Belief by G R Evans
'What am I to believe?' is perhaps the fundamental question of human existence. It is unlikely that most people reach the end of their lives without wondering what it has all been for and what happens next. But the question of belief is more than just academic, since what people believe is now more critical than ever. As G R Evans shows, an ignorance of the history of beliefs can leave individuals susceptible to the influence of extreme ideas, and unsure how to put them into context and judge their validity. In all religions, not just Islam and Christianity, that is precisely how sects and cults get a grip. This book shows how ethical questions fit together, and how great historical debates and decision-making - whether about religious conflict, or theodicy, or questions of authority - shed light on some of the great moral challenges facing the religions today. Concentrating especially on the Christian tradition, Evans shows how the history of religious debate can help us to understand the nature of current misunderstandings and division over belief, a crucial step for people of all faiths in the new century.
'G R Evans is widely respected especially for her work on patristic and medieval theology, but she has never been afraid to wrestle too with fundamental theological questions such as evil, or to explore issues of great ecumenical importanceWhile deploying the remarkable range of her scholarship, Belief offers a very substantial essay in apologetics, exploring the topic with great imagination and philosophical skill. This is a book that deserves to be read again and again.' - Fergus Kerr, OP, Regent of Blackfriars, Oxford, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Theology & Religious Studies, University of Edinburgh THE TABLET 'the whole book is greatly enjoyable, stimulating and untired.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'The history of theology is littered with bizarre speculation, much of which is fascinatingly explored in Belief.' - John Habgood
G R Evans is Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectural History in the University of Cambridge. The author of over 50 books, she is also general editor of the I.B.Tauris History of the Church.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845112257 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845112253 |
| Titel | Belief |
| Autor | G R Evans |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2006-07-28 |
| Seitenanzahl | 240 |
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