| Crossing the Threshold of Divine Revelation Contributor(s): Abraham, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802829589 ISBN-13: 9780802829580 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $19.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: The last few decades have seen a revolution in debates about the rationality of Christian belief. Among the array of current options for justifying religious belief, however, nearly every one assumes that a general theory of knowing and a minimal version of theism must be adopted before the rationality of Christian belief can be tackled. In "Crossing the Threshold of Divine Revelation" William J. Abraham confronts both of these assumptions, arguing that epistemology must begin with its particular target of inquiry -- in Abraham's case the full-blooded "canonical theism" of the early, undivided Christian church. He argues, moreover, that special divine revelation forms a crucial threshold at the entrance to the epistemology of Christian belief. Sure to intrigue philosophers, theologians, and curious students, Abraham's robust vision of Christian faith provides a creative solution to many of the current difficulties in philosophy and theology. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Philosophy | Epistemology - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 230.01 |
| LCCN: 2005032808 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.06" W x 9.04" (0.68 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
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| Publisher Description: The last few decades have seen a revolution in debates about the rationality of Christian belief. Among the array of current options for justifying religious belief, however, nearly every one assumes that a general theory of knowing and a minimal version of theism must be adopted before the rationality of Christian belief can be tackled. In Crossing the Threshold of Divine Revelation William J. Abraham confronts both of these assumptions, arguing that epistemology must begin with its particular target of inquiry -- in Abraham's case the full-blooded "canonical theism" of the early, undivided Christian church. He argues, moreover, that special divine revelation forms a crucial threshold at the entrance to the epistemology of Christian belief. Sure to intrigue philosophers, theologians, and curious students, Abraham's robust vision of Christian faith provides a creative solution to many of the current difficulties in philosophy and theology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abraham, William J.: - William J. Abraham is Albert Cook Outler Professor of Theology and Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. His other books include Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology: From the Fathers to Feminism (Oxfor |