Philosophy of Religion Classic and Contemporary Issues

by Copan, Paul; Meister, Chad

• ISBN13: 9781405139908
• ISBN10: 1405139900
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-22
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the most important ideas and arguments in this resurgent field. The text moves beyond the borders of Western theism to more accurately reflect the nature of the twenty-first-century world.Featuring eighteen original essays from leading scholars, this collection offers a wide variety of viewpoints for a well balanced perspective on both traditional and cutting-edge topics in philosophy of religion.Designed for course use, this accessible text includes study questions and annotated further reading lists to stimulate reflection and provide opportunities for deeper exploration of the fundamental questions of the nature of religion.

Author Biography

Paul Copan is Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has authored and edited a variety of books including Loving Wisdom: Christian Philosophy of Religion (2007), The Rationality of Theism (with Paul Moser, 2003), and Creation out of Nothing (with William Lane Craig, 2004).

Chad Meister is Director of Philosophy at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana. His various books include Introducing Philosophy of Religion (forthcoming 2008), The Philosophy of Religion Reader (2007) and the Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion (with Paul Copan, 2007).

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Religious Experience and Knowledge	p. 7
The Epistemology of Religious Experience	p. 9
Religion and Science	p. 23
Reformed Epistemology	p. 37
Religious Pluralism	p. 51
Religious Exclusivism	p. 67
The Existence of God	p. 81
The Cosmological Argument	p. 83
The Teleological Argument	p. 98
The Ontological Argument	p. 112
The Moral Argument	p. 127
The Argument from Evil	p. 142
A Naturalistic Account of the Universe	p. 156
The Nature and Attributes of God	p. 171
The Coherence of Theism	p. 173
The Impossibility of God?	p. 188
God, Time, and Freedom	p. 202
Divine Hiddenness, Death, and Meaning	p. 215
Emerging Themes	p. 229
Continental Philosophy of Religion	p. 231
Eastern Philosophy of Religion	p. 245
Feminist Philosophy of Religion	p. 261
Leading Philosophers of Religion	p. 274
Index	p. 277
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