The great dissent : John Henry Newman and the liberal heresy /
This volume argues that Newman's religious philosophy developed as an attempt to salvage truth from the liberal scepticism prevalent in his day. It contends that Newman's strength lies in his theory of belief and his wish for liberal scholarship to reassess the role of belief in human affa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume argues that Newman's religious philosophy developed as an attempt to salvage truth from the liberal scepticism prevalent in his day. It contends that Newman's strength lies in his theory of belief and his wish for liberal scholarship to reassess the role of belief in human affairs. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195361926 019536192X 1280525487 9781280525483 9780199855193 0199855196 |