Philosophy of Religion: A Reader and Guide

William Lane Craig

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2001

Philosophy of Religion

A Reader and Guide

William Lane Craig

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474465908

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Contents

About this book

Philosophy of Religion is a combined anthology and guide intended for use as a textbook in courses on Philosophy of Religion. It aims to bring to the student the very best of cutting-edge work on important topics in the field.

The anthology is comprised of six sections, each of which opens with a substantive introductory essay followed by a selection of influential writings by philosophers of religion:

I. Religious Epistemology (by Kevin Meeker, Department of Philosophy, University of South Alabama), deals with the rationality and warrant of theistic belief.

II. Existence of God (by William Lane Craig, Philosophy Department, Talbot School of Theology), presents the cosmological, teleological, axiological, noölogical, and ontological arguments for the existence of God.

III. Coherence of Theism (by William Lane Craig, Philosophy Department, Talbot School of Theology), covers the divine attributes of necessity, eternity, omnipotence, omniscience, and goodness.

IV. Problem of Evil (by Timothy O'Connor, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University), treats both the internal and external challenge posed by evil to theistic belief.

V. Soul and Immortality (by J. P. Moreland, Department of Philosophy, Biola University), explores the substantiality and immateriality of the soul and the implications for life after death of the body.

VI. Christian Theology (by Michael Murray, Department of Philosophy, Franklin and Marshall College), handles problems posed by the Trinity, incarnation, atonement, damnation and prayer.

Presenting a sympathetic view of the topics it treats,Philosophy of Religion provides an ideal resource for studying the central questions raised by religious belief.

Key Features

A combined anthology of readings and guide to the subject
Focuses on contemporary issues in the Philosophy of Religion
Emphasis placed on the Christian tradition
High quality introductions to each section provide a survey of each topic
Cutting-edge readings chosen by specialists
Provides a sympathetic view of the topics it discusses

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
GENERAL INTRODUCTION William Lane Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. RELIGIOUS EPISTEMOLOGY
RELIGIOUS EPISTEMOLOGY: INTRODUCTION Kevin Meeker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
1.1 'THE LOGIC OF PASCAL'S WAGER' lan Hacking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
1.2 'A CENTRAL THEISTIC ARGUMENT' George Schlesinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
1.3 'IS BELIEF IN GOD RATIONALLY ACCEPT ABLE?' Alvin Plantinga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
1.4 'DEFEATING THEISTIC BELIEFS' Philip L. Quinn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
SUGGESTED READING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
PART II. NATURAL THEOLOGY
NATURAL THEOLOGY: INTRODUCTION William Lane Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
2.1 'THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT AND THE EPISTEMIC STATUS OF BELIEF IN GOD' Stephen T. Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
2.2 THE KALAM COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT William Lane Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
2.3 'THE PREREQUISITES OF LIFE IN OUR UNIVERSE' John Leslie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
2.4 'DESIGN AND THE MANY-WORLDS HYPOTHESIS' Robin Collins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
2.5 'THE VALUE DIMENSION OF THE COSMOS: A MORAL ARGUMENT' Stuart C. Hackett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
2.6 'SEARLE'S BIOLOGICAL NATURALISM AND THE ARGUMENT FROM CONSCIOUSNESS' J. P. Moreland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
2.7 'THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT' Alvin Plantinga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
2.8 'THE CONCEPTUALIST ARGUMENT FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE' Quentin Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
SUGGESTED READING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
PART III. THE COHERENCE OF THEISM
THE COHERENCE OF THEISM: INTRODUCTION William Lane Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
3.1 'DIVINE NECESSITY' Robert Prevost Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
3.2 'GOD AND TIMELESSNESS' Alan Padgett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
3.3 'ON OCKHAM'S WAY OUT' Alvin Plantinga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
3.4 'ON DIVINE MIDDLE KNOWLEDGE' Alfred J. Freddoso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
3.5 'MAXIMAL POWER' Thomas P. Flint and Alfred J. Freddoso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
3.6 'WHAT EUTHYPHRO SHOULD HAVE SAID' William P. Alston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
SUGGESTED READING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
PART IV. THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
THE PROBLEM OF EVIL: INTRODUCTION Timothy O’Connor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
4.1 'THE PROBLEM OF EVIL AND SOME VARIETIES OF ATHEISM' William L. Rowe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
4.2 'PAIN AND PLEASURE: AN EVIDENTIAL PROBLEM FOR THEISTS' Paul Draper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
4.3 'SOME (TEMPORARILY) FINAL THOUGHTS ON EVIDENTIAL ARGUMENTS FROM EVIL' William P. Alston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346
4.4 'THE MAGNITUDE, DURATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF EVIL: A THEODICY' Peter van lnwagen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	370
4.5 'THE PROBLEM OF EVIL' Eleonore Stump Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	394
SUGGESTED READING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425
PART V. THE SOUL AND LIFE EVERLASTING
THE SOUL AND LIFE EVERLASTING: INTRODUCTION J. P. Moreland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
5.1 'A REFUTATION OF DUALISM' Paul Churchland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447
5.2 'A DEFENSE OF DUALISM' John Foster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
5.3 'A DEFENSE OF DUALISM' Keith E. Yandell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	476
5.4 'DUALISM AND PERSONAL IDENTITY' Richard Swinburne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	496
5.5 'THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD' Stephen T. Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	517
SUGGESTED READING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	538
PART VI. CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: INTRODUCTION Michael Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	543
6.1 'A DEFENSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY' Richard Swinburne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	556
6.2 'THE TWO MINDS VIEW OF INCARNATION' Thomas V. Morris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	568
6.3 'HEAVEN AND HELL' Michael J. Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	577
6.4 RETHINKING THE LOGIC OF PENAL SUBSTITUTION Steven Porter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	596
6.5 'PETITIONARY PRAYER' Eleonore Stump Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	609
SUGGESTED READING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	625
NOTES ON THE EDITORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	627
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	629
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	633

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 656
Keywords: Philosophy

eBook

Published: November 20, 2001
ISBN: 9781474465908