Living with Ambiguity

Donald A. Crosby

Description

In this book Donald A. Crosby looks at how a religion based on the sacredness of nature deals with the problem of evil. Further developing and defending the vision of religious thought and life elaborated in his previous work, A Religion of Nature, Crosby explores how such a vision can enable us to interpret, respond to, and cope with the diverse forms of evil in the world, arguing that an ambiguity of goods and evils in human life, in nature as a whole, and in any conceivable or desirable realm of existence is inevitable. It is therefore futile to seek recourse in powers, presences, states, or realms thought to wholly transcend a combination of goods and evils or to be entirely devoid of evil. This being the case, the central problem of an adequate religious faith is how to live a constructive, meaningful life in the face of this intractable ambiguity. Religion of nature, as it is laid out and explained here, confronts this problem and offers a comprehensive, sustaining, and fully adequate way of conceiving and living a religious life.
Preface

1. RELIGION OF NATURE AS A FORM OF RELIGIOUS NATURALISM

2. AMBIGUITIES OF NATURE

3. NATURE AS THE FOCUS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH

4. PERSPECTIVISM, PLURALISM, AND AMBIGUITY

5. RELIGIOUS RIGHTNESS AND MORAL VALUE

6. COPING WITH AMBIGUITY

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Éthique et morale
• Ethique et morale
• Theology
• Ethics in religion

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 20 août 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791477939
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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LIVING WITH AMBIGUITY

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LIVING WITH AMBIGUITY

Reîgîous Naturaîsm and the Menace of Evî

DONALD A. CROSBY

State University of New York Press

Puîŝhéd  State University of New York Press, Albany

© 2008 Sàé Uîéŝî ô Né Yô

A îghŝ éŝééd

Pîéd î hé Uîéd Sàéŝ ô Améîcà

Nô pà ô hîŝ ôô mà é uŝéd ô épôducéd î à màé hàŝôéé îhôu îé pémîŝŝîô. Nô pà ô hîŝ ôô mà é ŝôéd î à éîéà ŝŝém ô àŝmîéd î à ôm ô  à méàŝ îcudîg éécôîc, éécôŝàîc, màgéîc àpé, méchàîcà, phôôcôpîg, écôdîg, ô ôhéîŝé îhôu hé pîô pémîŝŝîô î îîg ô hé puîŝhé.

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CONTENTS

RELIGION OF NATURE AS A FORM OF RELIGIOUS NATURALISM

AMBIGUITIES OF NATURE

NATURE AS THE FOCUS OF RELIGIOUS FAITH

PERSPECTIVISM, PLURALISM, AND AMBIGUITY

RELIGIOUS RIGHTNESS AND MORAL VALUE

COPING WITH AMBIGUITY

Notes

Works Cited

Index

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PREFACE

ï’m ŝîîg ô m àc pôch éjôîg hé ôdéŝ àd éàuîéŝ ô àué. Bîdŝ àé ŝîgîg î hé ééŝ, ŝquîéŝ àé ŝcàmpéîg àôu, hé càméîàŝ àé î ôôm, hé ŝ îŝ à îîà ué, àd hé gàŝŝ îŝ môîŝ àd gîŝéîg àé à écé àî. A ŝéémŝ péàcéu àd à éŝ. Bu î hé pôd éô m àc àd à ué héô hàŝ juŝ càugh à ôg î îŝ méàcîg ŝhàp éà, àd ŝôméhéé éà à éd-àîéd hà îŝ éàgé éàîg àd côŝumîg hé Léŝh ô à ŝmà îd î hàŝ càpuéd àd îéd. Thé àî àî ô ŝîéŝ cà é héàd î hé dîŝàcé. ïŝ héé à Ié? Hàŝ héé éé à àuômôîé àccîdé? Hàŝ ŝôméôé juŝ ŝuééd à ŝôé ô éé ŝhô? Aé Ié ucŝ, àmuàcéŝ, àd/ô pôîcé cuîŝéŝ ŝpéédîg ô hé éŝcué ô, î hé càŝé ô hé pôîcé càŝ, ô àppéhéd à cîmîà? Whîé ï éjô hé ŝééî ô àué î m àc àd, à ôg àd à ŝmà îd hàé mé îôé déàhŝ î ôdé hà hé héô àd hà cà hàé héî dîéŝ, àd à péŝô ô péŝôŝ hàé éé îjuéd—péhàpŝ ŝééé—ô ŝôméôé îŝ î îmmîé dàgé ô dîg ôm à cô î hîŝ ô hé ôôdŝéàm, ô ŝôméôé î é àéŝéd ô à cîmé. Héé é hàé hé àmîguî ô hé hôé ô àué î mîîàué. Tà- quîî àd ŝuéîg àé héé. Béàu àd hôô àé héé. îé àd déàh àé héé. Péôpé îîg î hàmô îh ôé àôhé àé héé, àŝ é àŝ péôpé cômmîîg cîméŝ, ŝômé ô hém gîéôuŝ àd hôîé, àgàîŝ ôé àôhé. Thé ôd, ôh humà àd ôhumà, îŝ à éééŝŝ, îéxôàé éd ô gôôdŝ àd éîŝ. Hô cà é éxpéc ô Id ŝôàcé àd ŝégh î ŝuch à ôd, éŝpé- cîà î î îŝ îŝé îééd àŝ hé ôjéc ô éîgîôuŝ àîh? ïŝ î pôŝŝîé ô îé à àcîé, uIîg, àd déép méàîgu éîgîôuŝ îé îhôu à éîé î Gôd ô à éîgîôuŝ àîh hà cééŝ ô Gôd? Hô àd ô hà éxé cà ŝuch à ôuôô àd à ô îé côpé îh hé dîŝupîôŝ àd héàŝ ô éî î hé ôd? Hô cà é îé îh à àmôu ô côIdécé àd hôpé î hé àcé ô ŝuch à ôd? Aŝéŝ ô héŝé quéŝîôŝ àé ôééd î hîŝ ôô, hîch ôuîéŝ à éŝîô ô éîgîôuŝ àuàîŝm hà ôcuŝéŝ éîé ô àué àd dôéŝ ô îcôpôàé ô équîé à côcépîô ô Gôd. Réîgîôuŝ àuàîŝm î gééà îŝ hé îé hà àué îŝ méàphŝîcà uîmàé àd hà àué ô ŝômé àŝpéc ô àué îŝ éîgîôuŝ uîmàé. Théé îŝ ôhîg éôd, éhîd, àôé, ô éô àué. Nàué équîéŝ

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