Divine Faith (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies) - Softcover

Lamont, John R.T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032099968 ISBN 13: 9781032099965

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Using philosophical and theological reflection, this book explores the rational grounding for Christian faith, inquiring into the basis for believing the Christian revelation, and using the answers to give an account of Christian faith itself. Setting the discussion in the context of the history of views on revelation, Divine Faith makes an original contribution to historiography and draws out hitherto unnoticed affinities between Catholic and Protestant thought. Re-examining the question from the beginning by asking how it is that the Christian revelation is made, Lamont then looks at the fundamental philosophical issues concerning the nature of knowledge and the reasonableness of belief in testimony that are crucial to an understanding of Christian belief. Through theological considerations on the relations of grace and the church, and new advances in the philosophy of belief in testimony and how God speaks to communicate the Christian religion, this book offers an original and powerful account of the nature of Christian belief.

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About the Author

Dr John R.T. Lamont is Gifford Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032099968
• ISBN 13: 9781032099965
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256