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Author Peden, Creighton, 1935-

Title From authority religion to spirit religion : an intellectual biography of George Burman Foster, 1857-1918 / by W. Creighton Peden
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (182 pages)
Contents Table of contents; preface; historical sketch; the finality of the christian religion; the function of religion in man's struggle of existence; heresy trial; christianity in its modern expression; friedrich nietzsche; selection of diverse shorter writings of g. b. foster; summation; notes; bibliography; index
Summary George Burman Foster (1857-1918) was a key figure among the philosophers and theologians who composed the early ""Chicago School."" This volume makes available the development of Foster's religious thought by exploring his major writings as well as diverse shorter works. Conclusions are provided following each major section of the book. Through this approach we discover that Foster was laying the foundation for the emergence of American humanism
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Foster, George Burman, 1858-1918.
SUBJECT Foster, George Burman, 1858-1918 fast
Subject Theologians -- Illinois -- Chicago
Chicago school of theology.
Humanism, Religious.
Religious thought.
Educational: Religious studies: Christianity.
History of ideas.
Theology.
RELIGION -- Agnosticism.
Chicago school of theology
Humanism, Religious
Religious thought
Theologians
Illinois -- Chicago
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781443850179
1443850179