The Role of Reason in Religion: a Study of Henry Mansel

A. J. Ayer absolute and infinite Absolute-Infinite according to Mansel affirm agnosticism argues Mansel aspect atheism attack attempt attributes Bampton Lectures basic belief Calderwood Christ Christianity conceive conception conclusion contradiction criticism critique Dean Mansel definition deity distinction divine doctrine Edwyn Bevan empirical approach evidence example existence external F. D. Maurice F. W. Newman faith feeling of dependence finite formally inconceivable framework Furthermore God's hence human mind human thought Ibid impossible indicate intellectual interpretation John Stuart Mill Kant Karl Barth knowledge language ligious Limits of Religious logical man's Mansel argues Mansel's approach Mansel's argument Mansel's discussion Mansel's philosophy Mansel's position Maurice means metaphysical method moral obligation nature never notion object ontology pantheism particular perspective philosophy of religion possible premisses presupposition problem psychology question rational theology reason in religion relation religious consciousness religious empiricism Religious Thought revelation role seen self-contradictory sense things thinking transcendency truth