The wisdom of religious commitment /

"By exploring a practical, rather than propositional, understanding of religious belief, this book provides a new construct through which to view philosophy of religion. Terrence W. Tilley shifts the focus of debate from the justification of rational belief to the exercise of wisdom in making o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tilley, Terrence W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©1995.
Subjects:
Religion > Philosophy.
Wisdom > Religious aspects.
Religion > Philosophie.
Sagesse > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Philosophy.
Religion > Philosophy
Wisdom > Religious aspects
Religionsphilosophie
Geloof.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Toward a practical philosophy of religion
  • Construal of religion and religious belief in modern philosophy
  • Legacy of Montaigne
  • Pascal's wager and religious practice
  • Religion practically defined
  • Practical theory of religion renewed
  • Religion as a tradition
  • Stories of religious traditions
  • Religious founders and exemplars
  • Religious goals
  • Religious communities and institutions
  • Religion and epistemology
  • Justifying religious belief in modern religious epistemology
  • Parity problem and the probability of Theism
  • New design argument for the reasonableness of believing in God
  • Practical approach to justifying religious belief
  • Wisdom in practice
  • Presumption of substitutability
  • Practice of wisdom
  • Wisdom of religious commitment
  • Basic wisdom in religious commitment
  • Practical pursuit of religious wisdom.

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