9781333140748 - A Defence of Some Passages in Dr. Copleston's Enquiry Into the Doctrines of Necessity and Predestination (Classic Reprint): In Reply to a Letter ... of Laura Chapel... (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book examines an 1820s theological debate on the extent to which God's nature and actions can be understood through human reason. The author, a contemporary of the debate's main protagonists, analyzes letters between a country rector and a professor of moral philosophy. He finds that the key disagreement was not simply about the nature of God's power and authority, but also about the proper use of language in describing God. The author argues that both the rector and the professor failed to fully consider the role of analogy in religious discourse, and that this failure led them to polarize their positions. By clarifying the meaning of analogy and its application to religious language, the author sheds light on the enduring challenges of reconciling the finite limits of human understanding with the infinite nature of the divine. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.