2. Edition - September 2008
71.90 Euro
2008. 244 Pages, Hardcover
- Textbook -
ISBN-10: 0-7456-3867-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-3867-6 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
Fully revised and updated, The Philosophy of Religion retains the accessibilyt which made it popular with readers, while furthering its distinctive argument that emphasizes the human dimension of religion. This new edition of The Philosophy of Religion will continue to be essential reading for all students and practitioners of the subject.

From the contents
Preface to 2008 edition.

Preface to first edition.

Acknowledgements.

Chapter 1: Religious Belief and the Philosophy of Religion.

I What is Religion?

II The Philosophy of Religion.

III Developing the Concept of God.

Chapter 2: Natural Theology.

I Arguments for the Existence of God.

II The Divine Attributes.

III The Human Dimension of Natural Theology.

Chapter 3: Challenges to Theism.

I Evil.

II Natural Histories of Religion.

III Religious Language and Verification.

Chapter 4: Alternative Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion.

I Revisionary Accounts of God.

II Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion.

III Feminism and the Philosophy of Religion.

Chapter 5: Divine Action and Beyond.

I Miracles.

II Immortality.

Chapter 6: Philosophy of Religion in an Age of Terror.

I Religious Belief and Terrorism.

II Terror, Transience and the Human Animal: Towards a Humanist Revision of Religion.