Philosophy of Religion

Name: Philosophy of Religion
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ISBN: 9780534527532

ISBN-10: 0534527531

ISBN-13: 9780534527532

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: William J. Wainwright

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This text acquaints students with the current state of the debate in philosophy of religion and familiarizes them with the issues that will concern philosophers of religion in the foreseeable future.

Book details

List price: $132.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/4/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface



The Nature of God


Possible Worlds and the Concept of a Maximally Perfect Reality


Is the Concept of a Maximally Perfect Reality Coherent? Is a Perfect Reality Personal? God''s Metaphysical Attributes and the Concepts of Timelessness and Impassability


God''s Knowledge and Power


Conclusion



Arguments for the Existence of God


The Ontological Argument


The Cosmological Argument


The Design Argument


Appendix: Miracles



The Problem of Evil


Are God and Evil Compatible? The Greater Goods Defense


The Free Will Defense


Must God Choose the Best? Gratuitous Evil


Conclusion



Immortality


The Possibility of Immortality


Arguments for Immortality


Conclusion



Mysticism and Religious Experience


The Nature of Religious Experience


Do Religious Experiences Have Cognitive Value? Conclusion



Anti-Evidentialism


Fideism


William James and the Will to Believe


Alvin Plantinga and Properly Basic Beliefs


Conclusion



Is Theism the Best Explanation? Assessing World Views


Cumulative Arguments


Comparing Rival Worldviews


Comparing Rival Religious Systems



The Diversity of Religions


Relativism


The Devaluation of Propositional Belief and Truth


Religious Pluralism


Revelation and Rival Religious Systems


Conclusion


Index