On the goods of the religious life: contextualizing the approach of Richard Swinburne
In this article, I seek to extend Richard Swinburne's discussion of the practical reasonableness of the religious way of life, by locating his account of the goods of that life within a larger context. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas's category of infused moral virtue, I sketch an account of the...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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Religious studies
Anno: 2017, Volume: 53, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 371-385 |
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Swinburne, Richard 1934-
/ Teismo
/ Vita religiosa
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AB Filosofia delle religioni AG Vita religiosa |
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| Riepilogo: | In this article, I seek to extend Richard Swinburne's discussion of the practical reasonableness of the religious way of life, by locating his account of the goods of that life within a larger context. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas's category of infused moral virtue, I sketch an account of the motivational lure of the religious life which supplements Swinburne's emphasis on the fulfilment of moral obligation, by considering the significance of, for example, distinctively theological aesthetic goods. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412517000269 |