Living forms of the imagination
Religious belief characteristically requires imaginative engagement. If this is not to be confused with fantasy or wish fulfilment, we need some account of how the imagination can used through images of salvation: symbols and sacred narratives. Metaphysical reductionism inspired by success of the ph...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Castellano |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark
c2008.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Conventual de El Escorial: | http://catalogo.bibliotecasagustinianas.es/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=426000 |
| Sumario: | Religious belief characteristically requires imaginative engagement. If this is not to be confused with fantasy or wish fulfilment, we need some account of how the imagination can used through images of salvation: symbols and sacred narratives. Metaphysical reductionism inspired by success of the physical sciences, especially by the employment of recent molecular biology, creates an unprecedented challenge for reflective religious belief: ontology is confined to scientific description. Christian theology in particular has a long tradition of 'faith seeking understanding'. This project is rende |
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| Descripción Física: | x, 308 p. 23 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567032959 |
