The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Religion

by Mann, William E.

• ISBN13: 9780631221289
• ISBN10: 063122128X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-16
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Religion features fourteen new essays written by some of the most prominent philosophers working in the field. Contributors include Linda Zabzeski, Hugh McCann, Brian Leftow, Gareth B. Matthews, William L. Rowe, Elliott Sober, Derk Pereboom, Alfred J. Freddoso, William P. Alston, William J. Wainwright, Peter van Inwagen, Philip Kitcher and Philip Quinn. Features fourteen newly commissioned essays. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the major problems in the philosophy of religion. Surveys the field and presents distinctive arguments.

Author Biography

William E. Mann is Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at the University of Vermont. He has written extensively on topics in the philosophy of religion and in medieval philosophy.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	vii
Preface	xi
Part I The Concept of God
Omniscience, Time, and Freedom	3	(23)
Linda Zagzebski
Divine Power and Action	26	(22)
Hugh J. McCann
Eternity and Immutability	48	(33)
Brian Leftow
Part II The Existence of God
The Ontological Argument	81	(22)
Gareth B. Matthews
Cosmological Arguments	103	(14)
William L. Rowe
The Design Argument	117	(31)
Elliott Sober
The Problem of Evil	148	(25)
Derk Pereboom
Part III Religious Belief
Christian Faith as a Way of Life	173	(25)
Alfred J. Freddoso
Mysticism and Perceptual Awareness of God	198	(22)
William P. Alston
Competing Religious Claims	220	(25)
William J. Wainwright
Part IV Religion and Life
Human Destiny	245	(21)
Peter van Inwagen
The Many-Sided Conflict Between Science and Religion	266	(17)
Philip Kitcher
Theism and the Foundations of Ethics	283	(22)
William E. Mann
Religion and Politics	305	(25)
Philip L. Quinn
Index	330