Faith in a hard ground : essays on religion, philosophy, and ethics /

Anscombe, G. E. M.

Faith in a hard ground : essays on religion, philosophy, and ethics / [print] by G.E.M. Anscombe ; edited by Mary Geach and Luke Gormally. - Exeter, U.K. ; Charlottesville, Virginia : Imprint Academic, (c)2008. - xxvi, 273 pages ; 21 cm. - St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs ; v. 11 . - St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs ; v. 11. .



What is it to believe someone? Faith Prophecy and miracles Hume on miracles Paganism, superstition and philosophy On the hatred of God On attachment to things and obedience to God Twenty opinions common among modern Anglo-American philosophers The immortality of the soul On transubstantiation Authority in morals On being in good faith Morality Sin Two moral theologians Contraception and chastity On Humanae vitae Address to the clergy : on contraception and natural family planning Contraception, chastity and the vocation of marriage The early embryo: theoretical doubts and practical certainties The moral environment of the child Christians and nuclear weapons designed for the destruction of cities Simony in Africa Philosophers and economists : two philosophers' objections to usury On wisdom.

Essays by the celebrated twentieth-century philosopher, G.E.M. Anscombe.



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Catholic Church--Doctrines.


Christianity--Philosophy.
Faith.
Religion--Philosophy.
Christian ethics.
Ethics.
Philosophy.


Collection of essays.

BR100.F358 2008

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