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Reason and Religion in Late Seventeenth-Century England: The Politics and Theology of Radical Dissent (International Library of Historical Studies)
Reason and Religion in Late SeventeenthCentury England The Politics and Theology of Radical Dissent - International Library of Historical Studies
Author: Christopher J. Walker
Reason has always held an uncertain position within Christianity. "I believe because it is absurd'," wrote Tertullian in the third century as he dismissed rational thought. For Augustine of Hippo, reason had some merit as a route to faith but otherwise was of limited value, since it could undermine a person's ability to approach God: "the wisdom...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781780762920
ISBN-10: 1780762925
Publication Date: 1/29/2013
Pages: 304
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Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Book Type: Hardcover
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