Hearer of the Word: Laying the Foundation for a Philosophy of Religion by Karl Rahner; translation of the first edition by Joseph Donceel; edited, and with an introduction by Andrew Tallon.

Name/Title

Hearer of the Word: Laying the Foundation for a Philosophy of Religion by Karl Rahner; translation of the first edition by Joseph Donceel; edited, and with an introduction by Andrew Tallon.

Description

The problem. Explaining the problem : philosophy of religion as ontology of the obediential potency ; A few related problems -- The openness of being and of the human person. The luminosity of being ; The analogy of being, the knowing self-subsistence of the human person as starting point for a metaphysical anthropology ; The human person as spirit -- The hiddenness of being. The problem and how to solve it ; God free and unknown ; The free listener -- The place of the free message. Explaining the question ; The human person as a material being ; The human person as a historical being ; Spirit and historicity : being and appearance ; The human historicity of a possible revelation ; The necessity of listening for a revelation occurring in history : summary -- Conclusion. The philosophy of religion and theology. xxii, 157 p. ;21 cm.

Book Details

Author

Rahner, Karl

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

1994

Publication Subjects

Religion--Philosophy. Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) Godsdienstfilosofie.--gtt Religionsphilosophie.--swd

Call No.

BL51 .R2413 1994

ISBN

0826406483 (alk. paper), 9780826406484 (alk. paper), 0826406475, 9780826406477

LCCN

93038427

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references.