The Focus of Belief

This 1937 book discusses of the nature of Christian faith and belief in its relationship with the concept of redemption.

Arnold Robert Whately (Author)

9781107626935, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 March 2013

202 pages
20.3 x 13.3 x 1.2 cm, 0.24 kg

Originally published in 1937, this book provides a detailed discussion of the nature of Christian faith and belief in its relationship with the concept of redemption. The text attempts to focalize the concept of redemption as a single, dominant idea from which Christian truth can be interpreted. The perspective of faith being a singularity serves as the starting point for a more generalized discussion of epistemological issues. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theology and the Christian conception of faith.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Faith and will
3. Faith and reason
4. Faith and intuition
5. Science, philosophy and faith
6. Ethics, theology and faith
7. The truth of the idea of God
8. The content of the idea of God
9. Sin
10. Salvation (I)
11. Salvation (I)
12. The atonement (I)
13. The atonement (II)
14. The credal structure
15. The eschatological standpoint
16. Retrospect and conclusion
Index.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB]