Living forms of the imagination / Douglas Hedley.
Religious belief characteristically requires imaginative engagement. If this is not to be confused with fantasy or wish fulfilment, we need some account of how the imagination can used through images of salvation: symbols and sacred narratives. Metaphysical reductionism inspired by success of the ph...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Religious belief characteristically requires imaginative engagement. If this is not to be confused with fantasy or wish fulfilment, we need some account of how the imagination can used through images of salvation: symbols and sacred narratives. Metaphysical reductionism inspired by success of the physical sciences, especially by the employment of recent molecular biology, creates an unprecedented challenge for reflective religious belief: ontology is confined to scientific description. Christian theology in particular has a long tradition of 'faith seeking understanding'. This project is rende. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 308 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567551276 056755127X 1283200562 9781283200561 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |