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.
Mục lục
Preface.
1. ‘I Believe…’.
2. ‘…In God’.
3. ‘…The Father Almighty’.
4. ‘…Creator Of Heaven And Earth’.
5. ‘I Believe In Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our
Lord’.
6. ‘He Was Conceived By The Power Of The Holy Spirit And
Born Of The Virgin Mary’.
Excursus: On Prayer In Christ’s Name.
7. ‘He Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died
And Was Buried’.
Excursus: On The Empty Tomb And Other Miracles.
8. ‘He Descended Into Hell. On The Third Day He Rose
Again. He Ascended Into Heaven, And Is Seated On The Right Hand Of
The Father. He Will Come Again To Judge The Living And The
Dead.’.
9. ‘I Believe In The Holy Spirit’.
10. ‘…The Holy Catholic Church, The Communion Of
Saints’.
11. ‘ …The Forgiveness Of Sins’.
Excursus: On Christian Morality.
12. ‘…The Resurrection Of The Body, And The Life
Everlasting’.
Bibliography.
Index.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
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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