Drawing on a wide variety of religious traditions, Cantwell Smith addresses how, why, and with what implications our understanding of the terms faith and belief has altered with time.--Drawing on a wide variety of religious traditions, Cantwell Smith addresses how, why, and with what implications our understanding of the terms faith and belief has altered with time.--Amazon.com
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Buddhist instance : faith as atheist? -- Islamic instance : faith as theocentric -- Hindu contribution -- (i) Sraddha -- Credo and the Roman Catholic church -- (i) Baptism -- (ii) St. Thomas Aquinas -- (iii) Vatican I -- (iv) The twentieth century -- (v) Varia -- English word "Believe" -- Conclusion --(i) Faith as generically human -- (i) Belief and understanding -- (iii) The intellectual dimension of faith