Theological Philosophy: Rethinking the Rationality of Christian Faith / Edition 1

by Lydia Schumacher

Overview

For much of the modern period, theologians and philosophers of religion have struggled with the problem of proving that it is rational to believe in God. Drawing on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, Theological Philosophy seeks to overturn the longstanding problem of proving faith's rationality and to establish instead that rationality requires to be explained by appeals to faith. Building on a constructive argument developed in a companion book, Rationality as Virtue, Lydia Schumacher advances the conclusion that belief in the God of Christian faith provides an exceptionally robust rationale for rationality and is as such intrinsically rational. At the same time, Schumacher overcomes a common tendency to separate spiritual from ordinary life, and construes the latter as the locus of proof for the rationality of Christian faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472442628
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/09/2015
Series:	Transcending Boundaries in Philosophy and Theology
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr Lydia Schumacher is Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, School of Divinity. Her previous books include Divine Illumination: The History and Future of Augustine’s Theory of Knowledge and the three-volume Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine, for which she served as both co-editor and contributor.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Pre-conditions for theological philosophy; Necessary conditions for theological philosophy; Christian creedal reasoning I: creation and fall; Christian creedal reasoning II: redemption and Church; Sufficient conditions for theological philosophy; Consequences of theological philosophy; Towards a Trinitarian philosophy

Editorial Reviews

’Luminously clear, stunningly thought-provoking, wonderfully constructive - this work draws contemporary religious thought towards the very heart of reality, where existence and understanding and love are all one. Philosophers, theologians, and ethicists of many schools and many levels of expertise will be excited to behold something we all somehow knew must be so, but had never yet quite seen for ourselves.’ Mark A. McIntosh, Loyola University of Chicago, USA

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