Like the first edition, the second edition of Readings in the Philosophy of Religion covers topics in a point-counterpoint manner, specifically designed to foster deep reflection. Unique to this collection is the section on the divine attributes. The book's focus is on issues of fundamental human concern—God’s suffering, hell, prayer, feminist theology, and religious pluralism. All of these are shown, in a lengthy introduction, to relate to the standard issues in philosophical theology—omnipotence, omniscience, immutability, goodness, and eternity. For this second edition, each major section ends with an extended reflection by a philosopher who shows how to think through the issues raised in the preceding essays. Also included are a new section on the ontological argument with classical discussions by Anselm and Gaunilo, along with a new essay by Laura Garcia; a new section on religious language; new essays on the free will defense, theodicies, and feminist theology; and a new version of the cosmological argument that does not rely on the principle of sufficient reason.
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About the Author:
Kelly James Clark is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Review:
"...impressive anthology is surely one of the very best available..." -- Alvin Plantinga, Philosophy Department, University of Notre Dame
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- PublisherBroadview Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1551112469
- ISBN 13 9781551112466
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages408
- EditorClark Kelly James
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