Our Knowledge Of God
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the intersection of rigorous philosophy and profound faith, John Baillie's Our Knowledge of God presents one of the twentieth century's most compelling theological arguments: that humanity's awareness of God is not a conclusion drawn from logical proofs, but an immediate, pre-theoretical experience woven into the very fabric of human consciousness. Baillie, a distinguished Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, methodically dismantles the classical arguments for God's existence — not to refute theism, but to argue that they fundamentally misrepresent how divine knowledge actually operates in human experience. Drawing on a rich tradition spanning Kant, Augustine, and the Scottish philosophical school of Common Sense, he constructs a deeply personal yet intellectually formidable case for the reality of God. Written with the clarity and precision of a scholar who commands both Continental and Anglo-American theological thought, this work stands as a landmark in Reformed epistemology and natural theology. Baillie's prose is measured and authoritative, carrying the reader through dense philosophical terrain with pastoral warmth and intellectual honesty. Our Knowledge of God challenges both the sceptic and the uncritical believer alike — leaving the reader to wrestle with the unsettling possibility that the knowledge of God may be more inescapable than either camp has dared to admit.
Author: John Baillie
Format: Hardback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the intersection of rigorous philosophy and profound faith, John Baillie's Our Knowledge of God presents one of the twentieth century's most compelling theological arguments: that humanity's awareness of God is not a conclusion drawn from logical proofs, but an immediate, pre-theoretical experience woven into the very fabric of human consciousness. Baillie, a distinguished Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, methodically dismantles the classical arguments for God's existence — not to refute theism, but to argue that they fundamentally misrepresent how divine knowledge actually operates in human experience. Drawing on a rich tradition spanning Kant, Augustine, and the Scottish philosophical school of Common Sense, he constructs a deeply personal yet intellectually formidable case for the reality of God. Written with the clarity and precision of a scholar who commands both Continental and Anglo-American theological thought, this work stands as a landmark in Reformed epistemology and natural theology. Baillie's prose is measured and authoritative, carrying the reader through dense philosophical terrain with pastoral warmth and intellectual honesty. Our Knowledge of God challenges both the sceptic and the uncritical believer alike — leaving the reader to wrestle with the unsettling possibility that the knowledge of God may be more inescapable than either camp has dared to admit.