Monotheism and Hope in God
Published on 26. August 2020
978-1-108-78197-8 (ISBN)
Description
This Element examines aspects of monotheism and hope. Distinguishing monotheism from various forms of nontheistic religions, it explores how God transcends the terms used to describe the religious ultimate. The discussion then turns to the nature of hope and examines how the concept has been used by Augustine, Aquinas, Kierkegaard, and Moltmann, among others. The Christian tradition to which these monotheists belong associates hope and faith with love. In the final section, Wainwright shows the varieties of this kind of love in Islam, Christianity, and theistic Hinduism, and defends the sort of love valorized by them against some charges against it. He examines why the loves prized in these traditions are imperfect because their adherents invariably believe that the love that they cherish is superior to that cherished by others.
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English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Worked examples or Exercises
File size
0,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-78197-8 (9781108781978)
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William J. Wainwright
Monotheism and Hope in God
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09/2020
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Monotheism and Hope; 2. Role and Nature of Hope in the Monotheistic Religions; 3. Love, Hope, and Religious Disagreement.
