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by: John Henry Newman
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9780268010003
ISBN: 0268010005
Label: University of Notre Dame Press
Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: October 31, 1992
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Sales Rank: 222247
Studio: University of Notre Dame Press
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Rating: - Modern Christian Philosophy at Its Best
"A Grammar of Assent" by J. H. Newman is without doubt the most elegant, eloquent, and persuasive argument yet for the belief in God by any Christian philosopher. Despite its 19th-century origins, it remains one of the most modern of Christian philosophies yet. Gone are all references to Aristotle and Aquinas and their antediluvian methodologies of a priori logic to "prove" the existence of God and why it is supposedly "rational" to believe in such a God.
In its stead, Newman uses the ... Read More
Rating: - Among Newman's Best
This "essay" is a tour d'force of the force of the power of inferential versus deductive reasoning. This is an unique aposteriori argument for the existence of God, but unfolds an argument in a manner wholly different from the past, such as Aquinas, for example. Newman is a very persuasive author, who uses his evidence judiciously and validly. People of faith will find this exposition worth the perspective.
But, this book can stand on its own as a superlative example of brilliant ... Read More
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