Philosophy of Religion An Historical Introduction

Name: Philosophy of Religion An Historical Introduction
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ISBN: 9781405118729

ISBN-10: 1405118725

ISBN-13: 9781405118729

Edition: 2007

Authors: Linda Zagzebski

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An accessible and engaging introduction to the philosophy of religion. Written with verve and clarity by a leading philosopher and contributor to the field Places key issues and debates in the philosophy of religion in their historical contexts, highlighting the conditions that led to the development of the field Addresses the core topics, among them the the existence of God, the problem of evil, death and the afterlife, and the problem of religious diversity Rich with argument, yet never obtrusive Forms part of the Fundamentals of Philosophy series, in which renowned scholars explore the fundamental issues and core problems in the major sub-disciplines of philosophy

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/12/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

William M. Tsutsui is Professor of History at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters (2004), Manufacturing Ideology: Scientific Management in Twentieth-Century Japan (1998), and Banking Policy in Japan: American Efforts at Reform During the Occupation (1988).



Preface



The Philosophical Approach to Religion



The Classical Arguments for the Existence of God



Pragmatic and Fideist Approaches to Religious Belief



Who or What Is God?



Fate, Freedom, and Foreknowledge



Religion and Morality



The Problem of Evil



Death and the Afterlife



The Problem of Religious Diversity



Faith, Reason, and the Ethics of Belief


Bibliography


Index