Faith Flourishing And Agnosticism

Author : T. Ryan Byerly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192689597

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Faith, Flourishing, and Agnosticism by T. Ryan Byerly Pdf

Faith, Flourishing, and Agnosticism uses conceptual and empirical methods to argue that the many individuals who have ambiguous evidence for God can grow in virtue and attain greater flourishing by engaging in practices of faith toward God. The book develops a way of thinking about God, called minimal theism. It argues that a sizeable number of people have ambiguous evidence for God, and it provides support for arguments for agnosticism through an evaluation of theistic and atheistic arguments and higher-order evidence about God. It discusses what kind of cognitive commitments toward God are required to engage in faith practices such as thanking or praising God, and develops unique arguments that these can be supplied by beliefs or non-doxastic assumptions but not other states. Four pathways whereby individuals with ambiguous evidence for God can grow in virtue through such faith practices are identified. First, they can grow in general virtuous tendencies to give other people the benefit of the doubt by giving God the benefit of the doubt. Second, they can indirectly grow in a broad range of virtues by experiencing better mental health as a consequence of accepting God's love. Third, they can make skilled use of the worldview of minimal theism to cultivate transformative experiences of awe and connectedness, thereby supporting the specific virtue of spiritual excellence. Finally, by this same process, they can reap further downstream benefits in character growth, independently of whether spiritual excellence is virtuous.

Author : T. Ryan Byerly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780192865717

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Faith, Flourishing, and Agnosticism by T. Ryan Byerly Pdf

Faith, Flourishing, and Agnosticism uses conceptual and empirical methods to argue that the many individuals who have ambiguous evidence for God can grow in virtue and attain greater flourishing by engaging in practices of faith toward God. The book develops a way of thinking about God, called minimal theism. It argues that a sizeable number of people have ambiguous evidence for God, and it provides support for arguments for agnosticism through an evaluation of theistic and atheistic arguments and higher-order evidence about God. It discusses what kind of cognitive commitments toward God are required to engage in faith practices such as thanking or praising God, and develops unique arguments that these can be supplied by beliefs or non-doxastic assumptions but not other states. Four pathways whereby individuals with ambiguous evidence for God can grow in virtue through such faith practices are identified. First, they can grow in general virtuous tendencies to give other people the benefit of the doubt by giving God the benefit of the doubt. Second, they can indirectly grow in a broad range of virtues by experiencing better mental health as a consequence of accepting God's love. Third, they can make skilled use of the worldview of minimal theism to cultivate transformative experiences of awe and connectedness, thereby supporting the specific virtue of spiritual excellence. Finally, by this same process, they can reap further downstream benefits in character growth, independently of whether spiritual excellence is virtuous.

Author : Tom Stella
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594735288

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Finding God Beyond Religion by Tom Stella Pdf

Take Your Understanding of Church Teachings from Limiting to Life-Giving—& Free Your Faith to Flourish "No longer sustained by easy answers, we may find ourselves standing before a three-pronged fork in the road: we can wander in the direction of conventional beliefs and practices, we can reject God and turn away from religion altogether, or we can embrace our uncertainty as an invitation to a more vital understanding of both God and religion." —from the Introduction Do you describe yourself as "spiritual but not religious"? Whether young or old, church connected or not, are you spiritually restless for an authentic faith life but do not find conventional religious teachings pertinent to you? This accessible guide to a meaningful spiritual life is a salve for your soul. It reinterprets traditional religious teachings central to the Christian faith—God, Jesus, faith, prayer, morality and more—in ways that connect with people who have outgrown the beliefs and devotional practices that once made sense to them. It helps you find new ways to understand and relate to traditional, narrowly defined Christian “truths” that honor their full spiritual power and scope, and opens your mind and heart to the full impact of Christian teachings.

Author : Alexander James Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Agnosticism
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6AGS

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The Ascent of Faith Or, The Grounds of Certainty in Science and Religion by Alexander James Harrison Pdf

Author : Jacob Gould Schurman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Agnosticism
ISBN : UCAL:$B294544

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Agnosticism and Religion by Jacob Gould Schurman Pdf

Author : Tom Stella
Publisher : Skylight Paths Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1683360575

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Finding God Beyond Religion by Tom Stella Pdf

An accessible guide to a meaningful spiritual life that reinterprets traditional religious teachings central to the Christian faith in ways that connect with people who have outgrown the beliefs and devotional practices that once made sense to them.

Author : Bryan N. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0692968121

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Faith Seeking Belief by Bryan N. Smith Pdf

Do you ever struggle with matters of faith? Or wonder why you believe what you do (or don't), and whether it really matters? Are we always (or ever) able to simply choose what we believe? If not, what impact does that have on our ability to have faith, if any? Must genuine faith always be free from doubt? What if you're just honestly unsure about it all? Can one truly be both a Christian and an agnostic at the same time? If so, how? And what does it really mean to have faith, anyways? In Faith Seeking Belief, Bryan N. Smith presents an academic treatise in analytic philosophy of religion which seeks to wrestle with precisely such questions while also offering a fresh approach to answering them. Ultimately arguing that authentic faith can be, and in fact often times is, expressed even in the absence of belief, he concludes that Christian agnosticism is a plausibly viable option which may not only provide significant benefits for both apologetics and evangelism, but may also offer much needed encouragement and hope for seekers and believers who find themselves plagued with doubts. Engaging, provocative, and full of insight, Faith Seeking Belief presents a timely and thought-provoking perspective on the matter which is sure to pique the interest of contemporary philosophers, theologians, and laypersons alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Agnosticism
ISBN : LCCN:2006576575

