Religion : key concepts in philosophy

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Title:

Religion : key concepts in philosophy

Author:

Sweetman, Brendan.

ISBN:

9780826486271

Personal Author:

Sweetman, Brendan.

Publication Information:

London : Continuum, 2007.

Physical Description:

viii, 172 p. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Key concepts in philosophy.

Key concepts in philosophy

Contents:

Introduction : the God question -- Is your worldview reasonable? -- Some terminology -- Faith and reason -- First cause and design -- kalãm cosmological argument -- St. Thomas's version of the cosmological argument -- teleological argument -- anthropic argument from design -- Necessary being, morality and miracles -- ontological argument -- God and morality -- argument from miracles -- What is God like? -- classical view of God -- Challenges to the classical view -- God's omnipotence -- God's omniscience -- note on Eastern views of God -- God and evil -- Evil, and the problem of evil -- Problems of evil : logical, evidential, existential -- evidential problem of evil -- Theistic replies : the free-will defence -- Explaining evil within theism -- Augustinian and Irenaean theodicies --

Religious experience and God -- What is a religious experience? -- Two types of argument from religious experience -- contemporary argument : reformed epistemology -- John Hick on religious experience -- Religion and science -- Galileo affair -- Atheism, naturalism and science -- theory of evolution -- evidence for evolution -- Evolution, religion and creationism -- Is evolution a threat to religious belief? -- Mind, soul and immortality -- Religious diversity : is there a true religion? -- Religious exclusivism -- Religious pluralism -- Religious inclusivism -- Notes -- Guide to further reading -- Index.

Subject Term:

Religion -- Philosophy.

Science -- Philosophy.

Religion and science.

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Summary

The philosophy of religion is a core area in the study of philosophy, as well as being a subject of growing contemporary interest. It encompasses some of the major and most complex philosophical questions. Does God exist? What is God's nature? Why does God allow evil? What is a religious experience? Are religion and science compatible? What relevance does evolution have for religious belief? It also covers questions concerning the challenge of religious pluralism, a topic of great contemporary relevance.
Written with the specific needs of students new to philosophy in mind, Religion: Key Concepts in Philosophy covers the work of major thinkers and outlines clearly the central questions and arguments encountered in studying the philosophy of religion. This is an engaging and clear introduction to a major component of the undergraduate philosophy curriculum, as well as being an ideal support for general readers.