Religions challenged by contingency: theological and philosophical approaches to the problem of contingency
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Brill ©2008
Schriftenreihe:Studies in theology and religion v. 12
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. 1. Historical case-studies in religions and contingency : classical philosophy -- pt. 2. Historical case-studies in religion and contingency : modern philosophy -- pt. 3. Religion and contingency : systematic approaches
In this volume, the relationship between religion and contingency is investigated. Its historical part comprises analyses of important philosophers' interpretations of this relationship, viz. that of Leibniz, Kant, Lessing, Jaspers, and Heidegger. Its systematic part analyses how this relationship should be currently (re- )interpreted. The upshot of the different interpretations is a re-evaluation of the traditional assumption that accepting contingency is detrimental to the pursuit of religion. It is shown that a number of the philosophers scrutinized are not as critical regarding the acceptan
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