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Why I Am an Agnostic by Anonim Pdf

Author : Aaron Caldwell
Publisher : GNP
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Absolutely Essential Guide To Agnosticism by Aaron Caldwell Pdf

No matter how many falsehoods the theist has spread about agnosticism, it has survived quite well over the decades and is a theology to be reckoned with. An international poll of most western countries taken in the early 90's, asked people their religion. 17% wrote agnostic. How many millions of acknowledged agnostics are there in the US alone? No one knows for sure. In addition, how many more Americans lean towards agnosticism and don't realize it? Millions more probably. This book has been written to give a better understanding of both the agnostic and contemporary agnostic theologies. The theistic religion most discussed is Christianity. This is not because Christianity is better than other religions but because (1) agnosticism was developed in response to orthodox Christianity, (2) the theology of agnosticism is most prevalent in Christian dominated cultures and (3) because Jesus was not only a great teacher but the religious visionary western civilization is most familiar with. Reference information on Christianity will be provided to help us better understand how and why contemporary agnosticism and its grandfather, agnosticism, developed. We'll gain a better understanding of contemporary agnostic principles by discussing this theology's position on key religious doctrines such as the fear of God, the apocalypse, life after death and prayer. To aid in this process, the reader is encouraged to take advantage of the glossary and several appendixes in the back. This publication will use the power of knowledge and history to explore theology. Facts generally are presented from the standpoint of science and history rather than from the standpoint of faith. This book won't spend a great deal of time with drawn out essays. Instead, one point will be clarified concisely so the reader can move on to another. In this publication, the "Jesus of faith," which for so many centuries was unquestioned, will give way to the more likely "Jesus of history." We'll utilize a perspective of Jesus that has been intensely scrutinized by scientific and historically oriented research methods. In doing so, we hope to provide a better understanding of what this wondrous sage and visionary had to offer mankind. This more scrutinized perspective of the life and teachings of Jesus began emerging in 1906 when Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer (also known as a great doctor and humanitarian) wrote "Quest Of The Historical Jesus." Research on the subject of a historically more accurate Jesus has dramatically increased in the last 30 years. As well as being called "the Jesus of history," this perspective is also referred to as "the historically more accurate Jesus," and "the historical Jesus." More than 100 biblical scholars, researchers and professor participated in this scientific research. Almost all of these scholars have P. h Ds. or the theological equivalent. What they found was a better understanding of the founding prophet of Christianity and what this man of great wisdom said.

Author : JOHN L. STODDARD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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REBUILDING A LOST FAITH BY AN AMERICAN AGNOSTIC by JOHN L. STODDARD Pdf

Author : William Pierson Merrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Agnosticism
ISBN : NYPL:33433068238538

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Faith and Sight by William Pierson Merrill Pdf

Author : John Lancaster Spalding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Agnosticism
ISBN : MINN:31951001637865M

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Religion, Agnosticism and Education by John Lancaster Spalding Pdf

Author : George G. Strem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015022215407

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Agnosticism is Also Faith by George G. Strem Pdf

Author : Ian Leask with Eoin Cassidy,Alan Kearns,Fainche Ryan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443823036

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The Taylor Effect by Ian Leask with Eoin Cassidy,Alan Kearns,Fainche Ryan Pdf

The Taylor Effect presents an original and diverse collection of essays addressing Charles Taylor’s magisterial A Secular Age. Ranging from close and critical readings of Taylor’s formulations and suppositions; to comparative studies of Taylor and various ‘interlocutors’; to applied approaches utilizing Taylor’s concepts; to explorations launched from a Taylorian foundation; the 13 chapters comprise a multifaceted exploration of Taylor’s multifaceted achievement. Given the vast, synoptic sweep of Taylor’s magnum opus, the contributors represent a suitably diverse range of interests, backgrounds and expertise—members of departments of philosophy, literature, philosophical theology, systematic theology, moral theology, education, and political science, whose interests stretch from Plato to Girard, phronesis to pedagogy, Deism to dogmatics, medical ethics to aesthetics... Accordingly, The Taylor Effect is not only one of the first major responses to A Secular Age: the astonishing breadth as well as the quality of contributions will ensure that it remains a central reference point in any future discussion of Taylor’s work.

Author : Josh Buoy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692710515

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Agnostic-Ish by Josh Buoy Pdf

This is a book about science, religion, and the world in between. I was born into a Christian family, but fell out of religion and in love with the scientific method. I had little need of faith, I thought, when science could tell me so much more about the world, and ask so little of me in return. But as I aged into young adulthood, a new chapter of my story began. Did I really know why I believed what I believed? How could I be so certain of my convictions when I hadn't even honestly considered the evidence? This book traces my journey through the furthest reaches of thought, a journey that took me through the realms of psychology, biology, physics, and belief. Could I find a place for faith in the modern world? Or was I right to cast it off as I did?