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Title

Alasdair Macintyre, George lindbeck, and the nature of tradition / David Trenery ; foreword by Karen Kilby.

Author

Trenery, David R. (David Royce)

Publication

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications ; Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2014.

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Additional Authors

• Kilby, Karen.
• Kilby, Karen

Description

xv, 270 pages; 24 cm

Summary

What should we believe, and why should we believe it? This book addresses these questions through a critical exposition of the work of the contemporary philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre and of the theologian George Lindbeck, the father of postliberal theology. The book argues that MacIntyre's philosophical development can be seen as a response to the question of how belief in a comprehensive metaphysical system can be justified. Such a system provides its believers with an account of the nature of the universe and human nature, and a basis for their ethical reasoning and action. The book draws on Lindbeck's cultural-linguistic account of religion to argue that such a system is primarily a way of interpreting the world and the place of humanity within it, rather than a speculative theory. The justification of belief in such systems can be understood in terms of MacIntyre's account of tradition-constituted rationality, provided that this notion of rationality is made more specific by the incorporation of elements of Lindbeck's theology. Equally, the book argues that Lindbeck's theology can be strengthened by the incorporation of elements drawn from MacIntyre's work. This book will be of value to students of philosophy and theology and to the general reader who is interested in the question of the grounds of belief.--

Subject

• MacIntyre, Alasdair C
• Lindbeck, George A
• Religion > Philosophy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The roots of After virtue -- MacIntyre's mature position -- Lindbeck and the identity of the Christian tradition -- Lindbeck and MacIntyre as complementary thinkers.

ISBN

• 1625647050
• 9781625647054

OCLC

896496654

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Harvard Library