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Learning to trust in freedom : signs from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions /

Burrell, David B.

Learning to trust in freedom : signs from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions / David B. Burrell. - Scranton : University of Scranton Press, c2010. - 93 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-88).

Introduction: freedom as response -- Learning from traditions to overcome the pastness of the past : from modernity to postmodernity -- Contrasting acting as initiating with acting as responding : a classical view of will-- Creation and cosmic trust in Abrahamic faith traditions : philosophical presumptions and strategies clarified by theology -- How narrative contextualizes and articulates freedom : Augustine and Etty Hillesum -- Beyond optimism, postmodern hope, and theological assertion -- With homage to Charles Taylor.

9781589661950 (pbk.)

2010000889


Philosophical theology.
Liberty--Religious aspects.
Creation--Comparative studies.
Judaism--Doctrines.
Islam--Doctrines.
Learning to trust in freedom

BT55 / .B88 2010

202.2 / BUR

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