Böcker av Gregory W. Dawes

A natural sequel to The Historical Jesus Quest, The Historical Jesus Question offers commentary on the work and significance of the classic writers presented in the earlier volume--Spinoza, Strauss, Schweitzer, Troeltsch, Bultmann, Kasemann--and some additional comment on the work of Pannenberg. Not merely a summary discussion of these...

This book offers a philosophical approach to religion that acknowledges both the diversity of religions and the many and varied dimensions of the religious life.

Concedes the bare possibility that talk of divine action could constitute an explanation of some state of affairs, while noting that the conditions under which this would be true are unlikely to be fulfilled. This book also argues that a proposed explanation of this kind would rate poorly, when measured against our standards of explanatory virtue.