Christianity, tolerance, and pluralism : a theological engagement with Isaiah Berlin's social theory /
This book provides a sustained, critical and theological engagement with arguably the most crucial aspect of contemporary society - its diversity. The author finds in the social theory of Isaiah Berlin a number of fruitful ways to reframe the debate over these questions, and to contribute to a more...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2004
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| Series: | Routledge studies in religion ;
7. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book provides a sustained, critical and theological engagement with arguably the most crucial aspect of contemporary society - its diversity. The author finds in the social theory of Isaiah Berlin a number of fruitful ways to reframe the debate over these questions, and to contribute to a more positive conversation regarding our fundamental differences. The book focuses particularly on Berlin's critique of monism and idealistic utopianism, arguing that pluralism does not represent a failure in the nature of human society, but a superabundance of possibilities in a created world gr. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203391217 9780203391211 9780415329088 0415329086 9781134332267 1134332262 9781134332212 1134332211 9781134332250 1134332254 0203685474 9780203685471 1280078839 9781280078835 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
