Faith and Freedom: An Interfaith Perspective - Softcover

Burrell, David B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405121718 ISBN 13: 9781405121712

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

In this book, David Burrell, one of the foremost philosophical theologians in the English-speaking world, presents the best of his work on creation and human freedom.

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• A collection of writings by one of the foremost philosophers of religion in the English-speaking world.
  
• Brings together in one volume the best of David Burrell’s work on creation and human freedom from the last twenty years.
  
• Dismantles the ‘libertarian’ approach to freedom underlying Western political and economic systems.
  
• Engages with Islam, Judaism and Christianity, and with modern and pre-modern systems of thought.
  
• The author is noted for his rigorous approach, his wry humor, his intellectual subtlety and his generous spirit.

About this title

Book Description:

In this book, one of the foremost philosophical theologians in the English-speaking world presents the culmination of his work on creation and human freedom. Drawing on his philosophical and theological insights from the last 20 years, David Burrell develops an integrated argument with far-reaching consequences for capitalist cultures. Engaging with the Islamic, Judaic, and Christian traditions, and with modern and pre-modern systems of thought, Burrell dismantles the "libertarian" approach to freedom that dominates western politics and economics, proposing that alongside freedom of choice we need freedom of consent. The author's rigorous approach, wry humor, and generous spirit are evident throughout.

About the Author:

David Burrell is Hesburgh Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Notre Dame University. His previous books include Knowing the Unknowable God: Ibn-Sina, Maimonides, Aquinas (1986), Freedom and Creation in Three Traditions (1993), and two translations of Al-Ghazali.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1405121718
• ISBN 13: 9781405121712
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288