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Title

Faith and freedom : an interfaith perspective / David Burrell.

Author

Burrell, David B.

Publication

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.

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Description

xxi, 266 p.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Challenges in contemporary theology

Subject

• Philosophical theology
• Creation > Comparative studies
• Liberty > Religious aspects > Comparative studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Distinguishing God from the world -- The unknowability of God in Al-Ghazali -- Why not pursue the metaphor of artisan and view God's knowledge as practical? -- Maimonides, Aquinas and Gersonides on providence and evil -- Aquinas' debt to Maimonides -- Creation and "actualism" : the dialectical dimension of philosophical theology -- Aquinas and Scotus : contrary patterns for philosophical theology -- From analogy of "being" to the analogy of being -- The challenge to Medieval Christian philosophy : relating Creator to creatures -- Freedom and creation in the Abrahamic traditions -- Al-Ghazali on created freedom -- Creation, will and knowledge in Aquinas and Duns Scotus -- God, religious pluralism, and dialogic encounter -- The Christian distinction celebrated and expanded -- Incarnation and creation : the hidden dimension -- Assessing statements of faith : Augustine and Etty Hillesum.

Call Number

JFE 06-217

ISBN

• 140512170X (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 1405121718 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004003094

OCLC

54530413

Author

Burrell, David B.

Title

Faith and freedom : an interfaith perspective / David Burrell.

Imprint

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.

Series

Challenges in contemporary theology

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Research Call Number

JFE 06-217