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A Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we rec… Mehr…

A Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation. Leszek Kolakowski approaches this paradox as both an exercise in theology and in revisionist Christian history based on philosophical analysis. Kolakowski's unorthodox interpretation of the history of modern Christianity provokes renewed discussion about the historical, intellectual, and cultural omnipotence of neo-Augustinianism.&quote;Several books a year wrestle with that hoary conundrum, but few so dazzlingly as the Polish philosopher's latest.&quote;-Carlin Romano, Washington Post Book World&quote;Kolakowski's fascinating book and its debatable thesis raise intriguing historical and theological questions well worth pursuing.&quote;-Stephen J. Duffy, Theological Studies&quote;Kolakowski's elegant meditation is a masterpiece of cultural and religious criticism.&quote;-Henry Carrigan, Cleveland Plain Dealer, [PU: University of Chicago Press], Seiten: 248, University of Chicago Press, 2012<

ISBN: 9780226189499

God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God'… Mehr…

God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation. Leszek Kolakowski approaches this paradox as both an exercise in theology and in revisionist Christian history based on philosophical analysis. Kolakowski's unorthodox interpretation of the history of modern Christianity provokes renewed discussion about the historical, intellectual, and cultural omnipotence of neo-Augustinianism. Several books a year wrestle with that hoary conundrum, but few so dazzlingly as the Polish philosopher's latest.—Carlin Romano, Washington Post Book World Kolakowski's fascinating book and its debatable thesis raise intriguing historical and theological questions well worth pursuing.—Stephen J. Duffy, Theological Studies Kolakowski's elegant meditation is a masterpiece of cultural and religious criticism.—Henry Carrigan, Cleveland Plain Dealer Digital Content>E-books>Religion,Inspiration>Christianity>Christianity, University of Chicago Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780226189499

God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God'… Mehr…

God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation. Leszek Kolakowski approaches this paradox as both an exercise in theology and in revisionist Christian history based on philosophical analysis. Kolakowski's unorthodox interpretation of the history of modern Christianity provokes renewed discussion about the historical, intellectual, and cultural omnipotence of neo-Augustinianism."Several books a year wrestle with that hoary conundrum, but few so dazzlingly as the Polish philosopher's latest."—Carlin Romano, Washington Post Book World "Kolakowski's fascinating book and its debatable thesis raise intriguing historical and theological questions well worth pursuing."—Stephen J. Duffy, Theological Studies "Kolakowski's elegant meditation is a masterpiece of cultural and religious criticism."—Henry Carrigan, Cleveland Plain Dealer A Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism University of Chicago Press Religion 9780226450513, 9780226450537 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Theology & Religion, The University of Chicago Press<

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God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God'… Mehr…

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