Faith
Tilley, Terrence W
Faith What It Is and What It Isn`t - Bangalore Theological Publications in India 2011 - 152p
includes index and biblioraphy
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION ........1 1. Misunderstanding faith ...........3 Faith and belief ........3 Faith and morality .........10 Faith and feeling ........16 Faith and religion .........19 Conclusion .........25 2. Defining faith ...........26 People of faith ......26 The God(s) of faith .......32 The relationship of faith .......49 Conclusion .......56 3. Expressing faith .......57 Understanding faith ........57 Articulating faith ..........60 Conclusion .........73 4. Living faith .........74 Stories of faith .......74 Symbols of faith ........88 Practices of faith .......95 Conclusion .......100 5. Justifying faith ........102 Assesing faith .......102 Appraising faith ........109 Conclusion ..........125 Excures ......127 Appendix : An argument about projection theories ........129 Projections and constructions .......129 Faith in the ligiht of constructivism .......136 References .....139 Works consulted ........143 Index of subjects .......147 Index of names .........151
9788188821709 0
C23 / T464
Faith What It Is and What It Isn`t - Bangalore Theological Publications in India 2011 - 152p
includes index and biblioraphy
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION ........1 1. Misunderstanding faith ...........3 Faith and belief ........3 Faith and morality .........10 Faith and feeling ........16 Faith and religion .........19 Conclusion .........25 2. Defining faith ...........26 People of faith ......26 The God(s) of faith .......32 The relationship of faith .......49 Conclusion .......56 3. Expressing faith .......57 Understanding faith ........57 Articulating faith ..........60 Conclusion .........73 4. Living faith .........74 Stories of faith .......74 Symbols of faith ........88 Practices of faith .......95 Conclusion .......100 5. Justifying faith ........102 Assesing faith .......102 Appraising faith ........109 Conclusion ..........125 Excures ......127 Appendix : An argument about projection theories ........129 Projections and constructions .......129 Faith in the ligiht of constructivism .......136 References .....139 Works consulted ........143 Index of subjects .......147 Index of names .........151
9788188821709 0
C23 / T464