The Philosophy of Religion

An Historical Introduction
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1872-9
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Fundamentals of Philosophy

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

Zielgruppe

undergraduates studying the philosophy of religion

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zagzebski, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

1. The Philosophical Approach to Religion.

2. The Classical Arguments for the Existence of God.

3. Pragmatic and Fideist Approaches to Religious Beliefs.

4. Who or What Is God?.

5. Fate, Freedom, and Foreknowledge.

6. Religion and Morality.

7. The Problem of Evil.

8. Death and the Afterlife.

9. The Problem of Religious Diversity.

10. Faith, Reason, and the Ethics of Belief.

Bibliography.

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski is the George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Philosophy and Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of Divine Motivation Theory (2004), The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge (1991) and Virtues of the Mind (1996), and has edited Rational Faith (1993), Virtue Epistemology: Essays on Epistemic Virtue and Responsibility (with Abrol Fairweather, 2001), and Intellectual Virtue: Perspectives from Ethics and Epistemology (with Michael De Paul, 2003).

Timothy D. Miller is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.