Realism in Religion

Realism in Religion A Pragmatist's Perspective

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Publisher's Synopsis

Religion is basic to the human condition according to this philosophy of religion from a pragmatist's perspective. While pragmatist thinkers have often been cool to religious claims, Robert Cummings Neville holds that a theology of truth can emerge from this tradition. Standing against the typical nominalist view that regards religious claims as concepts or structures of language, Neville argues that there can be significant and well-tested hypotheses about what is true in religious matters. He brings this theology to bear on questions of God, divine creation, divine nature and will, and eternity. Using the work of pragmatists Peirce and Whitehead in particular to ground his philosophy of religion, Neville surveys a wide swath of twentieth-century theology and current trends, from Barth and Tillich to liberal and postliberal theology, systematic theology, concepts of God, and approaches to scripture.

Book information

ISBN: 9781438428253
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Imprint: SUNY Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 210
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 265
Weight: 522g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm