
When Faith Meets Reason
Religion Scholars Reflect on Their Spiritual Journeys
Charles W. HedrickSusan ElliottDavid GalstonGlenna S. JacksonPaul A. LaughlinNigel LeavesDarren J.N. MiddletonRobert M. Price(Author)
Charles W. Hedrick(Editor)
Polebridge Press
Published on 21. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-59815-010-0 (ISBN)
Description
What happens to faith when the creeds and confessions can no longer be squared with historical and empirical evidence? Most critical scholars have wrestled with this question. Some have found ways to reconcile their personal religious belief with the scholarship they practice. Others have chosen to reconstruct their view of religious meaning in light of what they have learned. But most have tended not to share those views in a public forum. And that brings up a second question: at what point does the discrepancy between what I know, or think I know, and what I am willing to say publicly become so acute that my personal integrity is at stake? Being honest about what one thinks has always mattered in critical scholarship. In the pages of When Faith Meets Reason, thirteen scholars take up the challenge to speak candidly about how they negotiate the conflicting claims of faith and reason, in hopes that their journeys will inspire others to engage in their own search for meaning.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Santa Rosa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
287 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59815-010-0 (9781598150100)
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