On Faith, Works, Eternity and the Creatures We Are

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Av André Barbera, USA.) Barbera, Andre (St John's College, Miles Hollingworth

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In this volume, André Barbera considers the question of faith, how an individual may act faithfully, and what good (if any) faithful action is. Drawing on the letters of the Apostle Paul and the work of philosophical thinkers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Barbera explores numerous aspects of faithful living: from religion, original sin, and tests of faith, to the power of prayer and even the concept of atheism.In particular, Barbera formulates a postulate drawn from Augustine of Hippo's Confessions: God is not bound by time. The person of faith, however, is enslaved by time. Augustine’s expression “faith seeking understanding” stakes the claim, but the mode of faith and the end of faith are inherently contradictory. The faithful person its in pursuit, choking. Works, the anxiety of faith, ensue.Barbera concludes that the person of faith engages in endless trial, struggle, and contradiction, but in so doing attempts to produce a meaningful life.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-01-23
Mått140 x 214 x 14 mm
Vikt240 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieReading Augustine
Antal sidor176
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781501356063

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Preface1. Introduction to the Problems2. Is Time?3. Kinds of Faith4. Faith as Pursuit of Knowledge5. Faith and Works6. Faith and Time, or Choking on Faith7. The Individual8. Heaven and Rewards9. Religion and Fellowship10. Test of Faith11. Solace, Miracles, and the Power of Prayer12. Crucifixion and Resurrection13. Atheism and the Face of Christ14. Concluding Remarks15. The Coroner of JerusalemBibliographyIndex of ScriptureIndex

This is a deeply felt study of the meaning of faith, how it is experienced and made manifest, and its object/objective. From the Christian perspective, this leads to a consideration of the ways in which the person of faith tries to both know and understand God in the fullness of time, the Incarnation, and Jesus the man and the Son of God. A rich array of perspectives is considered, ranging from scripture, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin to such later theologians as Kierkegaard, Buber, Barth, Tillich, Bonhoeffer, and Altizer, complemented by Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, and even Cervantes, Melville, and Faulkner. This book will challenge and enlighten the Christian reader, but it will also profit readers interested in epistemology, ontology, religious experience in general, or in fact anyone interested in responding to the Delphic oracle’s pronouncement: ‘Know thyself!’”