A companion to philosophy of religion

In 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to the philosophy of religion.: Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars; 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganiz...

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Contributors: Taliaferro, Charles 1952- (Other) ; Draper, Paul (Other) ; Quinn, Philip L. 1940-2004 (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chichester, U.K Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell 2010
In:Year: 2010
Edition:2nd ed
Series/Journal:Blackwell companions to philosophy 9
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious philosophy
B Philosophical theology
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Religion Philosophy
B Religious philosophy
B Religion ; Philosophy
B Electronic books
B Handboeken (vorm)
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:In 85 new and updated essays, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to the philosophy of religion.: Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars; 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganized; Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism, atheism, the problem of evil, science and religion, and ethics
pt. I. Philosophical issues in the religions of the world. Hinduism / Jonardon Ganeri -- Buddhism / Paul J. Griffiths -- Chinese Confucianism and Daoism / Chad Hansen -- African religions from a philosophical point of view / Kwasi Wiredu -- Judaism / Lenn E. Goodman -- Christianity / William J. Wainwright -- Philosophy in the Islamic context / Aziz A. Esmail and Azim A. Nanji -- pt. II. Philosophical theology and philosophy of religion in Western history. Ancient philosophical theology / Kevin L. Flannery -- The Christian contribution to medieval philosophical theology / Scott MacDonald -- The Islamic contribution to medieval philosophical theology / David Burrell -- The Jewish contribution to medieval philosophical theology / Tamar Rudavsky -- Early modern philosophical theology on the continent / Derk Pereboom -- Early modern philosophical theology in Great Britain / Geoffrey Gorham -- The emergence of modern philosophy of religion / Merold Westphal -- pt. III. Philosophy of religion and religious philosophy in the twentieth century. American pragmatism / Nancy Frankenberry -- Personalism / Patricia A. Sayre -- Process theology / David Ray Griffin -- Phenomenology and existentialism / Merold Westphal -- Wittgenstein / John Hyman -- Thomism / Ralph McInerny -- Natural theology / Brian Hebblethwaite -- The Reformed tradition / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- The Jewish tradition / Robert Gibbs -- The Christian East / Paul Valliere -- pt. IV. The concept of God. Perfect being theology / Mark Owen Webb -- Holiness / Jacqueline Mariña -- Omnipotence / Joshua Hoffman and Gary Rosenkrantz -- Omniscience / George I. Mavrodes -- Omnipresence / Edward R. Wierenga -- Goodness / Paul Helm -- Simplicity / Eleonore Stump -- Eternity / Brian Leftow -- Necessity / William E. Mann -- Incorporeality / Charles Taliaferro -- Beauty / Patrick Sherry -- Divine action / Thomas F. Tracy -- Creation and conservation / Hugh J. McCann -- Immutability and impassibility / Richard E. Creel -- Providence / Thomas P. Flint -- Pantheism / Michael Levine -- Religious language / Janet Soskice -- pt. V. The justification of religious belief. Ontological arguments / Peter van Inwagen -- Cosmological arguments / William L. Rowe -- Teleological and design arguments / Laua L. Garcia -- Moral arguments / C. Stephen Evans -- Arguments from consciousness and free will / Stewart Goetz -- Miracles / George N. Schlesinger -- Religious experience / Keith E. Yandell -- Cumulative cases / Paul Draper -- Pragmatic arguments / Jeffrey Jordan -- Tradition / Basil Mitchell -- Fideism / Terence Penelhum -- pt. VI. Challenges to theistic belief. The presumption of atheism / Antony Flew -- the verificationist challenge / Michael Martin -- Theism and incoherence / Michael Martin -- Foreknowledge and human freedom / Linda Zagzebski -- The problem of no best world / Klaas J. Kraay -- The logical problem of evil / Michael L. Peterson -- The evidential problem of evil / Graham Oppy -- Divine hiddenness / J.L. Schellenberg -- Naturalistic explanations of theistic belief / Kai Nielsen -- pt. VII. Religion and science. Historical perspectives on religion and science / John Hedley Brooke -- Theism and physical cosmology / William Lane Craig -- Theism and evolutionary biology / William Hasker -- Theism and the scientific understanding of the mind / Robert Audi -- Theism and technology / Frederick Ferré -- pt. VIII. Religion and values. The ethics of religious commitment / Samantha Corte -- Divine command ethics / Janine Marie Idziak -- Natural law ethics / Robert P. George -- Religion, law, and politics / Paul J. Weithman -- Theism and toleration / Edward Langerak -- Sin and original sin / Philip L. Quinn -- Atonement, justification, and sanctification / John E. Hare -- Resurrection, heaven, and hell / Jonathan L. Kvanvig -- Reincarnation and karma / Paul Reasoner -- pt. IX. Current trends and new directions. Theological realism and antirealism / Roger Trigg -- Wittgenstein philosophy of religion / John H. Whittaker -- Continental philosophy of religion / John D. Caputo -- Reformed epistemology / Alvin Plantinga -- Evidentialism / Richard Swinburne -- Feminism / Sarah Coakley -- Philosophical reflection on revelation and scripture / William J. Abraham -- Philosophical reflection on mysticism / Anthony Novak Perovich, Jr. -- Religious pluralism / John Hick -- Comparative philosophy of religion / Paul J. Griffiths
Item Description:Rev. ed. of: A companion to the philosophy of religion. - Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1444320165
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1002/9781444320152