A Comparative Doxastic-Practice Epistemology of Religious Experience

This book takes a theoretical enterprise in Christian philosophy of religion and applies it to Buddhism, thus defending Buddhism and presenting it favorably in comparison. Chapters explore how the claims of both Christianity and Theravada Buddhism rest on people’s experiences, so the question as to...

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Tác giả chính:	Webb, Mark
Định dạng:	Sách
Ngôn ngữ:	English
Được phát hành:	Springer 2015
Những chủ đề:	Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion Philosophy Religion
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