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In this book, Roberto Di Ceglie offers an historical, theological, and epistemological investigation exploring how commitments to God and/or the good generate the optimum condition to achieve knowledge. Di Ceglie criticizes the common belief that to attain knowledge, one must always be ready to replace one's convictions with beliefs that appear to be proven. He defends a more comprehensive view, historically exemplified by outstanding Christian thinkers, whereby believers are expected to commit themselves to God and to related beliefs no matter how convincing the evidence contradicting such beliefs appears to be. He also argues that both believers and unbelievers can commit themselves to God and the good, respectively, thereby creating a spiritual turn in epistemology that enables them to generate the best possible condition for conducting rational enquiries and discussion.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) --- Epistemology, Religious --- Religious epistemology --- Religious knowledge, Theory of --- Religion --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Philosophy

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This volume offers a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in this longstanding area of philosophy, which has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century. The essays are broad-ranging, and as a whole are not specific to any particular creed.

Religion --- Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) --- Epistemology, Religious --- Religious epistemology --- Religious knowledge, Theory of --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy

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Christentum, Judentum und Islam gehen gemeinsam davon aus, dass Gott sich aus der Unverfügbarkeit seiner Transzendenz heraus den Menschen selbst verfügbar gemacht hat. Das göttliche Wesen und sein Wille werden in den heiligen Schriften erkennbar - aber auf eine Weise, die ein weitergehendes Wissen darüber erforderlich macht, wie diese Schriften für den Alltag handlungsleitend werden sollen: Solches "religiöses Wissen" ist wesentlich verfasst als reflexives und praktisches Wissen darum, wie der Mensch Gott zur Verfügung zu stehen hat.Umgekehrt geht es den institutionellen Religionen, aber auch den sozialen Gruppen und Individuen darum, Gott "handzuhaben". Dabei ist für sie wesentlich, die Welt mit jenen transzendenten Potentialen aufzuladen, die Leben sichern und auch über sein Scheitern und Ende hinaus "aufbewahren". Die Allmacht Gottes wird demnach trotz der Versuche, ihn verfügbar zu machen, nicht verneint. Der Glaube an sie ist vielmehr die Triebfeder für das Handeln der Akteure. Im vorliegenden Band zeichnen verschiedene Disziplinen nach, wie Konflikte um das Zu-Handen-Machen Gottes dazu beigetragen haben, Institutionen, Verfahren und soziale Gruppen zu generieren, die "religiöses Wissen" mitprägten und damit letztlich auch die Entstehung unserer heutigen Wissensgesellschaft beeinflusst haben.Vier Forschungsfelder strukturieren dabei den Sammelband. Sie fragen (1) nach Strategien der Distinktion, (2) dem religiösen Expertentum, (3) den Gender-Kategorien der Handhabung Gottes und (4) ihren Medien. Alle beruhen auf dem Gegensatz zwischen "Mythisierung und Rationalisierung" bzw. "Verzauberung und Entzauberung".

Spirituality --- Religion and sociology --- History --- Europe --- Religion --- Religious life and customs --- Europe, Middle Ages. --- Pre-modern era. --- religious knowledge.

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Theory of knowledge --- Religious studies --- Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) --- Knowledge, Theory of --- History. --- Epistemology --- Philosophy --- Psychology --- Epistemology, Religious --- Religious epistemology --- Religious knowledge, Theory of --- Religion --- Theology, Doctrinal --- History

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In the history of Western thought, Christian theology was once considered to be 'the Queen of Sciences'. Today it has been marginalised by a prevailing scepticism. Randal Rauser confronts the problem of developing a public voice for the theologian as engaged in true theological science while not compromising the commitment to the Christian community of faith. This book posits a viable account of theological rationality, justification, and knowledge that avoids the twin pitfalls of modern rationalism and postmodern irrationalism. Theology is freshly understood as a rigorous and rational truth-seeking discipline that seeks theoretical understanding of divine reality.Throughout the modern era the predominant epistemological position has been classical foundationalism, a position now widely rejected by philosophers and theologians alike. Philosophers recognize that it fails to achieve a plausible account of rationality, justification or knowledge, while theologians recognize the extent to which classical foundationalist strictures have distorted Christian doctrine. In its place many philosophers and theologians alike have adopted a nonfoundationalist epistemology, which is in turn often associated with a problematic alethic and metaphysical antirealism. Engaging with the ideas of key thinkers from Descartes, Locke, and Kant, to Bruce Marshall and Alvin Plantinga, Rauser provides an accessible and provocative survey of the theological terrain of the modern - and postmodern - era, arguing in favour of a return to a moderate foundationalism.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) --- Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge) --- Epistemology, Religious --- Religious epistemology --- Religious knowledge, Theory of --- Religion --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Philosophy