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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819016503321

Autore

Wiebe Donald <1943->

Titolo

The irony of theology and the nature of religious thought / / Donald Wiebe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal & Kingston ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1991

ISBN

1-282-85647-2

9786612856471

0-7735-6409-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 261 pages)

Collana

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; ; 15

Disciplina

200/.1

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Theology

Religious thought

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Irony of Theology -- Mythopoeic and Scientific Thought -- Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Greece -- Theology and the Religion of Ancient Greece -- Theology and the Christian Religion -- The Nature of Religious Thought -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Donald Wiebe critically examines the pervasive assumption that theology is a form of religious thought that is both compatible with and supportive of religious faith. The irony, he argues, is that theology is in fact detrimental to religion and the religious way of life.