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Exploring Philosophy of Religion
An Introductory Anthology

Edited by Steven M. Cahn

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008, 384 pages,

Price: £24.99 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-534085-3

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  • A concise anthology featuring fifty-two classic and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion
  • Topically-organized to provide broad coverage of seven major topics: the concept of God, the existence of God, religious language, miracles and mysticism, belief in God, resurrection and immortality, and religious pluralism
  • Selections are carefully edited for maximum clarity and accessibility to undergraduates
What are the inherent claims that lie at the core of religion? Which of them are defensible by reason, and which are not? Potential answers to these questions and more, from influential philosophers past and present, may be found in this short book edited by Steven M. Cahn. Featuring fifty-two classic and contemporary readings, Exploring Philosophy of Religion: Text and Readings is a topically-organized anthology that presents broad coverage of seven major areas in the philosophy of religion - the concept of God, the existence of God, religious language, miracles and mysticism, belief in God, resurrection and immortality, and religious pluralism - in a clear and accessible format. With guiding introductory material from Professor Cahn, each of the readings has been carefully selected and edited for maximum clarity and comprehensiveness; only the most essential material is included. To further foster understanding, the text also features an appendix consisting of Professor Cahn’s monograph, God, Reason, and Religion , which provides a synthesis and interpretation of the crucial issues raised throughout the readings.

Readership: One-semester undergraduate courses in philosophy of religion

Contents
Preface

Introduction

Part I: The Concept of God

1. God and Goodness , James Rachels

2. God’s Omnipotence , George Mavrodes

3. God’s Foreknowledge and Free Will , Augustine

4. God’s Omniscience and Contingent Events , Levi Gersonides

5. Does God Know the Future? , Steven M. Cahn

6. Does God Change? , William Hacker

7. God and Forgiveness , Anne C. Minas

8. God and the Concept of Worship , James Rachels

Part II: The Existence of God

9. The Ontological Argument , Anselm and Gaunilo

10. The Ontological Argument : A Restatement , Rene Déscartes

11. The Ontological Argument: A Critique , Immanuel Kant

12. The Ontological Argument: An Assessment , John H. Hick

13. The Five Ways , Thomas Aquinas

14. The Cosmological Argument , Richard Taylor

15. The Cosmological Argument: An Assessment , John H. Hick

16. The Argument to Design , William Paley

17. The Argument to Design and the Problem of Evil , David Hume

18. The Problem of Evil , John H. Hick

19. A Defense of Atheism , Ernest Nagel

20. Why God Allows Evil , Richard Swinburne

21. Suffering and Evil , George Schlesinger

22. A Reply to Schlesinger , Jeremy Gwiazda

23. Theism and Modern Science , Nicholas Everitt

Part III: Religious Language

24. