The problem of perception and the experience of God: toward a theological empiricism

The central claim in this work is that there is a radical mistake in many contemporary accounts that require grounding a theological story of God's availability to us in experience in a prior general philosophical theory of perception. Instead, it is argued that the philosophical problem of per...

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Main Author: Yadav, Sameer (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis Augsburg Fortress 2015
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Summary:The central claim in this work is that there is a radical mistake in many contemporary accounts that require grounding a theological story of God's availability to us in experience in a prior general philosophical theory of perception. Instead, it is argued that the philosophical problem of perception is a pseudoproblem. The study concludes with a new reading of Gregory of Nyssa and his theology of the spiritual senses, which is free from the bewitchment of the problem of perception
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-490) and index
Physical Description:XIV, 509 Seiten 23 cm

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