The Impact Of Reason On Faith, Ethics And Belief (eBook)

Introduction
I.The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants
A.A History of Covenants
B.Abraham
C.Moses
D.Understanding the Covenants

II.The Jesus Covenant
A.The Early Life of Jesus
B.The Message of Jesus
C.Terms of the Jesus Covenant

III.The Covenant According to Paul
A.A Theology of the Christ
B.Terms of the Pauline Covenant
C.An Assessment

IV.Faith and Belief
A.Abraham
B.Moses
C.Jesus
D.Paul
E.Theology and Faith
F.Faith, Belief, and the Jesus Covenant
G.Faith and Belief Today
H.A Sociological Examination of faith and Belief
I.Mainline and Non-Denominational Churches
J.A Model for the Twenty-first Century Church

V.Ethics
A.Philosophy and Ethics
B.Abraham and Ethics
C.Moses and Ethics
D.The Ethics of Jesus
E.Pauline Ethics
F.Closing Thoughts

VI.Logic and Theology
A.The Nature of Logic
B.The Use of Logic in Scripture
i.Conditional Logic
ii.Cause and Effect
iii.Hypothetical Syllogisms
iv.Inductive Logic
v.Deductive Logic
C.Theological Arguments
D.The Nature of Theological Language
E.Final Thoughts

VII. Understanding God's Identity
A.Ugarit, El, and Yahweh
B.Anthropomorphism and God
C.Evolutionary Psychology of Religion
D.The Atheists
E.New Religious Movements
F.God's Identity

VIII.A Synthesis
A.Religion and Identity
B.Psychology of Belief
C.A Reasoned Observation

Notes
Bibliography