{"product_id":"the-limits-of-religious-thought-examined-in-eight-lectures-preached-before-the-university-of-oxford-in-the-year-m-dccc-lviii-on-the-foundation-of-the-late-rev-john-bampton-paperback-9781108000574","title":"The Limits of Religious Thought Examined in Eight Lectures; Preached before the University of Oxford, in the Year M.DCCC.LVIII on the Foundation of the Late Rev. John Bampton (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108000574","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Limits of Religious Thought Examined in Eight Lectures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePreached before the University of Oxford, in the Year M.DCCC.LVIII on the Foundation of the Late Rev. John Bampton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese lectures delivered in 1858 explore the limitations of human knowledge and apply  metaphysical agnosticism to Christian theology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Longueville Mansel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108000574, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Bampton lectures at Oxford, founded by the bequest of John Bampton in order to examine ideas from Christian theology, have taken place regularly since 1780. In 1858 the philosopher Henry Longueville Mansel delivered the set of eight lectures reissued in this volume. Mansel expresses the view - influenced by Kant and Hamilton - that the human mind is 'conditioned' and that human knowledge is strictly limited to the finite. Humans cannot attain any positive conception of the nature of the 'Absolute and Infinite Being' with certainty. We only have an imperfect representation of God and the divine through their analogy to finite things. And yet, God exists. Mansel asserts that God cannot be understood by reason but should be accepted by faith. His book ignited a bitter controversy with the Christian socialist theologian Frederick Maurice, and remains of interest to historians of philosophy and theology to this day.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSummary of the argument\u003cbr\u003e Testimonies of theologians\u003cbr\u003e 1. Lecture 1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lecture 2\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lecture 3\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lecture 4\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lecture 5\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lecture 6\u003cbr\u003e 7. Lecture 7\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lecture 8.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265894895896,"sku":"9781108000574","price":31.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108000574i_521f1bca-844a-4c7a-825d-3a50b149eaa0.jpg?v=1694867022","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-limits-of-religious-thought-examined-in-eight-lectures-preached-before-the-university-of-oxford-in-the-year-m-dccc-lviii-on-the-foundation-of-the-late-rev-john-bampton-paperback-9781108000574","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}