Suspicion and Faith: The Religious Uses of Modern Atheism
Merold Westphal
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Hardback. This work argues that the appropriate religious response to suspicion of its beliefs is not to try to refute or deflect them, but rather to acknowledge their force in a process of self-examination. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
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Marx, Nietzche, and Freud are among the most influential of modern atheists. The distinctive feature of their challenge to theistic and specifically Christian belief is expressed by Paul Ricoeur when he calls them the "masters of suspicion." While skepticism directs its critique to the truth or evidential basis of belief, suspicion asks two different, intimately intertwined questions: what are the motives that lead to this belief? and what function does it play, what work does it do for the individuals and communities that adopt it.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823218752
SKU
V9780823218752
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About Merold Westphal
Merold Westphal is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University.
Reviews for Suspicion and Faith: The Religious Uses of Modern Atheism
"An illuminating and powerful reading of three of the most important contemporary professedly antireligious thinkers... stinging critiques of Freud, Marx, and Nietzsche."
-C. Stephen Evans Society of Christian Philosophers
-C. Stephen Evans Society of Christian Philosophers