Explore the life and ideas of John Bascom, a bold thinker who linked religion, science, and liberty in one forward-looking vision. This edition surveys Bascom’s belief in spiritual evolution, immortality, and the collaboration between faith and reason. It presents how his thoughts argued for a dynamic, living faith that grows with human knowledge.
Bascom challenged old religious assumptions and offered a constructive realism that blends mind, matter, and the world’s ongoing growth. The work explains how he saw knowledge as a triad between the knower, the known, and the experience, and how he argued that religion remains vital when it remains connected to reason and experience. It also outlines his stance on immortality, freedom, and the role of God as a personal, perfect being who guides human development without restricting it.
- Learn Bascom’s view of spiritual evolution as a way to reconcile religion with science and philosophy
- See how immortality, freedom, and faith are linked in his thought
- Understand his constructive approach to realism and how it differs from earlier realism
- Discover why he believed religious truth must be consistent with reason and experience
Ideal for readers of philosophy, religious studies, and the history of ideas who want a clear sense of Bascom’s influence on modern thought.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a compelling reinterpretation of faith. It examines the evolution of religious and philosophical thought, seeking to reconcile science, philosophy and religion into a harmonious whole. The author challenges mechanical evolution and the dominance of Idealism in the 19th century, proposing instead a spiritual evolution and a constructive realism. Through insightful analysis, the book explores the concepts of freedom, immortality and the nature of God, ultimately affirming the existence of a personal, loving God and the continuation of personal existence after death. Its insights on faith and the nature of the world continue to resonate today, providing a rational and compelling basis for belief in a time of increasing skepticism. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332606399_0
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781332606399
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