SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIGIOUS EXPE

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-984136-3
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

This book is collection of published and unpublished essays on the philosophy of religion by Howard Wettstein, who is a widely respected analytic philosopher. Over the past twenty years, Wettstein has attempted to reconcile his faith with his philosophy, and he brings his personal investment in this mission to the essays collected here. Influenced by the work of George Santayana, Wittgenstein, and A.J. Heschel, Wettstein grapples with central issues in the philosophy
of religion such as the relationship of religious practice to religious belief, what is at stake in the debate between atheists and theists, and the place of doctrine in religion. His discussions draw from Jewish texts as well as Christianity, Islam, and classical philosophy. The challenge Wettstein
undertakes throughout the volume is to maintain a philosophical naturalism while pursuing an encounter with God and traditional religion. In the Introduction to this volume, Wettstein elucidates the uniting themes among the collected essays.

Zielgruppe

Students and scholars of analytic philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wettstein, Howard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Analytische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Man Thinks; God Laughs
3. Awe and the Religious Life
4. Terra Firma
5. Theological Impressionism
6. Against Theology
7. The Significance of Religious Experience
8. Against Theodicy
9. God's Struggles
10. Coming to Terms with Exile
11. Forgiveness and Moral Reckoning
12. Ritual
13. Concluding Remarks: Religion without Metaphysics

Über Autor(innen)

Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside