Christianity and critical realism : ambiguity, truth and theological literacy / / Andrew Wright

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462959603321
• Autore: Wright Andrew <1958-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-08513-2; 1-136-19609-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Collana: New studies in critical realism and spirituality
• Disciplina: 230.01
• Soggetti: Christian philosophy; Christianity - Philosophy; Critical realism; Philosophy and religion; Religion - Philosophy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I Critical realism and transcendence; 1 Critical realism and dialectical critical realism; Critical realism; Dialectical critical realism; 2 The spiritual turn: transcendence and meta-Reality; Transcendental dialectical critical realism; The roots of the spiritual turn; The transition to meta-Reality; The philosophy of meta-Reality; 3 Christianity and critical realism; Transcendence: critical realism and God; Theology and natural science; Theology and epistemology; Theology and historiography; PART II Epistemic relativism: the ambiguity of Christianity4 The identity of Christianity; Essential Christianity; Nominal Christianity; Realistic Christianity; Trinitarian Christianity; 5 Trinitarian theology and epistemic relativism; Epistemic relativism revisited; Trinitarian truth claims; The fallibility of Trinitarian truth claims; Judgemental rationality and Christian heresy; Judgemental rationality and Trinitarian theology; 6 The 'problem' of Christian exclusivism; Religious exclusivism and inter-faith dialogue; Exclusivism and ontology; Exclusivism and ; epistemology; Exclusivism and moralityPART III Ontological realism: Christianity and truth; 7 Classical theism and the Triune God; The evolution of classical theism; The contours of classical theism; Trinitarian theology and classical theism; The parting of the waves; The problem of mediation; 8 The Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; The one Triune God; God the Father; God the Son; God the Holy Spirit; 9 The economy of salvation; The theology of creation; The glory and poverty of humankind; The drama of reconciliation; PART IV Judgemental rationality and Christian epistemology; 10 The epistemology of divine revelationRevelation as divine agency; Revelation as an epistemic problem; Revelation as an epistemic necessity; Revelation and Scripture; The Old Testament as mediated revelation; 11 Theological science; Theological epistemology; The possibility and actuality of knowledge of God; Theological science and the development of natural science; The nature of scientific activity; The nature of theological truth; The logic of theology; 12 Radical orthodoxy: beyond secular reason; Radical orthodoxy and secular paganism; The hegemony of occidental reason; The hegemony of liberal polityPART V Judgemental rationality and the historical Jesus; 13 Towards a critical realist historiography; Positivist historiography; Idealist historiography; Critical realist historiography: ontological realism; Critical realist historiography: epistemic relativism; Critical realist historiography: judgmental rationality; 14 The quest for the historical Jesus; The Original Quest: positivism; The Original Quest: idealism; The New Quest: positivism; The New Quest: idealism; The Third Quest: critical realism; 15 Jesus Christ: a critical realist reading; Miracles revisited
• Sommario/riassunto: One of the key achievements of critical realism has been to expose the modernist myth of universal reason, which holds that authentic knowledge claims must be objectively 'pure', uncontaminated by the subjectivity of local place, specific time and particular culture. Wright aims to address the lack of any substantial and sustained engagement between critical realism and theological critical realism with particular regard to: (a) the distinctive ontological claims of Christianity; (b) their epistemic warrant and intellectual legitimacy; and (c) scrutiny of the primary source of the