Background
Wolterstorff, Nicholas Paul was born on January 21, 1932 in Bigelow, Minnesota, United States. Son of Matthew and Agnes (Feenstra) Wolterstorff.
(This vigorous debate between two distinguished philosophe...)
This vigorous debate between two distinguished philosophers presents two views on a topic of worldwide importance: the role of religion in politics. Audi argues that citizens in a free democracy should distinguish religious and secular considerations and give them separate though related roles. Wolterstorff argues that religious elements are both appropriate in politics and indispensable to the vitality of a pluralistic democracy. Each philosopher first states his position in detail, then responds to and criticizes the opposing viewpoint.
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(Nicholas Wolterstorff's comparative analysis of Thomas Re...)
Nicholas Wolterstorff's comparative analysis of Thomas Reid's epistemology relates Reid's philosophy to present-day epistemological discussions. This timely and relevant volume will be of great interest to historians of philosophy as well as philosophers concerned with epistemology and the philosophy of mind. Hb ISBN (2000): 0-521-79013-1
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(The canonical texts and traditions of Judaism, Christiani...)
The canonical texts and traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam claim that God speaks, but philosophers usually mistakenly treat such speech as revelation. Wolterstorff argues that contemporary speech-action theory offers a fascinating approach to the claim. He develops an innovative theory of interpretation along the way opposing the current near-consensus of Ricoeur and Derrida that there is something wrong-headed about interpreting a text to find out what its author said.
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(Expanding on his 1976 study of the bearing of Christian f...)
Expanding on his 1976 study of the bearing of Christian faith on the practice of scholarship, Wolterstorff has added a substantial new section on the role of faith in the decisions scholars make about their choice of subject matter.
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(This book discusses the ethics of belief that Locke devel...)
This book discusses the ethics of belief that Locke developed in the last book of his Essay: how we ought to govern our opinions, especially on matters of religion and morality. Wolterstorff shows that this concern was instigated by the collapse of a once-unified moral and religious tradition in Europe into warring factions. After presenting Hume's powerful attack on Locke's recommended practice, Wolterstorff argues for Locke's originality and emphasizes his contribution to the "modernity" of post-sixteenth-century philosophy.
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(Calling Christians to be true to God's shalom in all dime...)
Calling Christians to be true to God's shalom in all dimensions of life, philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff brings the religious vision of the Reformation to bear on such urgent matters as world poverty, nationalism, urban ugliness, and the tragedy of liturgy in Protestantism.
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Philosophical theology educator
Wolterstorff, Nicholas Paul was born on January 21, 1932 in Bigelow, Minnesota, United States. Son of Matthew and Agnes (Feenstra) Wolterstorff.
Bachelor, Calvin College, 1953. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1957.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Northwestern College, 1989.
Instructor Yale University, New Haven, 1957-1959. Professor Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1959-1989. Noah Porter professor philosophical theology Yale University, New Haven, 1989—2002, professor emeritus, since 2002.
Visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1969, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1971, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1985, Notre Dame (Indiana) University, 1987. Part-time professor Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1984-1989. Wilde lecturer Oxford University, 1993.
(Calling Christians to be true to God's shalom in all dime...)
(Expanding on his 1976 study of the bearing of Christian f...)
(This book discusses the ethics of belief that Locke devel...)
(The canonical texts and traditions of Judaism, Christiani...)
(This vigorous debate between two distinguished philosophe...)
(Nicholas Wolterstorff's comparative analysis of Thomas Re...)
Member American Philosophical Association (president 1991-1992), Society Christian Philosophers (past president).
Married Claire Kingma, May 29, 1935. Children: Amy, Eric, Robert, Klaas, Christopher.