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| Titre : | Paradox in Christian Theology : An Analysis of its Presence, Character, and Epistemic Status |
| Auteurs : | James Anderson, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Milton Keynes (GB); Waynesboro (USA) : Paternoster (an imprint of Authentic Media), 2007 |
| Collection : | Paternoster Theological Monograph |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-84227-462-0 |
| Format : | xv + 328 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | CV/A (Introduction à la théologie chrétienne) |
| Résumé : |
Does traditional Christianity involve paradoxical doctrines doctrines that present the appearance (at least) of logical inconsistency? what is the nature of these paradoxes and why do they arise? What is the relationship between "paradox" and "mystery" in theological theorizing? And what are the implications for the rationality, or otherwise, of orthodox Christian beliefs? In Paradox in Christian Theology, James Anderson argues that the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation, as derived from Scripture and formulated in the ecumenical creeds, are indeed paradoxical. But this conclusion, he contends, need not imply that Christians who believe these doctrines are irrational in doing so. In support of this claim, Anderson develops and defends a model of understanding paradoxical Christian doctrines according to which the presence of such doctrines is unsurprising and adherence to paradoxical doctrines cannot be considered as a serious intellectual obstacle to belief in Christianity.
The case presented in this book has significant implications for the practice of systematic theology, biblical exegesis, and Christian apologetics. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - 1. INTRODUCTION: The Problem of Paradox: 1.1 Paradox in Christian Theology / 1.2 Paradox Defined / 1.3 Outline of the Book PART I - THE PRESENCE OF PARADOX - 2. The Paradox of the Trinity: 2.1 Introduction / 2.2 Early Trinitarianism / 2.3 Recent Trinitarianism (2.3.1 Modalistic Interpretations; 2.3.2 Social Trinitarian Interpretations; 2.3.3 Relative Identity Interpretations; 2.3.4 Concessions to Paradox) / 2.4 Conclusion - 3. The Paradox of the Incarnation: 3.1 Introduction / 3.2 Early Christology / 3.3 Recent Christology (3.3.1 Kenotic Interpretations; 3.3.2 Dual-Psychology Interpretations; 3.3.3 Concessions to Paradox) / 3.4 Conclusion - 4. Responding to Paradox: 4.1 Introduction / 4.2 Theological Anti-Realism / 4.3 Anti-Deductivism / 4.4 Dialetheism / 4.5 Doctrinal Revisionism / 4.6 Semantic Minimalism / 4.7 Complementarity / 4.8 Conclusion PART II - THE PROPRIETY OF PARADOX - 5. Warranted Christian Doctrines: 5.1 Introduction / 5.2 What is Warrant? / 5.3 Warranted Belief (5.3.1 Internalism and Externalism; 5.3.2 Coherentism and Foundationalism; 5.3.3 Reliabilism and Proper Function) / 5.4 Warranted Theistic Belief / 5.5 Warranted Christian Belief / 5.6 Revelation, Scripture, and Doctrine (5.6.1 Four Perspectives on Christian Doctrine; 5.6.2 Evaluating the Four Perspectives) / 5.7 Warranted Christian Doctrine / 5.8 Epistemic Defeaters - 6. A Model for the Rational Affirmation of Paradoxical Theology: 6.1 Introduction / 6.2 The Character of Paradox (6.2.1 Apparent Contradiction; 6.2.2 Equivocation: Unarticulated and Articulated; 6.2.3 Paradox and the Doctrine of Analogy) / 6.3 The Origin of Paradox (6.3.1 The Doctrine of Divine Incomprehensibility; 6.3.2 Divine Incomprehensibility and Paradox) / 6.4 The Rationality of Paradox (6.4.1 Mystery Defined; 6.4.2 Defeaters Revisited: Defeater-Defeaters and Defeater-Insulators; 6.4.3 Mystery as Defeater-Defeater and Defeater-Insulator; 6.4.4 Warranted Belief in Paradoxical Christian Doctrines) / 6.5 Conclusion - 7. The Model Defended: 7.1 Introduction / 7.2 Biblical Concerns (7.2.1 The Fount of Doctrinal Paradox: Creeds or Scripture?; 7.2.2 Logic as a Hermeneutical Tool; 7.2.3 Paradox as Defeater for Biblical Inspiration) / 7.3 Theological Concerns (7.3.1 The Practice of Systematic Theology; 7.3.2 Defining Orthodoxy and Excluding Heterodoxy; 7.3.3 Alternative Cognitive Design Plans; 7.3.4 The Apologetic Mirror Problem) / 7.4 Philosophical Concerns (7.4.1 Contradictions: Real and Apparent; 7.4.2 Consistency as Intellectual Virtue; 7.4.3 Alternative Notions of Rationality; 7.4.4 Intuitional Inertia; 7.4.5 Comprehension and Conception - 8. Conclusion: The Prospects of Paradox: 8.1 Implications / 8.2 Further Research / 8.3 Paradox: A Blessing in Disguise? - Bibliography - Index |
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