Readings in Philosophy of Religion: Ancient to Contemporary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405180919 ISBN 13: 9781405180917

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

Comprised of readings from ancient to modern times, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the central questions of the philosophy of religion.

• Provides a history of the philosophy of religion, from antiquity up to the twentieth century
• Each section is preceded by extensive commentary written by the editors, followed by readings that are arranged chronologically
• Designed to be accessible to both undergraduate and graduate students

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This anthology offers a comprehensive historical introduction to the central questions of philosophy of religion. Approximately two-thirds of the selections are from ancient, medieval, and modern sources, helping students to understand and engage the rich traditions of reflection on these timeless questions. The remaining contemporary readings introduce students to the more recent developments in the field. Each of the thematically arranged sections begins with an editor’s introduction to clarify the central issues and positions presented in the readings that follow.

Topics include:

• traditional theistic arguments
• religious experience and revelation
• fideism
• naturalistic approaches to religious belief
• the divine attributes
• fate, freedom, and foreknowledge
• the connection between religion and morality
• the problem of evil
• death and immortality
• religious diversity
• faith, reason, and the ethics of belief
• science and religion.

The text can be used alone or in conjunction with a secondary text in philosophy of religion such as Zagzebski's Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).

About the Author:

Linda 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), Virtues of the Mind (1996), Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and On Epistemology (2008).

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1405180919
• ISBN 13: 9781405180917
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Zagzebski Linda, Miller Timothy D.