LEADER 02724nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910828317703321 005 20240514022712.0 010 $a1-283-44534-4 010 $a9786613445346 010 $a1-84540-286-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000107504 035 $a(EBL)744297 035 $a(OCoLC)745866951 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000526334 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12181906 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526334 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10518986 035 $a(PQKB)11475859 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC744297 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL744297 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10517652 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL344534 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000107504 100 $a20091023d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding faith $ereligious belief and its place in society /$fStephen R.L. Clark 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aExeter, U.K. ;$aCharlottesville, Va. $cImprint Academic$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 225 1 $aSt. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84540-154-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Preface; Understanding Faith; Devils and Mental Microbes; Projects, Conjectures,Refutations; UnderstandingScripture; The Abolition of Man; Can Animals be our Friends?; What's Wrong with DarwinianEvolution?; Waking Up; What is God?; World Orders, WorldReligions; More Local Problems; Considering the End; Back Matter; Also Available 330 $aMilitant atheists often mirror the worst kind of ignorance and hostility that they condemn in traditional believers. Writing both as a philosopher and an Anglican Christian, Professor Clark explores this initial perception, considering such topics as the alleged openness of 'scientists' compared with the 'dogmatism' of 'believers'; the difficulty of reading 'scripture' outside 'the community of faith' that has selected and elaborated it; the problems of moral realism (and the problem with ab... 410 0$aSt. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs. 606 $aReligion and sociology 606 $aFaith 606 $aReligion$xPhilosophy 615 0$aReligion and sociology. 615 0$aFaith. 615 0$aReligion$xPhilosophy. 676 $a210 700 $aClark$b Stephen R. L$0865709 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828317703321 996 $aUnderstanding faith$93976630 997 $aUNINA