contexts, choices, and crises in religious commitments /
First Statement of Responsibility
Donald A. Crosby.
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New York :
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Routledge,
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2018.
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1 online resource
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Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Contextual freedom, religious beliefs, and stances of faith; Contextual freedom and religious beliefs; Contextual freedom and stances of faith; Two kinds of truth and two ways of expressing truth; Responsible freedom and the life of faith; Faith, freedom, and weakness of will; Conclusion; 2 Functions of religious ultimates; Role-functional analysis; Uniqueness; Primacy; Pervasiveness; Rightness; Permanence; Hiddenness; Secular faith; Conclusion; 3 A range of choices; Monotheism; Polytheism; Contemplative monism; Religious naturalism
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Approaches to religious diversityConclusion; 4 Ways of being religious; Way of knowledge; Way of devotion; Way of works; Way of mystical experience; Pluralism and the four ways of being religious; Conclusion; 5 Why religious faith is important; Positive side of personal religious faith; Positive side of communal religious faith; Negative side of personal religious faith; Negative side of communal religious faith; Positive side of religion for the earth and its nonhuman creatures; Negative side of religion for the earth and its nonhuman creatures; Conclusion; 6 Points of departure; God
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Atonement and apotheosisNature-human dualism; Belief in an afterlife; Scriptural authority; Conclusion; 7 Points of arrival; Importance of religion; Wisdom of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament; Seriousness of moral evil; Goodness of nature; Pivotal role of mystery; Religion's intimate relation with the natural sciences; A vast and ever-changing universe; Evolutionary and ecological interdependencies on earth; Radical incarnation; Conclusion; Index