whenever we are discussing the nature of faith, we often have a classification based on the object of faith. accordingly, faith is generally either propositional or non-propositional. it means that if faith belongs to one or several propositions, its nature is also propositional and a kind of knowledge. but if the object of faith is a real thing or person, the nature of faith is related to such...

neither the ash‘arites nor kierkegaard’s systems of theology are anti-rational, for kierkegaard regards the contradiction present in the object of faith as absolute rather than logical, suggesting thereby the existential dialectics for understanding this contradiction instead of resolving it. the ash‘arites also hold that one can understand the existence of god through absolute reason, or reaso...

D uring my time in graduate school, I became very aware that those views which were informed by my faith were not represented in the academy. The Association of Christian Economists (ACE) provided me a community to explore how my faith and intellect could be integrated with one another. Perhaps it sounds almost quaint to say that somebody of good intellect cannot be a serious Christian, but we ...

the key of salvation; as we all know is faith. for this reason: 1) philosophers and theologians of any religion have tried to determine its essence and to explain its nature. 2) these debates have been very important in islam and christianity from the beginning. one of the issues that have close connection with concept as well as the formation of faith, is “act”. now the question that raises he...

A ‘doxastic venture’ model of faith – according to which having faith involves believing beyond what is rationally justifiable – can be defended only on condition that such venturesome believing is both possible and ethically acceptable. I show how a development of the position argued by William James in ‘The will to believe ’ can succeed in meeting these conditions. A Jamesian defence of doxas...

Abstract International agreements are often understood to help governments make credible commitments future policy by limiting their ability renege on promises. Renegotiations of accordingly viewed as a threat cooperation, since renegotiations call past into question. But we know little about the frequency or nature treaty renegotiations. When international renegotiated, and what effect does re...

In the past 25 years, relationship science has grown from a nascent research area to a thriving subdiscipline of psychological science. In no small measure, this development reflects the pioneering contributions of Ellen Berscheid and Elaine Hatfield. Beginning at a time when relationships did not appear on the map of psychological science, these two scholars identified relationships as a cruci...