| Description |
xxvi, 378 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Philosophical theology ; Volume One |
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Neville, Robert C.
Philosophical theology ; v. 1.
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| Note |
"Volume one." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-356) and index. |
| Summary |
"A new theology of ultimate reality and a new theory of religion to back it up addressed to believers and scholars of all traditions"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Part I. Ultimates defined. Sacred canopies -- Reference, reduction, philosophy, and metaphysics -- Symbolic engagement -- Worldviews -- Part II. Ultimates symbolized. Ultimate reality and ultimate concern -- Toward transcendent symbols of ultimacy -- Toward intimate symbols of ultimacy -- Ultimacy in theological framing : ontology and narrative -- Part III. Ultimates demonstrated. The metaphysics of ontological ultimacy -- The metaphysics of cosmological ultimacy -- Proof of an ultimate ontological creative act -- The ontological ultimate : an act of creation -- Part IV. Ultimates known. What can be known about ultimacy -- What cannot be known about ultimacy -- Symbolic engagement as praying the ultimate -- Mystical engagement. |
| Subject |
Philosophical theology.
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Philosophy and religion.
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Philosophical theology. (OCoLC)fst01060773
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Philosophy and religion. (OCoLC)fst01060826
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Philosophische Theologie.
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| ISBN |
9781438448831 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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143844883X (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9781438448848 (paperback) |
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1438448848 (paperback) |
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