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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811653803321

Autore

King Rolfe

Titolo

Obstacles to divine revelation : God and the reorientation of human reason / / Rolfe King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008

ISBN

1-282-87515-9

9786612875151

1-4411-5832-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

231.74

Soggetti

Revelation

God - Proof

Theism

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. [257]-269) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Initial Reflections; CHAPTER 2: The God of History?; CHAPTER 3: Starting the Process; CHAPTER 4: Evidence and Direct Cognition of God; CHAPTER 5: Knowledge and the Perception of God; CHAPTER 6: Knowledge and Obstacles to Direct Cognition; CHAPTER 7: Major and Discreet Revelation; CHAPTER 8: Eschatological Revelation; CHAPTER 9: Divine Hiddenness; CHAPTER 10: The Necessary Structure of Revelation; CHAPTER 11: Divine Self-testimony and the Journey to God; CHAPTER 12: The Journey of Faith; CHAPTER 13: Providence and Revelation; CONCLUSION; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Obstacles to Divine Revelation applies a philosophical approach to examining the concept of divine revelation and explores the notion that it may not be a simple matter for God, if there is a God, to give revelation to human beings. Rolfe King argues that there are obstacles to divine revelation and that exploring these leads to a significant clarification of the idea of evidence for God. These obstacles may also account for aspects of divine hiddenness which have not been adequately explored in philosophy of religion or theology. King contends that it is impossible for God to give human being