Faith's knowledge [Texte imprimé] : explorations into the theory and application of theological epistemology / Paul G. Tyson

Thèse de doctorat remaniée : Faith's knowledge : papers exploring the theory and application of theological epistemology (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2008)

Bibliogr. p. 193-202

"Can we know truth even though certain proof is unattainable? Can we be known by Truth? Is there a relationship between belief and truth, and if so, what is the nature of that relationship? Do we need to have faith in reason and in real meaning to be able to reason towards truth? These are the sorts of questions this book seeks to address. In Faith's Knowledge, Paul Tyson argues that all knowledge that aims at truth is always the knowledge of faith. If this is the case, then--against our modernist cultural assumptions about knowledge--truth cannot be had by proof. Yet, if this is true, then mere information and simply objective facts do not (for us as knowers) exist. Knowledge is always embedded in belief, and knowledge and belief is always expressed in relationships, histories, narratives, shared meanings, and power. Hence, a theological sociology of knowledge emerges out of these explorations in thinking about knowledge as a function of faith."--Publisher's website

Introduction -- Transcendence and epistemology -- Plato against ontotheology -- Faith in Plato and John -- What is applied theological epistemology? -- The iron cage closes -- Australian universities in transition: moral, pragmatic, or religious drivers? -- A post-secular approach to understanding religion and global security -- Faith and medicine: a reflection on the collision of belief systems and the clash of epistemological power structures -- Faith's knowledge