God and the Ethics of Belief

New Essays in Philosophy of Religion
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-11841-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 484 g

Philosophy of religion in the Anglo-American tradition experienced a 'rebirth' following the 1955 publication of New Essays in Philosophical Theology (eds. Antony Flew and Alisdair MacIntyre). Fifty years later, this volume of essays offers a sampling of the best work in what is now a very active field, written by some of its most prominent members. A substantial introduction sketches the developments of the last half-century, while also describing the 'ethics of belief' debate in epistemology and showing how it connects to explicitly religious concerns and to the topics of the individual contributions. These topics include: the relationship between God and the natural laws; the metaphysics of bodily resurrection; the role of appeal to 'mystery' in the religious life; the justification of both theistic belief generally and more specific doctrinal beliefs; and the social-political aspects of religious faith and practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dole, Andrew

Chignell, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Analytische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Ethik, Moraltheologie, Sozialethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Christliche Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Andrew Chignell and Andrew Dole; 1. Can God break the laws? Alvin Plantinga; 2. Sleeping Beauty and the afterlife Linda Zagzebski; 3. Free will, evil and divine providence Derk Pereboom; 4. Two cheers for mystery! William Alston; 5. The probability of the resurrection Richard Swinburne; 6. Is God an unnecessary hypothesis? Peter van Inwagen; 7. Direct warrant realism Keith DeRose; 8. The epistemic authority of testimony and the ethics of belief Robert Audi; 9. Kant on the rational instability of atheism John Hare; 10. Does forgiveness undermine justice? Nicholas Wolterstorff; 11. Can good Christians be good liberals? Philip Quinn.