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  <title><![CDATA[Difficulties in Christian Belief]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alasdair C. MacIntyre]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a must-read, but I think quite useful.  Is a good sample of MacIntyre's early Christian thought, before his embracing of Catholicism.  He approaches the question of whether and how philosophical argument can be used in service of religion, particularly Christianity.  I intend to hang on to this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12529514">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Break down of tough questions addressed to Christianity by the various branches of philosophy.  Weeding out of erroneous answers and conservative steps towards maybe knowing the right ones.]]></body>
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