Author: Stephen T Davis
Publisher: Lion Books
ISBN: 0745980074
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
If God exists, why doesn't he eliminate suffering and evil? Does evolution disprove Christianity? Can religion be explained by cognitive science? People have grappled for ages with these kinds of questions. And many in today's academic world find Christian belief untenable. But renowned philosopher Stephen Davis argues that belief in God is indeed a rational and intellectually sound endeavor. Drawing on a lifetime of rigorous reflection and critical thinking, he explores perennial and contemporary challenges to Christian faith. Davis appraises objections fairly and openly, offering thoughtful approaches to common intellectual problems. Real questions warrant reasonable responses. Examine for yourself the rationality of the Christian faith.
Rational Faith
Author: Stephen T Davis
Publisher: Lion Books
ISBN: 0745980074
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
If God exists, why doesn't he eliminate suffering and evil? Does evolution disprove Christianity? Can religion be explained by cognitive science? People have grappled for ages with these kinds of questions. And many in today's academic world find Christian belief untenable. But renowned philosopher Stephen Davis argues that belief in God is indeed a rational and intellectually sound endeavor. Drawing on a lifetime of rigorous reflection and critical thinking, he explores perennial and contemporary challenges to Christian faith. Davis appraises objections fairly and openly, offering thoughtful approaches to common intellectual problems. Real questions warrant reasonable responses. Examine for yourself the rationality of the Christian faith.
Publisher: Lion Books
ISBN: 0745980074
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
If God exists, why doesn't he eliminate suffering and evil? Does evolution disprove Christianity? Can religion be explained by cognitive science? People have grappled for ages with these kinds of questions. And many in today's academic world find Christian belief untenable. But renowned philosopher Stephen Davis argues that belief in God is indeed a rational and intellectually sound endeavor. Drawing on a lifetime of rigorous reflection and critical thinking, he explores perennial and contemporary challenges to Christian faith. Davis appraises objections fairly and openly, offering thoughtful approaches to common intellectual problems. Real questions warrant reasonable responses. Examine for yourself the rationality of the Christian faith.
Chance or Purpose?
Author: Christoph Schoenborn
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681490854
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn's article on evolution and creation in The New York Times launched an international controversy. Critics charged him with biblical literalism and 'creationism'. In this book, Cardinal Schönborn responds to his critics by tackling the hard questions with a carefully reasoned "theology of creation". Can we still speak intelligently of the world as 'creation' and affirm the existence of the Creator, or is God a 'delusion'? How should an informed believer read Genesis? If God exists, why is there so much injustice and suffering? Are human beings a part of nature or elevated above it? What is man's destiny? Is everything a matter of chance or can we discern purpose in human existence? In his treatment of evolution, Cardinal Schönborn distinguishes the biological theory from 'evolutionism', the ideology that tries to reduce all of reality to mindless, meaningless processes. He argues that science and a rationally grounded faith are not at odds and that what many people represent as 'science' is really a set of philosophical positions that will not withstand critical scrutiny. Chance or Purpose? directly raises the philosophical and theological issues many scientists today overlook or ignore. The result is a vigorous, frank dialogue that acknowledges the respective insights of the philosopher, the theologian and the scientist, but which calls on them to listen and to learn from each another.
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681490854
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn's article on evolution and creation in The New York Times launched an international controversy. Critics charged him with biblical literalism and 'creationism'. In this book, Cardinal Schönborn responds to his critics by tackling the hard questions with a carefully reasoned "theology of creation". Can we still speak intelligently of the world as 'creation' and affirm the existence of the Creator, or is God a 'delusion'? How should an informed believer read Genesis? If God exists, why is there so much injustice and suffering? Are human beings a part of nature or elevated above it? What is man's destiny? Is everything a matter of chance or can we discern purpose in human existence? In his treatment of evolution, Cardinal Schönborn distinguishes the biological theory from 'evolutionism', the ideology that tries to reduce all of reality to mindless, meaningless processes. He argues that science and a rationally grounded faith are not at odds and that what many people represent as 'science' is really a set of philosophical positions that will not withstand critical scrutiny. Chance or Purpose? directly raises the philosophical and theological issues many scientists today overlook or ignore. The result is a vigorous, frank dialogue that acknowledges the respective insights of the philosopher, the theologian and the scientist, but which calls on them to listen and to learn from each another.
