Philosophy of Religion Selected Readings

by Peterson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780195393590
• ISBN10: 0195393597
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The most complete introductory anthology in the philosophy of religion, at half the price.With nine new readings and expanded pedagogical features, the fourth edition of Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings continues to be the most complete introductory anthology in the philosophy of religion. Seventy-eight selections provide breadth and depth of coverage in both classical andcontemporary issues, allowing great flexibility in course structure. All standard subjects are covered, including religious experience, theistic arguments, the problem of evil, and miracles. While this edition primarily contains readings from the Western tradition of religious thought, it alsoincludes continental, feminist, and Asian perspectives for contrast and flavor. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, fourth edition offers many pedagogical advantages. Section introductions have been substantially expanded to orient students to major issues, and to help them comprehend the positions and arguments in the readings. The suggested reading list at the end ofevery section has been revised and lengthened, and new terms have been added to the Glossary at the end of the book. As in the previous edition, Study Questions appear at the end of each selection to engage students in philosophical thinking. This broad anthology is an excellent, stand-alone textbook for courses in philosophy of religion. It is also a perfect companion to the accompanying text by the same authors: Reason and Religious Belief, fourth edition (OUP, 2006), as the two books share the same topical organization.

Table of Contents

*=New to this edition

Each Part ends with Suggested Readings

Introduction: Exploring the Philosophy of Religion

The Nature Of Religion

* An Evolutionary Account of Religion

* Buddhist Nonrealism

A Defense of Religious Realism

The Meaning of Religious Beliefs Is in Their Use

Religious Experience

Religious Experiences

Religious Experience as the Root of Religion

Religious Experience as Perception of God

Religious Experiences as Interpretative Accounts

Critique of Religious Experience

A Phenomenological Account of Religious Experience

Faith And Reason

The Harmony of Reason and Revelation

The Wager

The Ethics of Belief

The Will to Believe

Truth Is Subjectivity

Critical Dialog in Philosophy of Religion

The Divine Attributes

God's Necessary Existence

Negative Theology

God Is Omnipotent

Some Puzzles Concerning Omnipotence

Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action

God Is Timeless Boethius

God Is Everlasting

Atman Is Brahman The Upanishads

Arguments About God's Existence

The Classical Ontological Argument

Critique of Anselm's Argument, Gaunilo

A Contemporary Modal Version of the Ontological Argument

The Classical Cosmological Argument

The Cosmological Argument

The Kalam Cosmological Argument

Critique of the Cosmological Argument

The Analogical Teleological Argument

* Critique of the Analogical Teleological Argument

The Anthropic Teleological Argument

Moral Arguments for God's Existence

Knowing God Without Arguments

The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology

Experience, Proper Basicality, and Belief in God

The Case of the Intellectually Sophisticated Theist

The Problem Of Evil

Evil Makes a Strong Case against God's Existence

* Best of All Possible Worlds Theodicy

Evil and Omnipotence

The Free Will Defense

Soul-Making Theodicy

The Evidential Argument from Evil

Horrendous Evil and God

Divine Action

Providence--Risky or Risk-Free?

Middle Knowledge and Classical Christian Thought

An Objection to Middle Knowledge

The Vulnerability of God

God Is Creative-Responsive Love

Religious Language

The Doctrine of Analogy

The Falsification Debate

Religious Language as Symbolic

Sexism and God-Talk

Speaking Literally of God

Miracles

* Is It Possible to Know that Jesus Was Raised from the Dead?

The Evidence for Miracles Is Weak

Miracles and Testimony

Miracles and Historical Evidence

Life After Death

The Soul Survives and Functions after Death

The Soul Needs a Brain to Continue to Function

Problems with Accounts of Life after Death

Resurrection of the Person

* Buddhist View of Rebirth, Anonymous

Rebirth

Religion And Science

Two Separate Domains

Science Discredits Religion

* Reinstating Design within Science

* At the Mercy of Chance?

* The Universe as Creation

* Reflections on the Intelligent Design Debate

Religious Diversity

Buddhism and Other Religions

The Uniqueness of Religious Doctrines

Religious Inclusivism

Religious Pluralism

Religion And Morality

Which God Ought We to Obey?

Ethics and Natural Law

Ethics Without Religion

Glossary

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