Realism and Christian Faith God, Grammar, and Meaning [Paperback]

This book is a discussion of a conception of realism in which God's independent reality is shown through Christ.The question of realism--that is, whether God exists independently of human beings--is central to much contemporary theology and church life. It is also an important topic in the philosophy of religion. This book discusses the relationship between realism and Christian faith in a thorough and systematic way and uses the resources of both philosophy and theology to argue for a conception of realism according to which God's independent reality is shown principally in Christ and, on this basis, through Christian practices and the lives of Christians.The question of realism--that is, whether God exists independently of human beings--is central to much contemporary theology and church life. It is also an important topic in the philosophy of religion. This book discusses the relationship between realism and Christian faith in a thorough and systematic way and uses the resources of both philosophy and theology to argue for a conception of realism according to which God's independent reality is shown principally in Christ and, on this basis, through Christian practices and the lives of Christians.The question of realism (that is, whether God exists independently of human beings) is central to contemporary theology and church life. It is also an important topic in the philosophy of religion. This book discusses the relationship between realism and Christian faith. It uses the resources of philosophy and theology to argue for a conception of realism in which God's independent reality is shown through Christian life practices.Preface; 1. Realism and Christian faith: towards an ontological approach; 2. 'Limping with two different opinions'?; 3. Taking leave of theological realism; 4. Realism and Christian faith after Wittgenstein; 5. The grammar of Christian faith and the relationship between philosophy and theology; 6. Representation, reconciliation, and the problels+