Author: Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
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Category : Apologetics
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Religious Perplexities
Author: Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
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Category : Apologetics
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Category : Apologetics
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Religious Ambiguity and Religious Diversity
Author: Robert McKim
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019802942X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The religious ambiguity of the world has many aspects, one of which is the hiddenness of God. Theists have proposed a number of explanations of God's hiddenness. Some putative explanations contend that the advantages of God's hiddenness ("goods of mystery") outweigh whatever benefits would result if God's existence and nature were clear to us ("goods of clarity"). Goods of mystery that have received a lot of discussion include human moral autonomy and the ability on our part to exercise control over whether we believe in the existence of God. The extent of the ambiguity that surrounds God's existence, and indeed all important religious matters, combined with our lack of an obviously correct and adequate explanation of this lack, suggest that, even if God exists, it is not important that people believe in God. Another central theme in the book is the significance of religious diversity for religious belief. The character of this diversity is such that it provides people who take a position on religious matters with reason to adopt the "Critical Stance" -- which requires people in all the religious traditions to subject their religious beliefs to critical scrutiny and hold those beliefs in a tentative way.Some contend that religious faith requires complete confidence in what is believed but tentative belief actually is sufficient to sustain many forms of religious commitment.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019802942X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The religious ambiguity of the world has many aspects, one of which is the hiddenness of God. Theists have proposed a number of explanations of God's hiddenness. Some putative explanations contend that the advantages of God's hiddenness ("goods of mystery") outweigh whatever benefits would result if God's existence and nature were clear to us ("goods of clarity"). Goods of mystery that have received a lot of discussion include human moral autonomy and the ability on our part to exercise control over whether we believe in the existence of God. The extent of the ambiguity that surrounds God's existence, and indeed all important religious matters, combined with our lack of an obviously correct and adequate explanation of this lack, suggest that, even if God exists, it is not important that people believe in God. Another central theme in the book is the significance of religious diversity for religious belief. The character of this diversity is such that it provides people who take a position on religious matters with reason to adopt the "Critical Stance" -- which requires people in all the religious traditions to subject their religious beliefs to critical scrutiny and hold those beliefs in a tentative way.Some contend that religious faith requires complete confidence in what is believed but tentative belief actually is sufficient to sustain many forms of religious commitment.
Auburn Seminary Record
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Category : Theological seminaries
Languages : en
Pages : 764
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Category : Theological seminaries
Languages : en
Pages : 764
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The History of the People of Israel in Pre-Christian Times
Author: Mary Sarson
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The Journal of Religion
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Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Includes section "Book reviews."
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Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Includes section "Book reviews."
Natural Religion
Author: Sir John Robert Seeley
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Category : Natural theology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Category : Natural theology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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The Principles of Religious Development
Author: George Galloway
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Category : Psychology, Religious
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Category : Psychology, Religious
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Church Quarterly Review
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Religion in the Making
Author: Samuel George Smith
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Category : Sociology, Biblical
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Category : Sociology, Biblical
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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An Exposition of the Bible
Author: Marcus Dods
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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