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Holley, David M.

Meaning and Mystery: What It Means To Believe in God

Holley, David M. - Meaning and Mystery: What It Means To Believe in God, ebook

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Meaning and Mystery offers a challenge to the way Philosophy has traditionally approached the issue of belief in God as a theoretical problem, proposing instead a form of reflection more appropriate to the practical nature of the issue.
  • Makes use of abundant illustrative material, from both literature, such as Les Misérables, Edwin Abott’s Flatland, Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and Leo Tolstoy’s A Confession, and popular culture, such as advertisements, the television series Joan of Arcadia and the film Stranger Than Fiction
  • Uses imaginative scenarios to offer explanations of central concepts
  • Incorporates theories on human thought and behavior in exploring the formation of religious belief
  • Written in a style that is accessible to readers with little background knowledge of philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy, anthropomorphism, religion, meaning, belief, narrative, religious practice, morality

Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2009
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
256 pages
Category
Religions
Format
Ebook
eISBN (PDF)
9781444315622
Printed ISBN
9781405193443

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