The Critique of Theological Reason (2000 ebook)

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1、THECRITIQUEOFTHEOLOGICALREASONFarfrommerelyreinvigoratingrelativism,postmodernismhasdetectedandexpressedinourtimeapowerfulnihilatingprocessofwhichtruthandrealityitselfarethefinalcasualties;andwiththesemoralityandreligion.Beginning,then,fromthetheologicalreachesofphilosophy,thi

2、sbookarguesthatgodsplayedacrucialpartinmodernphilosophy,evenwhenitwasmostcriticalofthem;thatthedominantnihilismofDerridaisreallyanexcessiveandmisleadingoutcomeofacontemporaryphilosophywhichcouldotherwiseresonatewithallthatisbestinourevolutionaryimageoftheuniverse;thatmoralist

3、swhoturntoartinordertoovercomethefact–valueversionofaconcomitantanddeadlydualismdonottherebyruleoutreligion;andthataChristiantheologywhichrecognisestheevolutionary/historicalconditionsoffaithandrevelationisonceagainproducingatheologythatbuildsuponthebestofcontemporaryphilosop

4、hyandscience..isEmeritusProfessorofTheologyattheUni-versityofEdinburgh.Aprolificauthorandbroadcaster,hehastaughtextensivelyintheUSA.HisbooksincludeTheProblemsofReligiousFaith(),JesustheManandtheMyth()andPowerandChristianEthics(Cambridge,).THECRITIQUEOFT

5、HEOLOGICALREASONJAMESP.MACKEYUniversityofEdinburghContents:–ProloguepageThestatusquo:genesisThestatusquo:currentaffairsBeginnings:oldandnew:–PrologueMoralityandmetaphysicsArtandtheroleofrevelationRevelat

6、ion,religionandtheologyEpilogueIndexvHistorical–criticalThispageintentionallyleftblankPrologueThisessayonthenature,functionandtruthvalueoftheology,andontheveryprospectsfortheologyinthisveryself-confidentlyproclaimedpostmodernistera,isbasedupontwoassumptions,and

7、itmakesuseofaparticularinvestigativehypothesis;andeachofthesehadbetterbedeclaredopenlyattheoutset.Thefirstassumptionconcernsanintrinsicandessentiallinkthatbindstheologytophilosophy.Thislinkcanbeexplainedandexpressedfromavarietyofperspectives.FromtheperspectiveofthegenesisofWes

8、ternphilosophy,explainedasamovefrommythostologos,wherelogosnamedther