A philosophy of religion / by Edgar Sheffield Brightman.

Author
Brightman, Edgar Sheffield, 1884-1953 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Prentice-Hall, 1940.
Description
xvii, 539 p. ; 21 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
Prentice-Hall philosophy series [More in this series]
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
"Historical bibliography": p. 490-494; "General bibliography": p. 495-522.
Contents
  • Orientation
  • Religion as a fact
  • Religious values
  • Religion as a philosophical problem
  • Conceptions of God
  • Ways of knowing God
  • The problem of belief in God
  • The problem of good-and-evil
  • Theistic absolutism and finitism
  • Is God finite?
  • The problem of human personality
  • The problem of human purpose
  • The problem of human immortality
  • The problem of religious experience
  • Internal criticisms of religion
  • External criticism of religion.
LCCN
40009467
OCLC
303323
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