Faith in the Nominalistic Age? The Possible Theological Contribution of Hermeneutics

This paper inquires about the defensibility of spiritual faith in this Nominalistic age, i.e., an age when all reality is reduced to scientifically ascertainable matter and all spiritual realities are deemed to be irreal. This Nominalistic worldview was developed in the late Middle Ages and became o...

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Main Author: Grondin, Jean 1955- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B Heidegger
B Modernity
B Metaphysics
B Faith
B Hermeneutics
B Gadamer
B Nominalism
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