Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity

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Wiley, 10 oct. 2003 - 200 pages
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.

À propos de l'auteur (2003)

Peter Berger, well-known sociologist and lay theologian, is director of the Institute on Religion and World Affairs at Boston University. His recent publications include Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the Modern World (2002), The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics (1999), The Limits of Social Cohesion (1999), and Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of the Human Experience (1997).

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