Author: Sessions, William Lad
Title: The Concept of Faith: A Philosophical Investigation
Description: Ithaca, Cornell University Press, (1994). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, x, 298 pp. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction: The Problem; The Importance of the Problem; Obstacles to the Inquiry; The Proposed Solution; The Method; Outline of the Work; Six Models of Faith: The Personal Relationship Model; The Belief Model; The Attitude Model; The Confidence Model; The Devotion Model; The Hope Model; The Models Compared: Relations of Models to Models; Relations of Models to Conceptions; Relations of Models & Conceptions to Concept; Seven Conceptions of Faith: A Thomistic Conception; A Calvinist Conception;A Lutheran Conception; A Contemporary Reconstructive Conception; A Tripartite Hindu Conception; A Shin Buddhist Conception; A Son Buddhist Conception; Conclusion: The Diversity of Conceptions of Faith; The Unity of the Concept of Faith; Some Remaining Problems.

Keywords: Comparative Religion, Theological, Philosophy, Theology, Faith, , , ,