On the Decisional Nature of Faith

Interreligious Insight 21 (2):40-46 (2023)
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On what basis should we embrace a religious belief? In this article I argue that religious faith should be viewed, not as a conclusion we arrive at after reviewing the evidence, but as an existential decision we make through which we define ourselves.

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Richard Oxenberg
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