Scepticism, Relativism, and Religious Knowledge
Author | : Michael G Harvey |
Publisher | : James Clarke & Company |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2014-09-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780227902172 |
ISBN-13 | : 0227902173 |
Rating | : 4/5 (173 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scepticism, Relativism, and Religious Knowledge written by Michael G Harvey and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Scepticism, Relativism, and Religious Knowledge' shows where responses to scepticism and relativism by Karl Barth and Reformed epistemology have led to impasses, and reconstructs their insights in a robust response that does not depend on making excessive claims about our epistemic capacities. This response is based on a nuanced conception of the relationship between trust, doubt, faith, and reason, and a Kierkegaardian perspective on religious knowledge that stresses the role of the will and the intellectual and theological virtues. This book will appeal to those with an interest in the deep, and often difficult, questions of religion and philosophy, particularly regarding matters of truth, doubt and belief.