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On Being Sure in Religion

Hardback

Main Details

Title On Being Sure in Religion
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ian T. Ramsey
SeriesBloomsbury Academic Collections: Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:92
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenrePhilosophy of religion
ISBN/Barcode 9781472510617
ClassificationsDewey:230
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 7 November 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

If believers are right in the significance they claim for religion, how can they tolerate uncertainties, or preach a Gospel of good news if they are uncertain what they are to talk about? Is religious conviction something which no honest man can profess? Do believers in fact speak with one voice? These are some of the questions that prompted this book, which embodies the F.D. Maurice lectures delivered at King's College London in 1961. It discusses topics that were causes of as much concern to Maurice as they are in our own day: 'eternal' punishment; Christian social duty; the problem of subscription ex animo to Articles. Professor Ramsay argues that it is reasonable to be sure in religion while being tentative in theology. In the course of his discussion he compares Maurice and Newman in relation to their views on theological certainty, and also considers the question whether the time has come for revision of the Thirty-nine Articles.

Author Biography

Ian T. Ramsey is Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oxford University.