
Symbolism and Belief (Routledge Revivals)
Gifford Lectures
Edwyn Bevan(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2014
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-1-138-02386-4 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1938, this title presents the greater part of the 1933 Gifford Lectures in natural theology, given by Edwyn Bevan. The questions raised regarding the element of symbolism in religious conceptions takes the reader to the very heart of the religious problem, and addresses some of the most fundamental questions posed by theology and comparative religion: the nature of 'Spirit'; the spiritual efficacy of sacred histories and the images they utilise, in particular those found in the Bible; the ambiguous role of language, not only in relation to God but also to the world around us; and the uncertainties pertaining to 'rationalism' and 'mysticism'.
Symbolism and Belief offers the student of theology, philosophy, scriptural exegesis and anthropology a wide-ranging resource for the study of religious discourse.
Symbolism and Belief offers the student of theology, philosophy, scriptural exegesis and anthropology a wide-ranging resource for the study of religious discourse.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
628 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-02386-4 (9781138023864)
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Person
Bevan, Edwyn
Content
Preface 1. Introductory 2. Height 3. Height (continued) 4. Time 5. Time (continued) 6. Light 7. Spirit 8. Spirit (continued) 9. The Wrath of God 10. The Wrath of God (continued) 11. Distinction of Literal and Symbolical 12. Symbols Without Conceptual Meaning 13. Pragmatism and Analogy 14. Mansel and Pragmatism 15. Rationalism and Mysticism 16. The Justification of Belief; Index