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Rationality and religion: does faith need reason?

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Introduction. 1. Should Religion be Publicly Recognised? 2. Is Religion Merely a Social Fact? 3. Can All Religions be True? 4. Are Science and Religion Equally Rational? 5. Can a Religion Rest on Historical Claims? 6. Is a Religious Epistemology Possible? 7. Should Religious Forms of Life be Justified? 8. Does Theism Need Dualism? 9. Does Faith Need Reason? 10. Does Religion Need a Transcendent God? Bibliography. Index.

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Introduction. 1. Should Religion be Publicly Recognised? 2. Is Religion Merely a Social Fact? 3. Can All Religions be True? 4. Are Science and Religion Equally Rational? 5. Can a Religion Rest on Historical Claims? 6. Is a Religious Epistemology Possible? 7. Should Religious Forms of Life be Justified? 8. Does Theism Need Dualism? 9. Does Faith Need Reason? 10. Does Religion Need a Transcendent God? Bibliography. Index.

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Introduction. 1. Should Religion be Publicly Recognised? 2. Is Religion Merely a Social Fact? 3. Can All Religions be True? 4. Are Science and Religion Equally Rational? 5. Can a Religion Rest on Historical Claims? 6. Is a Religious Epistemology Possible? 7. Should Religious Forms of Life be Justified? 8. Does Theism Need Dualism? 9. Does Faith Need Reason? 10. Does Religion Need a Transcendent God? Bibliography. Index.

Key concepts: Rationality, Faith, Philosophy, Epistemology, Sociology, Religious studies

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