The Anthropological Character of Theology: Conditioning Theological Understanding

by David A. Pailin

Overview

This book is a wide-ranging survey of the basic character of theological understanding. It explores various ways in which the nature of human thought and the character of human experience affect what theologians conclude about God. Dr. Pailin addresses a number of ideas developed by major thinkers and applies them to theology in a manner not paralleled elsewhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521093286
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2009
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction to a study of theology; 2. Faith, belief, theology and reason; 3. God as cosmic projection; 4. God as actualising regulative ideas; 5. Theology and religious experience; 6. Theology and the apprehension of revelation; 7. Theology and human need; 8. Theology and the completion of understanding; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This book on the conditioning of theological understanding is an excellent illustration of our contemporary fallibilist mood." Michael J. Scanlon, Theological Studies

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