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Questions of Faith

A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity

Peter Berger (Institute on Religion & World Affairs, Boston University)

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English
Blackwell Publishing
01 September 2003
Leading religious and cultural commentator, Peter Berger, explores how and what we can believe in modern times.

Deals clearly with questions such as ‘Does God exist? What was so special about Jesus? How can one be Christian in a pluralistic society?

Structured around key phrases from the Apostles’ Creed.

Draws on the Christian theological tradition and the work of other relevant thinkers, such as Freud and Simone Weil.

The author takes the position of an open-minded sceptic, exploring his own beliefs.
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Imprint:   Blackwell Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   304g
ISBN:   9781405108485
ISBN 10:   1405108487
Series:   Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World
Pages:   200
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface. 1. ‘I Believe…’. 2. ‘…In God’. 3. ‘…The Father Almighty’. 4. ‘…Creator Of Heaven And Earth’. 5. ‘I Believe In Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord’. 6. ‘He Was Conceived By The Power Of The Holy Spirit And Born Of The Virgin Mary’. Excursus: On Prayer In Christ’s Name. 7. ‘He Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died And Was Buried’. Excursus: On The Empty Tomb And Other Miracles. 8. ‘He Descended Into Hell. On The Third Day He Rose Again. He Ascended Into Heaven, And Is Seated On The Right Hand Of The Father. He Will Come Again To Judge The Living And The Dead.’. 9. ‘I Believe In The Holy Spirit’. 10. ‘…The Holy Catholic Church, The Communion Of Saints’. 11. ‘ …The Forgiveness Of Sins’. Excursus: On Christian Morality. 12. ‘…The Resurrection Of The Body, And The Life Everlasting’. Bibliography. Index.

Peter Berger is the Emeritus Professor of Religion, Sociology and Theology at Boston University. Professor Berger previously taught at the New School for Social Research, at Rutgers University, and at Boston College. He has written numerous books on sociological theory, the sociology of religion, and Third World development, which have been translated into dozens of foreign languages. Among his more recent books are Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the Modern World (OUP, 2002), The Social Construction of Reality (Penguin, 1991), The Sacred Canopy (Doubleday, 1990), The Desecularalization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics (Eerdmans, 1999), Modernization and Religion ESRI, 1981), The Limits of Social Cohesion (Westview, 1999), (Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience (1997); Modernity, Pluralism and the Crisis of Meaning (with Thomas Luckmann, 1995); The Capitalist Revolution: Fifty Propositions About Prosperity, Equality and Liberty (1988); and The War Over the Family: Capturing the Middle Ground (with Brigitte Berger, 1983). In 1992, Professor Berger was awarded the Mannes Sperber Prize, presented by the Austrian government for significant contributions to culture. Since 1985, Professor Berger has been Director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture. The institute is a research center committed to systematic study of relationships between economic development and sociocultural change in different parts of the world.

Reviews for Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity

"This book gives us the mature reflection of a really major contributor to issues of faith in our contemporary situation. Peter Berger is a master of the art of communication who educates his readers by including them in his own inner conversation in all its honesty and with repeated flashes of clarification and illumination. Once again his is a voice that has to be attended to." David Martin, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics "[T]his is a lively work of apologetic that will be found valuable by believers and open-minded seekers alike." Church of England Newspaper


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