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Is what, or whether, one believes the significant religious question?
Although the religious communities differ in belief, how much do they really differ in faith?
Do two people who assert a particular statement of belief necessarily share the same faith?
Written by a highly respected scholar in the field of comparative religion, these issues are directly addressed in this investigation of the personal quality of faith, and its relationship to the concept of belief.



Table of Contents
The Buddhist instance - faith as atheist?; the Islamic instance - faith as theocentric; a Hindu contribution - Sraddha; "Credo" and the Roman Catholic church - baptism, St. Thomas Aquinas, Vatican I, the 20th century, Varia; the English word "believe"; conclusion - faith as generically human, belief and understanding, the intellectual dimension of faith.

Faith and Belief: The Difference Between Them

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      Publisher Oneworld Publications
      Published 1 July 1998
      ISBN-13 9781851681655
      978-1851681655
      ISBN-10 1851681655
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      Comparative religion Interfaith relations

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Is what, or whether, one believes the significant religious question?
      Although the religious communities differ in belief, how much do they really differ in faith?
      Do two people who assert a particular statement of belief necessarily share the same faith?
      Written by a highly respected scholar in the field of comparative religion, these issues are directly addressed in this investigation of the personal quality of faith, and its relationship to the concept of belief.



      Table of Contents
      The Buddhist instance - faith as atheist?; the Islamic instance - faith as theocentric; a Hindu contribution - Sraddha; "Credo" and the Roman Catholic church - baptism, St. Thomas Aquinas, Vatican I, the 20th century, Varia; the English word "believe"; conclusion - faith as generically human, belief and understanding, the intellectual dimension of faith.

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