The certainty of uncertainty: the way of inescapable doubt and its virture
The world is full of people who are very certain—in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life’s problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty exp...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The world is full of people who are very certain—in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life’s problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty explores the question of certainty by looking at the reasons human beings crave certainty and the religious responses we frequently fashion to help meet that need. The book takes an in-depth view of religion, language, our senses, our science, and our world to explore the inescapable uncertainties they reveal. We find that the certainty we crave does not exist. As we reflect on the unavoidable uncertainties in our world, we come to understand that letting go of certainty is not only necessary, it’s beneficial. For, in embracing doubt and uncertainty, we find a more meaningful and courageous religious faith, a deeper encounter with mystery, and a way to build strong relationships across religious and philosophical lines. In The Certainty of Uncertainty, we see that embracing our belief systems with humility and uncertainty can be transformative for ourselves and for our world. -- back cover |
| Beschreibung: | xx, 256 Seiten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781532653438 1532653433 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Illustrations and Tables xi
Authors Preface | xiii
Acknowledgments | xvii
Abbreviations | xx
Part L The Quest for Certainty | 1
1. The One Thing Certain | 3
2. Faith and Certainty J 10
Part IL The Inescapable Uncertainty ♦ ♦ ♦ | 21
... In Our Religion
3. Faith and Uncertainty | 23
4. Faith and Metaphor | 27
5. The Metaphors of Faith Explored | 37
6. Faith as Metaphor | 65
7. The Poetry of Faith | 72
8. Pointing Beyond the Metaphor | 87
... In Our Language
9. Mathematics and the Language of God | 107
10. The Slipperiness of Language | 114
11. Language and Metaphor | 129
. . . In Our Senses
12. Through a Mirror Dimly | 149
. . . In Our Science
13. Science to the Rescue! Or Not. | 159
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CONTENTS
. . . In Our World
14. The World Knocked Off Its Foundations | 171
15. A Warped and Uncertain Cosmos [ 178
The Inescapability of Uncertainty | 193
Part IIL The Uncertain Way Forward | 195
16. Theology in a Time of Metaphor | 197
17. On the Necessity of Doubt | 216
18. Drinking of One Wine | 222
Ending—The Certainty of Uncertainty | 231
Bibliography | 241
Subject Index | 249
Scriptural Index [ 255
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