What is Faith?: Essays in the Philosophy of Religion - Softcover

Kenny, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192830678 ISBN 13: 9780192830678

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

In this book, renowned philosopher Anthony Kenny focuses on one of the central questions in the philosophy of religion: is the belief in God and faith in the divine word rational? Surveying what has been said on the topic by such major recent thinkers as Wittgenstein and Platinga, Kenny contructs his own account of what he calls "the intellectual virtue of reasonable belief which stands between skepticism and credulity," which he then applies to the Christian doctrine of faith. Kenny also addresses related questions such as the existence and nature of God and the problem of evil in a world created by an omnipotent being. A fascinating exploration of a subject presented in clear, accessible language, What is Faith? is essential reading for anyone who hopes to understand a debate that has now raged for two thousand years.

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About the Author:

About the Author:
Anthony Kenny is President of the British Academy and Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford University. He is also the author of Rationalism, Empiricism, and Idealism, Aquinas, Wyclif, and The God of the Philosophers, all published by Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0192830678
• ISBN 13: 9780192830678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144