1998, ISBN: 9780802843258

Kartoniert, 160 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 9mm, Sprache(n): eng How should philosophy approach religious experience, which by definition surpasses its competence? Can philosophy do more than… More...

Kartoniert, 160 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 9mm, Sprache(n): eng How should philosophy approach religious experience, which by definition surpasses its competence? Can philosophy do more than describe the religious experience without discussing its object? Can religion make genuine truth claims - especially when the prevalence of suffering and evil in the world seems to belie those claims? These are some of the basic questions raised in this engaging collection of essays by philosopher Louis Dupre. According to Dupre, a philosophical analysis of faith must take account of the unique system of symbols in which it expresses its beliefs, rituals, and modes of worship. The justification of religious symbols has become a particular problem in an age that tends to separate the objective from the subjective, interpreting the former literally and denying objective reality to the latter. Dupre's essays on von Balthasar's theory of religious form and on the nature of ritual attempt to restore the original meaning of religious symbols, while integrating them with the modern emphasis on human creativity. "As this slim but remarkable book of essays makes abundantly clear, its author bids fair to have an influence that will last into the next century, at the last: there is something about his philosophy that seems not just nourishing for a day or hour but perennially satisfying. " - Commonweal "Dupré writes with the clarity of an analytical philosopher about the issues of experience dear to phenomenologists and with a depth of historical understanding and sensitivity to the life of faith that is rare now in philosophy. In short, this book is that all too unusual phenomenon, religious philosophy. It is done very well, indeed." - Theology Today " This is a wise and thought-provoking collection." - Modern Theology Versandkostenfreie Lieferung, [PU: W. B. Eerdmans]<

ISBN: 9780802843258

How should philosophy approach what by definition surpasses its competence? Can it do more than describe the religious experience without discussing its object? Can religion make genuine … More...

How should philosophy approach what by definition surpasses its competence? Can it do more than describe the religious experience without discussing its object? Can religion make genuine truth claims — especially when so much suffering and evil in the world seem to go against them? These are some of the basic questions raised in the first part of this collection of essays by Louis Dupré. A philosophical analysis of faith must take account of the unique system of symbols in which it expresses its belief, rituals, and modes of worship. The justification of religious symbols has become a particular problem in an age that tends to separate the objective from the subjective, interpreting the former literally and denying objective reality to the latter. In essays on von Balthasar's theory of religious form and on the nature of ritual, Dupré attempts to restore the original meaning of religious symbols, while integrating them with the modern emphasis on human creativity. Only after having secured the intrinsically symbolic nature of the religious act can philosophy discuss the religious experience without running the risk of ending in pure subjectivism. The third part of this work is devoted to the mystical experience as well as to the low-key religious experience characteristic of believers living an a secular culture. In the light of a negative theology (in which this entire work was written), the two appear to have surprisingly much in common. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Religion,Inspiration>Christianity>Christianity, Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company Core >1<

ISBN: 9780802843258

Mchn.,: Georg Müller,, 1921. 8°, OLwdbd.m. fleuralem Einbandmuster, Leinenbezug gelockert, Kap. ger. berieben; sonst schönes Expl. Erste deutsche Ausgabe in einer besonde… More...

Mchn.,: Georg Müller,, 1921. 8°, OLwdbd.m. fleuralem Einbandmuster, Leinenbezug gelockert, Kap. ger. berieben; sonst schönes Expl. Erste deutsche Ausgabe in einer besonders schönen Einbandvariante. Ausführlich dazu: Bilder-Lex.II, 80f. (m.Abb.); Hayn-G. IX, 135., Georg Müller, 1921, 0, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company , pp. 160 . Papeback. New., William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 6<

ISBN: 9780802843258

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