The Predicament of Belief
Science, Philosophy, and Faith
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 October 2011
- ISBN 9780199695270
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages196 pages
- Size 218x132x22 mm
- Weight 356 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Can it make sense for someone who appreciates the explanatory power of modern science to continue believing in a traditional religious account of the ultimate nature and purpose of our universe?
MoreLong description:
Does it make sense - can it make sense - for someone who appreciates the explanatory power of modern science to continue believing in a traditional religious account of the ultimate nature and purpose of our universe? This book is intended for those who care about that question and are dissatisfied with the rigid dichotomies that dominate the contemporary debate. The extremists won't be interested - those who assume that science answers all the questions that matter, and those so certain of their religious faith that dialogue with science, philosophy, or other faith traditions seems unnecessary. But far more people today recognize that matters of faith are complex, that doubt is endemic to belief, and that dialogue is indispensable in our day.
In eight probing chapters, the authors of The Predicament of Belief consider the most urgent reasons for doubting that religious claims - in particular, those embedded in the Christian tradition - are likely to be true. They develop a version of Christian faith that preserves the tradition's core insights but also gauges the varying degrees of certainty with which those insights can still be affirmed. Along the way, they address such questions as the ultimate origin of the universe, the existence of innocent suffering, the challenge of religious plurality, and how to understand the extraordinary claim that an ancient teacher rose from the dead. They end with a discussion of what their conclusions imply about the present state and future structure of churches and other communities in which Christian affirmations are made.
One cannot fail to admire the unfailing lucidity of the writing, the plangent honesty of the exploration, and the authors untiring determination to consider every direction in which the argument may take them.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Reasons for Doubt
The Ultimate Reality
Divine Action and the Argument from Neglect
The Plurality of Religions
The Scandal of Particularity, Part I: The Resurrection Testimony
The Scandal of Particularity, Part II: Jesus and the Ultimate Reality
Doubt and Belief
The Spectrum of Belief and the Question of the Church