Faith and Reason
Author: Ronald H. Nash
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780310294016
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book explores philosophical questions that have important implications for the truth and rationality of the Christian faith.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780310294016
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This book explores philosophical questions that have important implications for the truth and rationality of the Christian faith.
The Venture of Rational Faith
Author: Margaret Benson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Immortality a Rational Faith
Author: William Chester
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Immortality
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Immortality
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The Nature, Procedure, Extent, Value and Effects of a Rational Faith Considered
Author: William Dodwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A Rational Faith; Or, A Scientific Basis for Belief in a Future Progressive State Versus Faith in Traditions and Dogmas Irreconcilable with Reason
Author: H. J. B. (Hugh Junor Browne)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spiritualism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spiritualism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Rational Religion and Morals: Presenting Analysis of the Functions of Mind, Under the Operations and Directions of Reason
Author: Thomas J. Vaiden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
Kant’s Rational Religion and the Radical Enlightenment
Author: Anna Tomaszewska
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350195863
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Kant's defence of religion and attempts to reconcile faith with reason position him as a moderate Enlightenment thinker in existing scholarship. Challenging this view and reconceptualising Kant's religion along rationalist lines, Anna Tomaszewska sheds light on its affinities with the ideas of the radical Enlightenment, originating in the work of Baruch Spinoza and understood as a critique of divine revelation. Distinguishing the epistemological, ethical and political aspects of such a critique, Tomaszewska shows how Kant's defence of religion consists of rationalizing its core tenets and establishing morality as the essence of religious faith. She aligns him with other early modern rationalists and German Spinozists and reveals the significance for contemporary political philosophy. Providing reasons for prioritizing freedom of thought, and hence religious criticism, over an unqualified freedom of belief, Kant's theology approximates the secularising tendency of the radical Enlightenment. Here is an understanding of how the shift towards a secular outlook in Western culture was shaped by attempts to rationalize rather than uproot Christianity.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350195863
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Kant's defence of religion and attempts to reconcile faith with reason position him as a moderate Enlightenment thinker in existing scholarship. Challenging this view and reconceptualising Kant's religion along rationalist lines, Anna Tomaszewska sheds light on its affinities with the ideas of the radical Enlightenment, originating in the work of Baruch Spinoza and understood as a critique of divine revelation. Distinguishing the epistemological, ethical and political aspects of such a critique, Tomaszewska shows how Kant's defence of religion consists of rationalizing its core tenets and establishing morality as the essence of religious faith. She aligns him with other early modern rationalists and German Spinozists and reveals the significance for contemporary political philosophy. Providing reasons for prioritizing freedom of thought, and hence religious criticism, over an unqualified freedom of belief, Kant's theology approximates the secularising tendency of the radical Enlightenment. Here is an understanding of how the shift towards a secular outlook in Western culture was shaped by attempts to rationalize rather than uproot Christianity.
Pessimism in Kant's Ethics and Rational Religion
Author: Dennis Vanden Auweele
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498580408
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Dennis Vanden Auweele explores Kant’s moral and religious philosophy and shows that a pessimistic undercurrent pervades them. This provides a new vantage point not only to comprehensively assess Kantian philosophy, but also to provide much needed context and reading assistance to the general premises of Kant's philosophy and rationality.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498580408
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Dennis Vanden Auweele explores Kant’s moral and religious philosophy and shows that a pessimistic undercurrent pervades them. This provides a new vantage point not only to comprehensively assess Kantian philosophy, but also to provide much needed context and reading assistance to the general premises of Kant's philosophy and rationality.