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Monotheism and Religious Diversity

Roger Trigg author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Sep '20

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If there is one God, why have so many religions? The shadow of monotheism lies over our understanding of everything.

If there is one God, why are there so many religions? This Element argues that monotheism provides the basis for a belief in objective truth. Human understanding is fallible and partial, without the idea of one God, there is no foundation for a belief in one reality or a common human nature. The shadow of monotheism lies over everything.If there is one God, why are there so many religions? Might all be false? Some revert to a relativism that allows different 'truth's' for different people, but this is incoherent. This Element argues that monotheism has provided the basis for a belief in objective truth. Human understanding is fallible and partial, but without the idea of one God, there is no foundation for a belief in one reality or a common human nature. The shadow of monotheism lies over our understanding of science, and of morality.

ISBN: 9781108714457

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 5mm

Weight: 200g

75 pages