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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807370903321

Titolo

Referring to God : Jewish and Christian philosophical and theological perspectives / / edited by Paul Helm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-136-11202-2

0-203-03684-0

1-283-96281-0

1-136-11194-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Curzon Jewish philosophy series

Altri autori (Persone)

HelmPaul

Disciplina

211

Soggetti

God (Judaism)

God (Christianity)

Jewish philosophy

Philosophy and religion

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 (p. 171-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Referring to God; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 The Source and Destination of Thought; Response; 3 William Alston on Referring to God; Response; 4 Identifying God in Experience: On Strawson, Sounds and God's Space; Response; 5 The God of Abraham, Saadia and Aquinas; Response; 6 Judaic Perspectives on Petitionary Prayer; 7 Maimonides and Calvin on Divine Accommodation; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There is a long tradition of discussion in the philosophy of religion about the problems and possibilities involved in talking about God. This book presents accounts of the problem within Jewish and Christian philosophy.