Faith and Philosophical Analysis: The Impact of Analytical Philosophy on the Philosophy of Religion

by Harris,Harriet A.; Insole,Chris

• ISBN13: 9780754631446
• ISBN10: 0754631443
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-08-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Analytical philosophy has dominated the philosophy of religion for at least half a century. Its impact is relished by some and regretted by others, but rarely openly discussed. This is the first ever volume critically and historically to debate its influence. The volume boasts world-renowned contributors who have shaped Anglo-American philosophy of religion over the past fifty years, and also up and coming scholars who will help determine its future.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Verdicts on Analytical Philosophy of Religion	1	(147)
Harriet A. Harris and Christopher J. Insole
1 Staking a Claim for Metaphysics	21	(12)
Basil Mitchell
2 The Value and Christian Roots of Analytical Philosophy of Religion	33	(13)
Richard Swinburne
3 Transforming Metaphysics? Revisioning Christianity in the Light of Analytical Philosophy	46	(15)
Elizabeth Burns
4 The Wittgensteinian Revolution	61	(15)
Cyril Barrett
Postscript	71	(5)
Brian R. Clack
5 The God's Eye Point of View: A Divine Ethic	76	(9)
Charles Taliaferro
6 What's Wrong with the God's Eye Point of View: A Constructive Feminist Critique of the Ideal Observer Theory	85	(15)
Pamela Sue Anderson
7 Does Analytical Philosophy Clip our Wings? Reformed Epistemology as a Test Case	100	(19)
Harriet A. Harris
8 Analytical Thought and the Myth of Anglo-American Philosophy	119	(17)
G.W. Kimura
9 Philosophy of Religion: Its Relation to Theology	136	(12)
Ann Loades
10 Modernism and the Minimal God: On the Empty Spirituality of the God of the Philosophers	148	(10)
Giles Fraser
11 Political Liberalism, Analytical Philosophy of Religion and the Forgetting of History	158	(13)
Christopher J. Insole
Bibliography	171	(19)
Index	190