Critical Faith

Toward a Renewed Understanding of Religious Life and its Public Accountability
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-420-0853-3
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 331 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Currents of Encounter

Can religious faith be critical and remain recognizable as faith? Or is the idea of a critical faith a contradiction in terms? In this book an emerging new voice in the philosophy of religion argues in favor of critical faith. Playing on a double meaning of the word ‘critical’, the title of the book suggests that faith is not only a critical (crucial) component of human life, but also a component that can and should develop in a critical (intellectually vigilant) way. Taking John Locke’s reflections on the relationship between faith and reason as his point of departure, the author weaves his discussion around a wide array of intellectual figures and conversations. In addition to addressing important elements in the work of such historical figures as Aquinas and Locke, Kuipers also incorporates themes from recent discussions in the philosophy of science, feminist epistemology, philosophy of language, liberal theology, and critical theory. The book ends with a discussion of elements in Jurgen Habermas’s theory of communicative action, and offers a critical assessment of the merit of Habermas’s notion of critical rationality as a normative yardstick for the achievement of a critical faith.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuipers, Ronald A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Reconsidering the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
CHAPTER 2 Legitimacy Without Legitimation?
CHAPTER 3 Speaking of Spirit
CHAPTER 4 Religious Faith as Personal Knowledge
CHAPTER 5 Religion and Critical Rationality
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index