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Reason and Religious Belief An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

by: Peterson, Michael; Hasker, William; Reichenbach, Bruce; Basinger, David

Reason and Religious Belief An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

by: Peterson, Michael; Hasker, William; Reichenbach, Bruce; Basinger, David

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/23/1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Drawing from both classical and contemporary discussions, the authors examine topics of religious experience, faith and reason, theistic arguments, the problem of evil, religious language, miracles, life after death, and much more. The volume is enhanced by study questions and suggestions for further reading. The book also may serve as a companion to the authors' 1996 anthology, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION.

Introduction
Thinking about God: The Search for the Ultimate
Defining Religion
What is Philosophy of Religion?
The God of Theism
The Religious Ambiguity of Life
Our Task
Religious Experience: What Does it Mean to Encounter the Divine?
Types of Religious Experience
Religious Experience as a Feeling
Religious Experience as a Perceptual Experience
Religious Epxerience as Interpretation in Supernatural Terms
Can Religious Experience Justify Religious Belief?
The Principle of Credulity
Diversity of Religious Experiences
Is There a Common Core to Religious Experience?
Faith and Reason: How Are They Related?
Can Reason Be Trusted?
Strong Rationalism
Fideism
Critical Rationalism
The Divine Attributes: What is God Like?
Prefect and Worthy of Worship
Necessary and Self-Existent
Personal and Free Creator
All-Powerful, All-Knowing, and Perfectly Good
God, Providence, and Human Freedom
God Eternal -- Timeless or Everlasting
Theistic Arguments: Is There Evidence for God's Existence?
Theistic Arguments as Proof
The Ontological Argument
Contemporary Versions of the Ontological Argument
The Cosmological Argument
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
An Athestic Argument for the Big Bang
The Atemporal Cosmological Argument
The Analogical Teleological Argument
The Probabilistic Teleological Argument
The Moral Argument
Cummulative Case Arguments and God
The God of Religion and the God of Philosophy
The Problem of Evil: The Case Against God's Existence
The Logical Problem of Evil
The Evidential Problem of Evil
Defense and Theodicy
Themes in Theodicy
Some Important Global Theodicies
Theodicy and the Assessment of Theism
Knowing God Without Arguments: Does Theism Need a Basis?
Evidentialism
Critique of Evidentialism
Plantinga on Properly Basic Beliefs
Alson on Perceiving God
Concluding Observations
Religious Language: How Can We Speak Meaningfully of God?
Human Language and the Infinite
The Classical Theory of Analogy
Verification and Falsification Issues
The Functions of Religious Discourse
Religious Language as Symbolic
Can Talk of God Be Literal?
Miracles: Does God Intervene in Earthly Affairs
Miracles Defined
Miracles as Historical Events
Miracles as Unexplainable Events
Practical Considerations
Life After Death: Are There Reasons for Hope?
Terminology
Concepts of Life After Death
Personal Identity and the Soul
Immortality of the Soul
Criticism of the Soul-Concept
The Self as Psychophysical Unity
Re-creation and Spatio-Temporal Continuity
A Posteriori Arguments for Life After Death
A Priori Arguments for Life After Death
Prospects
Religion and Science: Compatible or Incompatible?
Do Religion and Science Conflict?
Are Religion and Science Independent?
Is Dialogue Possible?
Attempts at Integration?
Summary
Religious Diversity: How Can We Understand Differences Among Religions?
Religious Diversity
Exclusivism
Critique of Exclusivism
Pluralism
Critique of Pluralism
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