Why Faith Is a Virtue

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
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Author: Philip D. Smith ISBN: 9781630871482
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Cascade Books Language: English
Author: Philip D. Smith
ISBN: 9781630871482
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Cascade Books
Language: English

What is faith? In what ways might faith be a virtue, a component of a life well lived? How might faith be corrupted and become a vice? In Why Faith Is a Virtue, Philip D. Smith builds on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and Robert Adams to argue that faith contributes to human excellence. To make the argument, Smith sorts through conflicting possible faiths and shows how some of them are not virtues at all. Nevertheless, he argues that faith, properly understood, contributes to crucial human practices: scientific research, social reform, and parenting. He explains how and why faith is a virtue.

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What is faith? In what ways might faith be a virtue, a component of a life well lived? How might faith be corrupted and become a vice? In Why Faith Is a Virtue, Philip D. Smith builds on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and Robert Adams to argue that faith contributes to human excellence. To make the argument, Smith sorts through conflicting possible faiths and shows how some of them are not virtues at all. Nevertheless, he argues that faith, properly understood, contributes to crucial human practices: scientific research, social reform, and parenting. He explains how and why faith is a virtue.

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