The predicament of belief
Subtitle: science, philosophy, faith
By: Philip Clayton and Steven Knapp
Contributors: Knapp, Steven, 1951-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780199695270
Subjects: Religion and science; Belief and doubt
Description: Does it make sense for someone who appreciates the explanatory power of modern science to continue believing in a traditional religious account of the ultimate nature and purpose of our universe? This book is intended for those who care about that question and are dissatisfied with the rigid dichotomies that dominate the debate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Reasons for doubt; title: The ultimate reality; title: Divine action and the argument from neglect; title: The plurality of religions; title: The scandal of particularity, Part I: The resurrection testimony; title: The scandal of particularity, Part II: Jesus and the ultimate reality; title: Doubt and belief; title: The spectrum of belief and the question of the church.