Faith within reason / Herbert McCabe ; edited and introduced by Brian Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCabe, Herbert, 1926-2001, author.

Contributor:

Davies, Brian, 1951- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is it possible to think about religious beliefs philosophically? Should religious beliefs be viewed as a flight from reason or as capable of rational support? Can theologians learn from philosophers? Can philosophers learn from theologians? Is it possible to be both a good Christian and a good thinker? Can there be such a thing as reasonable faith?. This book is chiefly concerned with these questions and others related to them. A collection of previously unpublished papers written by the late Herbert McCabe O.P., it examines the nature of religious belief, especially belief in God, with a

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 Is Belief Wishful Thinking?; Chapter 2 Are Creeds Credible?; Chapter 3 Doubt is Not Unbelief; Chapter 4 Why God?; Chapter 5 Causes and God; Chapter 6 On Evil and Omnipotence; Chapter 7 A Very Short Introduction to Aquinas; Chapter 8 Aquinas on 'God is Good'; Chapter 9 Soul, Life, Machines and Language; Chapter 10 Son of God; Chapter 11 Forgiveness; Chapter 12 Immaculate Conception; Chapter 13 Freedom; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613207722

9781472966018

1472966015

9781283207720

1283207729

9781441191878

1441191879

OCLC:

741691440