Christianity's Stake in Metaphysics

“Christianity need not establish nor seek to establish the claim that its view of the world is the best. Hence it does not have to establish in some way that explanations involving a Deity must be given to be adequate to the ‘facts’; or, in other words, have its claim dependent on our ability to res...

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Auteur principal: Allen, Diogenes 1932- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publ. 1967
Dans: Theology today
Année: 1967, Volume: 24, Numéro: 2, Pages: 185-202
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Résumé:“Christianity need not establish nor seek to establish the claim that its view of the world is the best. Hence it does not have to establish in some way that explanations involving a Deity must be given to be adequate to the ‘facts’; or, in other words, have its claim dependent on our ability to resolve the problem of specifying criteria which enable us to evaluate rival world views to determine which one is the best. For Christianity can rest its world view on another ground.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057366702400207