<p><i>Philosophy of Religion</i> is a combined anthology and guide intended for use as a textbook in courses on Philosophy of Religion. It aims to bring to the student the very best of cutting-edge work on important topics in the field.</p> <p>The anthology is comprised of six sections, each of whic
Philosophy of Religion: Reader and Guide: A Reader and Guide
✍ Scribed by William Lane Craig (editor),Kevin Meeker (editor), J. P. Moreland (editor), Michael Murray (editor), Timothy O’Connor (editor)
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 641
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Philosophy of Religion is a combined anthology and guide intended for use as a textbook in courses on Philosophy of Religion. It aims to bring to the student the very best of cutting-edge work on important topics in the field. The anthology is comprised of six sections, each of which opens with a substantive introductory essay followed by a selection of influential writings by philosophers of religion: I. Religious Epistemology (by Kevin Meeker, Department of Philosophy, University of South Alabama), deals with the rationality and warrant of theistic belief. II. Existence of God (by William Lane Craig, Philosophy Department, Talbot School of Theology), presents the cosmological, teleological, axiological, noological, and ontological arguments for the existence of God. III. Coherence of Theism (by William Lane Craig, Philosophy Department, Talbot School of Theology), covers the divine attributes of necessity, eternity, omnipotence, omniscience, and goodness. IV. Problem of Evil (by Timothy O'Connor, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University), treats both the internal and external challenge posed by evil to theistic belief. V. Soul and Immortality (by J. P. Moreland, Department of Philosophy, Biola University), explores the substantiality and immateriality of the soul and the implications for life after death of the body. VI. Christian Theology (by Michael Murray, Department of Philosophy, Franklin and Marshall College), handles problems posed by the Trinity, incarnation, atonement, damnation and prayer. Presenting a sympathetic view of the topics it treats, Philosophy of Religion provides an ideal resource for studying the central questions raised by religious belief.
✦ Table of Contents
Contents
General Introduction • William Lane Craig
PART I: RELIGIOUS EPISTEMOLOGY
Religious Epistemology: Introduction • Kevin Meeker
1.1 ‘The Logic of Pascal’s Wager’ • Ian Hacking
1.2 ‘A Central Theistic Argument’ • George Schlesinger
1.3 ‘Is Belief in God Rationally Acceptable?’ • Alvin Plantinga
1.4 ‘Defeating Theistic Beliefs’ • Philip L. Quinn
Suggested Reading
PART II: NATURAL THEOLOGY
Natural Theology: Introduction • William Lane Craig
Cosmological Argument
2.1 ‘The Cosmological Argument and the Epistemic Status of Belief in God’ • Stephen T. Davis
2.2 The Kalam Cosmological Argument • William Lane Craig
Teleological Argument
2.3 ‘The Prerequisites of Life in our Universe’ • John Leslie
2.4 ‘Design and the Many-Worlds Hypothesis’ • Robin Collins
Axiological Argument
2.5 ‘The Value Dimension of the Cosmos: A Moral Argument’ • Stuart C. Hackett
Noiilogical Argument
2.6 ‘Searle’s Biological Naturalism and the Argument from Consciousness’ • J. P. Moreland
Ontological Argument
2.7 ‘The Ontological Argument’ • Alvin Plantinga
2.8 ‘The Conceptualist Argument for God’s Existence’ • Quentin Smith
Suggested Reading
PART Ill: THE COHERENCE OF THEISM
The Coherence of Theism: Introduction • William Lane Craig
Necessity
3.1 ‘Divine Necessity’ • Robert Prevost
Eternity
3.2 ‘God and Timelessness’ • Alan Padgett
Omniscience
3.3 ‘On Ockham’s Way Out’ • Alvin Plantinga
3.4 ‘On Divine Middle Knowledge’ • Alfred J. Freddoso
Omnipotence
3.5 ‘Mam'mal Power’ • Thomas P. Flint and Alfred J. Freddoso
Goodness
3.6 ‘What Euthyphro Should Have Said’ • William P. Alston
Suggested Reading
PART IV: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
The Problem of Evil: Introduction • Timothy O’Connor
4.1 ‘The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism’ • William L. Rowe
4.2 ‘Pain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists’ • Paul Draper
4.3 ‘Some (Temporarily) Final Thoughts on Evidential Arguments from Evil’ • William P. Alston
4.4 ‘The Magnitude, Duration, and Distribution of Evil: A Theodicy’ • Peter van Inwagen
4.5 ‘The Problem of Evil’ • Eleonore Stump
Suggested Reading
PART V: THE SOUL AND LIFE EVERLASTING
The Soul and Life Everlasting: Introduction • J. P. Moreland
5.1 ‘A Refutation of Dualism’ • Paul Churchland
5.2 ‘A Defense of Dualism’ • John Foster
5.3 ‘A Defense of Dualism’ • Keith E. Yandell
5.4 ‘Dualism and Personal Identity’ • Richard Swinburne
5.5 ‘The Resurrection of the Dead’ • Stephen T. Davis
Suggested Reading
PART VI: CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Christian Theology: Introduction • Michael Murray
Trinity
6.1 ‘A Defense of the Doctrine of the Trinity’ • Richard Swinburne
Incarnation
6.2 ‘The Two Minds View of Incarnation’ • Thomas V. Morris
Hell
6.3 ‘Heaven and Hell’ • Michael J. Murray
Atonement
6.4 Rethinking the Logic of Penal Substitution • Steven Porter
Prayer
6.5 ‘Petitionary Prayer’ • Eleonore Stump
Suggested Reading
Notes on the Editors
Acknowledgements
Index
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