truth, bearing witness instead to the multiplicity of human truths and the diversity of cultures and faiths. For everything creative in human existence has its roots in human diversity; it is not human diversity that turns brother against brother but the refusal of it. The fundamental condition of peace, solidarity and benevolent cooperation among human beings is a willingness to accept that there is a multiplicity of ways of being human, and a willingness to accept the model of coexistence that this multiplicity requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471316041964,"sku":"9780745695693","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745695693-of-god-and-man.jpg?v=1775238692"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/stanislaw-obirek.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}