Why Anti-Realism Breaks up Relationships

Some theologians are inclined to regard realism with hostility or indifference. I do not present an argument for realism, but for why realism matters, and what is at stake. First of all, I separate the heart of realism from gratuitous doctrines which are too often associated with it. Religious reali...

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Main Author: Insole, Christopher J. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2002
In: Heythrop journal
Year: 2002, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-33
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