Peirce and Theology
Donald L. Gelpi
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Hardback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
The author of this study invokes Peirce's logic in order to clarify the operational procedures of dialectic, foundational, and doctrinal theology. He argues that Peirce's theory of the normative sciences casts light on three forms of conversion: affective, intellectual, and moral conversion. From a normative account of the dynamics of five forms of conversion, he derives specific criteria for authenticating and calling into question both doctrinal statements about the content of religious faith and different theories of theological method. The third and final chapter tests the adequacy of the suggested criteria by applying them to the symbolic Christology of Roger ... Read more
The author of this study invokes Peirce's logic in order to clarify the operational procedures of dialectic, foundational, and doctrinal theology. He argues that Peirce's theory of the normative sciences casts light on three forms of conversion: affective, intellectual, and moral conversion. From a normative account of the dynamics of five forms of conversion, he derives specific criteria for authenticating and calling into question both doctrinal statements about the content of religious faith and different theories of theological method. The third and final chapter tests the adequacy of the suggested criteria by applying them to the symbolic Christology of Roger ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761819776
SKU
V9780761819776
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About Donald L. Gelpi
Donald L. Gelpi is Beckman Chair in Theology, Xavier University, Ohio. As an ordained priest, Gelpi has worked in academia for over twenty years. He has published numerous papers in scholarly journals and is the author of several books including, The Conversion Experience: A Reflective Process for RCIA Participants and Others (Paulist, 1998) and Varieties of Transcendental Experience: A Study ... Read more
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