Philosophy of Religion

by Oord, Thomas Jay

• ISBN13: 9780834119956
• ISBN10: 0834119951
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Foundry Books

Summary

Philosophy of Religion: Introductory Essays is a straightforward introduction to the discipline. While many philosophy of religion books are comprised of short, primary readings from selected authors or brief overviews of particular questions, this book offers a significant introductory essay for a variety of key issues. This approach provides a stylistically uniform presentation of the ideas, allowing the reader to consider central concepts without having to struggle with widely divergent styles of historical texts. The first section addresses traditional arguments for the existence of God, including: Experiential arguments Cosmological arguments Teleological arguments Ontological arguments Nontheistic arguments In addition to addressing standard issues in philosophy of religion, this book also offers complete essays on topics rarely found in other texts. These essays include discussions of each of the following topics as they relate to the philosophy of religion: divine love gender and race issues divine holiness religion and aesthetics the Trinity These novel offerings fill a void, while breaking new ground for introductory philosophy of religion texts.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgments	7	(6)
SECTION I: ARGUING THE EXISTENCE Of GOD
Introduction to Section I, by Brint Montgomery	13	(2)
I. Experiential Arguments, by Terry fach	15	(15)
II. Cosmological Arguments, by Brint Montgomery	30	(14)
III. Teleological Arguments, by Lincoln Stevens	44	(30)
IV. Ontological Arguments, by Robert J. Thompson
V. Atheistic and Nontheistic Arguments, by Anthony Baker	74	(17)
SECTION II: DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
Introduction to Section II, by Robert J. Thompson	91	(2)
I. Divine Love, by Thomas Jay Oord	93	(15)
II. Divine Power, by Kevin Timpe	108	(14)
III. Divine Presence, by Bryan P. Stone	122	(14)
IV. Divine Knowledge and Relation to Time, by Amos Yong	136	(17)
V. Divine Holiness, by Michael E. Lodahl	153	(15)
VI. Divinity in Trinity, by Samuel M. Powell	168	(17)
SECTION III: OTHER ISSUES
Introduction to Section III, by Michael E. Lodahl	185	(2)
I. Faith and Reason, by Henry W. Spaulding II	187	(14)
II. Theodicy, by Thomas Jay Oord	201	(16)
III. Religious Ethics, by T. Scott Daniels	217	(14)
IV. Religion and Aesthetics, by Kenton Stiles	231	(13)
V. Do Race and Gender Matter? by Christina M. Gschwandtner	244	(15)
VI. Religious Pluralism, by Mark Grear Mann	259
VII. Immortality and the Afterlife, by Eric Manchester	275