The Problem Of Perception And The Experience Of God
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The Problem Of Perception And The Experience Of God
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Author : Sameer Yadav
language : en
Publisher: Emerging Scholars
Release Date : 2015
The Problem Of Perception And The Experience Of God written by Sameer Yadav and has been published by Emerging Scholars this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Religion categories.
Sameer Yadavs central claim in this work is that there is a radical mistake in many contemporary accounts that require grounding a theological story of Gods availability to us in experience in a prior general philosophical theory of perception. Instead, it is argued that the philosophical problem of perception is a pseudoproblem.The study concludes with a new reading of Gregory of Nyssa and his theology of the spiritual senses, which is free from the bewitchment of the problem of perception.
Perceiving God
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Author : William P. Alston
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-24
Perceiving God written by William P. Alston and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-24 with Philosophy categories.
In this clear and provocative account of the epistemology of religious experience, William P. Alston argues that the perception of God—his term for direct experiential awareness of God—makes a major contribution to the grounds of religious belief. Surveying the variety of reported direct experiences of God, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about God on the basis of mystical experience.
Perceiving Things Divine
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Author : Frederick D. Aquino
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
Perceiving Things Divine written by Frederick D. Aquino and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Philosophy categories.
Sensory language is commonly used to describe human encounters with the divine. Scripture, for example, employs perceptual language like 'taste and see that the Lord is good', 'hear the word of the Lord', and promises that 'the pure in heart will see God'. Such statements seem to point to certain features of human cognition that make perception-like contact with divine things possible. But how precisely should these statements be construed? Can the elusive notion of 'spiritual perception' survive rigorous theological and philosophical scrutiny and receive a constructive articulation? Perceiving Things Divine seeks to make philosophical and theological sense of spiritual perception. Reflecting the results of the second phase of the Spiritual Perception Project, this volume argues for the possibility of spiritual perception. It also seeks to make progress towards a constructive account of the different aspects of spiritual perception while exploring its intersection with various theological and philosophical themes, such as biblical interpretation, aesthetics, liturgy, race, ecology, eschatology, and the hiddenness of God. The interdisciplinary scope of the volume draws on the resources of value theory, philosophy of perception, epistemology, philosophy of art, psychology, systematic theology, and theological aesthetics. The volume also draws attention to how spiritual perception may be affected by such distortions as pornographic sensibility and racial prejudice. Since perceiving spiritually involves the whole person, the volume proposes that spiritual perception could be purified by ascetic discipline, healed by contemplative practices, trained in the process of spiritual direction and the pursuit of virtue, transformed by the immersion in the sacramental life, and healed by opening the self to the operation of divine grace.
World Views And Perceiving God
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Author : Joseph Runzo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1994-01-12
World Views And Perceiving God written by Joseph Runzo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-12 with Philosophy categories.
This collection of essays presents a systematic analysis of some of the foremost issues in the philosophy of religion. The focus is on the epistemology of religion, the most significant area of recent interest in the field. After developing a religious epistemology in the first half of the book, that epistemology is both further expanded, and explicitly applied to salient issues in the contemporary discussion. The central question throughout the essays is how our world-views affect our perception, especially our perception of God. The first essays set out a general epistemology of perception. The next two sets of essays build upon this in assessing the cognitive value of religious experience, and analyzing the proper epistemic foundations for belief in God. Then, in view of the role of faith developed in those essays, the final essays address the dual challenges to traditional theism of theological non-realism and of religious pluralism.
Mystical Experience Of God
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Author : Jerome Gellman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-01
Mystical Experience Of God written by Jerome Gellman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-01 with Religion categories.
This title was first published in 2001: Engaging contemporary discussion concerning the validity of mystical experiences of God, Jerome Gellman presents the best evidential case in favor of validity and its implications for belief in God. Gellman vigorously defends the coherence of the concept of a mystical experience of God against philosophical objections, and evaluates attempts to provide alternative explanations from sociology and neuropsychology. He then carefully examines feminist objections to male philosophers' treatments of mystical experience of God and to the traditional hierarchal concept of God. Gellman finds none of the objections decisive, and concludes that while the initial evidential case is not rationally compelling for some, it can be rationally compelling for others. Offering important new perspectives on the evidential value of experiences of God, and the concept of God more broadly, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers including those with an interest in philosophy of religion, religious studies, mysticism and epistemology.
Experience Of God And The Rationality Of Theistic Belief
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Author : Jerome I. Gellman
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1997
Experience Of God And The Rationality Of Theistic Belief written by Jerome I. Gellman and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Experience (Religion) categories.
Jerome I. Gellman observes that the mystic experience of God's presence, a sense of having direct contact with the divine, often compels belief in God's existence. On the basis of widely accepted principles connecting appearance with reality, Gellman contends, the claims people make of having experienced God show that belief in God is strongly rational, meaning that such claims are sufficient in number and variety to support a line of reasoning making it rational to believe that God exists and irrational to deny God's existence. Gellman considers challenges to his thinking based on epistemological grounds and challenges growing out of the diversity of religious experiences across the range of world religions. He thoroughly evaluates reductionist explanations of apparent experiences of God and finds them incapable of invalidating his view. Finally, he directs his attention to the two most compelling arguments against the existence of God: the charge that the idea of a perfect being is logically incoherent, and the threat to theism based on the existence of evil, in both its logical and probabilistic forms. Until and unless stronger objections come along, he concludes, personal experiences of God constitute sufficient evidence of God's existence.
Perception Is Everything
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Author : Tracy R. Murillo
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-08-31
Perception Is Everything written by Tracy R. Murillo and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-31 with Religion categories.
Perception is Everything is a book designed to make us realize that our thoughts sometimes are the very things that inhibit us from success and love and peace of mind. Perception was birthed in a time where God was changing my mind by simply exposing lies that I believed about him and life itself. Things that had held me captive throughout my lifetime and I didn't realize it. Perception is everything because it is the very funnel that every decision is made. Perception was written to help change our minds to line up with God's truth about us. Not the words placed within us a children by our parents, teachers or peers. Change of mind is necessary in order to mature and to grow up into the things of God. Perception of life will either hold us back or propel us forward.
The Irreducibility Of The Human Person
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Author : Mark K. Spencer
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2022-03-25
The Irreducibility Of The Human Person written by Mark K. Spencer and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-25 with Philosophy categories.
"This book presents a philosophical portrait of human persons that depicts each way in which we are irreducible, with the goal of guiding the reader to perceive, wonder at, and love all the unique features of human persons. It builds this portrait by showing how claims from many strands of the Catholic tradition can be synthesized. These strands include Thomism, Scotism, phenomenology, personalism, nouvelle théologie, analytic philosophy, and Greek and Russian thought. The book focuses on how these traditions' claims are grounded in experience and on how they help us to perceive irreducible features of persons. This book also explores irreducible features of our subjectivity, senses, intellect, freedom, and affections, and of our souls, bodies, and activities"--
Emotional Experience And Religious Understanding
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Author : Mark Wynn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-05-26
Emotional Experience And Religious Understanding written by Mark Wynn and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-26 with Philosophy categories.
Wynn tackles established topics in philosophical theology in the light of new perspectives on emotions.
Four Philosophical Problems God Freedom Mind And Perception
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Author : Leon Pearl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Four Philosophical Problems God Freedom Mind And Perception written by Leon Pearl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Free will and determinism categories.