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Conventional and Ultimate Truth: A Key for Fundamental Theology (Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology)

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Description for Conventional and Ultimate Truth: A Key for Fundamental Theology (Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology) Paperback. Series: Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.

In Conventional and Ultimate Truth, Joseph Stephen O'Leary completes his trilogy on contemporary fundamental theology, which began with the volumes Questioning Back (1985) and Religious Pluralism and Christian Truth (1996). Common to all three works are dialogues with European philosophers Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, G. W. F. Hegel, and the Madhyamaka school of Buddhism. In the current volume, O'Leary deals with the nature of theological rationality today, recommending the practice of reflective judgment, as opposed to systematic determinative judgment.

Inspired by the Buddhist notion of conventional truth, O'Leary claims that if we fully accept the fragility and conventionality of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268037406
SKU
V9780268037406
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About Joseph Stephen O´leary
Joseph Stephen O'Leary currently holds the Roche Chair, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Nanzan University.

Reviews for Conventional and Ultimate Truth: A Key for Fundamental Theology (Thresholds in Philosophy and Theology)
"Works in comparative theology have begun to capture attention in theological circles, including the works of Francis Clooney, James Fredericks, John Keenan, and an increasing number of younger scholars, all writing with fresh insights in Christian theology as enriched by their intellectual sojourns into a religious tradition other than their own. O'Leary's work can be taken in good company with ... Read more

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