
Religious Experience and the Knowledge of God - The Evidential Force of Divine Encounters
The Evidential Force of Divine Encounters
Harold A. Netland(Author)
Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Published on 29. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8010-9964-9 (ISBN)
Description
For many Christians, personal experiences of God provide an important ground or justification for accepting the truth of the gospel. But we are sometimes mistaken about our experiences, and followers of other religions also provide impressive testimonies to support their religious beliefs. This book explores from a philosophical and theological perspective the viability of divine encounters as support for belief in God, arguing that some religious experiences can be accepted as genuine experiences of God and can provide evidence for Christian beliefs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8010-9964-9 (9780801099649)
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Person
Harold A. Netland (PhD, Claremont Graduate University), now retired, taught philosophy of religion and intercultural studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for thirty-two years. He previously served as a missionary in Japan and taught at Tokyo Christian University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Christianity and Religious Diversity, Encountering Religious Pluralism, and Buddhism: A Christian Exploration and Appraisal. He is also the coeditor of Globalizing Theology and Handbook of Religion.
Content
Contents
Introduction
1. Religious Experience: Mapping the Conceptual Territory
2. Religious Experience and Interpretation
3. The Critical-Trust Approach
4. Edwards and Wesley on Experiencing God
5. Experiencing God, Basic Beliefs, and the Holy Spirit
6. Mysticism
7. Theistic Experiences and Religious Diversity
Conclusion
Index
Introduction
1. Religious Experience: Mapping the Conceptual Territory
2. Religious Experience and Interpretation
3. The Critical-Trust Approach
4. Edwards and Wesley on Experiencing God
5. Experiencing God, Basic Beliefs, and the Holy Spirit
6. Mysticism
7. Theistic Experiences and Religious Diversity
Conclusion
Index