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From authority religion to spirit religion [electronic resource] : an intellectual biography of George Burman Foster, 1857-1918 / by W. Creighton Peden.

By: Publication details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (182 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781443850179 (electronic bk.)
  • 1443850179 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From Authority Religion to Spirit Religion.DDC classification:
  • 211/.6
LOC classification:
  • BL2790 .F67
Online resources:
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.
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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.

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.

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