Christ and modernity [[electronic resource] ] : Christian self-understanding in a technological age / / David J. Hawkin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910151629303321
• Autore: Hawkin David J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1985
• ISBN: 0-88920-789-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 p.)
• Collana: SR supplements ; ; v. 17
• Disciplina: 240.1; 261.5
• Soggetti: Christianity - 20th century; Technology - Religious aspects - Christianity; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: THE PHENOMENON OF CHRISTIANITY; Conclusion to Part I: Understanding the Phenomenon of Christianity; PART II: THE PHENOMENON OF MODERNITY; Conclusion to Part II: Understanding the Phenomenon of Modernity; PART III: CHRIST AND MODERNITY; Conclusion: Christian Self-Understanding in a Technological Age; NOTES; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this re-examination of the roots of the relationship between religion and science, David Hawkin focuses on the concept of autonomy as he explores the question: Is there continuity and compatibility between the autonomy that underlies Christian faith and the role of individual freedom in the technological age? What makes this work particularly valuable is Professor Hawkin's review of the theological, philosophical, political, psychological, and sociological works that have formed our ideas of the nature of both Christianity and modernity - Reimarus, Strauss, Schweitzer, a