Benjamin Franklin and His GodsUniversity of Illinois Press, 1999 - Počet stran: 213 Against the religious backdrop of pre- and postcolonial America stands the towering figure--and mind--of Benjamin Franklin. A Renaissance man in a Revolutionary time, Franklin had interests and knowledge not only in religion but in literature, philosophy, politics, publishing, history, and scientific inquiry, among many other disciplines. Kerry S. Walters examines Franklin's search for the Divine using a similar, multifaceted approach--and in so doing has created the first extended treatment of Franklin's religious thought in thirty years. Walters brings the same intellectual range and depth to the understanding of Franklin's beliefs that Franklin brought to his own quest. What emerges from this pilgrimage into the soul of one of America's greatest figures is a very human Benjamin Franklin who grew with the accumulation of knowledge to arrive at a "theistic perspectivism," which provided him with a philosophical explanation for the diversity of religious faiths--and a justification for the liberty of conscience he advocated throughout his life. Benjamin Franklin and His Gods is an original and beautifully challenging spiritual and intellectual biography. Destined to be a classic. |
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... deity is worldly activity that leads to commercial and social success . As Lawrence poi- sonously says , " God is the supreme servant of men who want to get on , to produce . Providence . The provider . The heavenly storekeeper . The ...
... deity is worldly activity that leads to commercial and social success . As Lawrence poi- sonously says , " God is the supreme servant of men who want to get on , to produce . Providence . The provider . The heavenly storekeeper . The ...
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... deity shallowly ( or at least solely ) intend- ed as a cosmic justification for the values and aspirations of his class . Instead , Franklin's religious position was predicated on an awed appreciation of the often murky depth of the ...
... deity shallowly ( or at least solely ) intend- ed as a cosmic justification for the values and aspirations of his class . Instead , Franklin's religious position was predicated on an awed appreciation of the often murky depth of the ...
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... deities , and moreover sees this as the key to grasping his overall religious orientation . As I will demonstrate in this book , Franklin's scattered remarks about the " gods " are essential to understanding his religious thought . To ...
... deities , and moreover sees this as the key to grasping his overall religious orientation . As I will demonstrate in this book , Franklin's scattered remarks about the " gods " are essential to understanding his religious thought . To ...
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... deity who concerns himself with their fears , aspirations , and concerns . Yet the deistic God of nature , whose necessary existence is demonstrable through the light of reason , cannot meet these needs . He ( or , more accurately ...
... deity who concerns himself with their fears , aspirations , and concerns . Yet the deistic God of nature , whose necessary existence is demonstrable through the light of reason , cannot meet these needs . He ( or , more accurately ...
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... deity . In addition , he eventually realized that the mere meta- physical denial of good and evil , regardless of how logically impeccable it might be , could not gainsay their palpable presence in the world . Franklin's initially ...
... deity . In addition , he eventually realized that the mere meta- physical denial of good and evil , regardless of how logically impeccable it might be , could not gainsay their palpable presence in the world . Franklin's initially ...
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Between Worlds | 17 |
A False Start | 43 |
The Great Insight | 67 |
A Comfortable Belief | 96 |
Taming Wolves | 113 |
Sugar and Paper | 130 |
Notes | 153 |
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