Understanding faith : religious belief and its place in society / / Stephen R.L. Clark
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| Autore: |
Clark Stephen R. L
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| Titolo: |
Understanding faith : religious belief and its place in society / / Stephen R.L. Clark
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| Pubblicazione: | Exeter, U.K. ; ; Charlottesville, Va., : Imprint Academic, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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.: | 9910828317703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs.