| 1. |  € 59,80 | EAN-13: 9789042927384 MacSwain R.
Solved by Sacrifice
| Edizione: | Peeters, 2013 | | Collana: | Studies in Philosophical Theology |
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Indicativamente procurabile in 20-25 giorni lavorativi | | Info disponibilità | Rifornimento in corso | | Prezzo di acquisto | € 59,80 | | Descrizione | Austin Farrer (1904-1968), Warden of Keble College, Oxford, was a
remarkably creative and significant figure in twentieth-century
theology. Robert MacSwain argues that one explanation for Farrer’s
relative obscurity is that most commentators have focused on his
metaphysics, and in particular on Finite and Infinite (1943), his
monumental treatise of ‘rational theology’. By contrast, MacSwain
proposes an epistemological analysis that takes seriously the neglected
but crucial theme of fideism in Farrer’s thought. MacSwain charts the
development of Farrer’s thinking on the proper relation between faith
and reason from 1924 to 1968—including his engagements with Karl Barth,
logical positivism, Thomism, and Wittgensteinian philosophy—and offers a
reading of Farrer that resonates with contemporary religious
epistemology and the growing focus on spiritual praxis. The final
chapter considers Farrer’s provocative claim that the logical paradoxes
of religious belief are ‘solved by sacrifice’ in the lives of those whom
we recognise as ‘saints’: as Farrer puts it, ‘Such a life, then, is
evidence, and what other evidence could you hope to find?’ |  Aggiungi al Carrello |
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