Faith and history; a comparison of Christian and modern views of history. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, C. Scribner's Sons, (c)1949.Description: viii, 257 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
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  • D16.N665.F358 1949
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Contents:
The history of the modern conception of history -- Time as the stage of history -- Similarities and differences between classical and modern ideas of meaning in history -- The extravagant estimates of freedom in the progressive view of history -- The identification of freedom and virtue in modern views of history -- The biblical view : the sovereignty of God and universal history -- The biblical view : moral meaning and moral obscurities of history -- The foolishness of the cross and the sense of history -- The validation of the Christian view of life and history -- Beyond law and relativity -- False absolutes in Christian interpretation of history -- Fulfillments in history and the fulfillment of history -- The church and the end of history.
Subject: The prominent philosopher cites the similarities and differences in the church's interpretation of history and the ideas of modern secular culture.
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The current refutation of the idea of redemption through progress -- The history of the modern conception of history -- Time as the stage of history -- Similarities and differences between classical and modern ideas of meaning in history -- The extravagant estimates of freedom in the progressive view of history -- The identification of freedom and virtue in modern views of history -- The biblical view : the sovereignty of God and universal history -- The biblical view : moral meaning and moral obscurities of history -- The foolishness of the cross and the sense of history -- The validation of the Christian view of life and history -- Beyond law and relativity -- False absolutes in Christian interpretation of history -- Fulfillments in history and the fulfillment of history -- The church and the end of history.

The prominent philosopher cites the similarities and differences in the church's interpretation of history and the ideas of modern secular culture.

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