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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Main Author: Gregory, Brad S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2011
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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