The image of Christ in John Henry Newman's religious epistemology
On what rational grounds can one say that Christianity is true? John Henry Newman's answer to this question lays great emphasis on the subjective, personal dimensions of knowledge, which he claims are no less reasonable than formal logical argumentation. Among these dimensions is conscience. Th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 359-371 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Newman, John Henry, Saint 1801-1890
/ Jesus Christus
/ Consciousness
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NAB Fundamental theology NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
grammar of assent
B Religious Epistemology B Conscience B IMAGE OF CHRIST B John Henry Newman |
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| Summary: | On what rational grounds can one say that Christianity is true? John Henry Newman's answer to this question lays great emphasis on the subjective, personal dimensions of knowledge, which he claims are no less reasonable than formal logical argumentation. Among these dimensions is conscience. The clearest proof for God's existence, Newman argues, is provided by the experience of God in one's conscience. In this article, I will argue that there is another similar element of Newman's thought: the immediate encounter between Christ and the mind through the impress of the image of Christ. What conscience is to the certainty of God's existence, this image of Christ is to the certainty of Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930621000764 |
