Monotheism and religious diversity
If there is one God, why are there so many religions? Might all be false? Some revert to a relativism that allows different 'truth's' for different people, but this is incoherent. This Element argues that monotheism has provided the basis for a belief in objective truth. Human underst...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements. Elements in Religion and Monotheism, 2631-3014
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| Further subjects: | B
Cultural Pluralism
B Monotheism |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108714457 |
| Summary: | If there is one God, why are there so many religions? Might all be false? Some revert to a relativism that allows different 'truth's' for different people, but this is incoherent. This Element argues that monotheism has provided the basis for a belief in objective truth. Human understanding is fallible and partial, but without the idea of one God, there is no foundation for a belief in one reality or a common human nature. The shadow of monotheism lies over our understanding of science, and of morality. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Aug 2020) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (64 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 1108637507 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108637503 |