HISTORIANS' METAPHYSICAL BELIEFS AND THE WRITING OF CONFESSIONAL HISTORIES.
An essay is presented on the writing of confessional histories and the role of historians' metaphysical beliefs in their work. According to the author, secular historians' exclusion of the possibility that God or other supernatural beings could exist is just as scientifically unfounded as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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| In: |
Fides et historia
Year: 2011, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 9-17 |
| Further subjects: | B
philosophy of history
B Attitude (Psychology) B Historians B History Religious aspects B Subjectivity in historiography B Historical research methods |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | An essay is presented on the writing of confessional histories and the role of historians' metaphysical beliefs in their work. According to the author, secular historians' exclusion of the possibility that God or other supernatural beings could exist is just as scientifically unfounded as any religiously-informed argument. It is suggested that historians should bracket their own metaphysical beliefs in order to understand the experiences of the religious people they are studying. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Fides et historia
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