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Autore: | Clark Stephen R. L |
Titolo: | Understanding faith [[electronic resource] ] : religious belief and its place in society / / Stephen R.L. Clark |
Pubblicazione: | Exeter, U.K. ; ; Charlottesville, Va., : Imprint Academic, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina: | 210 |
Soggetto topico: | Religion and sociology |
Faith | |
Religion - Philosophy | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | Militant 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... |
Titolo autorizzato: | Understanding faith |
ISBN: | 1-283-44534-4 |
9786613445346 | |
1-84540-286-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910789792603321 |
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