Philosophy of Religion: Introductory Essays - Softcover

Thomas Jay Oord

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0834119951 ISBN 13: 9780834119956

Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2003

Synopsis

Philosophy of Religion: Introductory Essays is a straightforward introduction to the discipline. While many philosophy of religion books are comprised of short, primary readings from selected authors or brief overviews of particular questions, this book offers a significant introductory essay for a variety of key issues. This approach provides a stylistically uniform presentation of the ideas, allowing the reader to consider central concepts without having to struggle with widely divergent styles of historical texts. The first section addresses traditional arguments for the existence of God, including:Experiential argumentsCosmological argumentsTeleological argumentsOntological arguments Nontheistic arguments In addition to addressing standard issues in philosophy of religion, this book also offers complete essays on topics rarely found in other texts. These essays include discussions of each of the following topics as they relate to the philosophy of religion:divine love gender and race issues divine holiness religion and aesthetics the Trinity These novel offerings fill a void, while breaking new ground for introductory philosophy of religion texts.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Jay Oord, Ph.D., has earned degrees in religion and philosophy from Northwest Nazarene University, Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Claremont Graduate University, as well as having pursued post-doctoral work at Harvard Divinity School. Oord serves on the executive council of the Wesleyan Theological Society and has served as President of the Wesleyan Philosophical Society. Oord is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. After teaching philosophy three years at Eastern Nazarene College, Oord currently teaches theology and philosophy at Northwest Nazarene University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0834119951
• ISBN 13: 9780834119956
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288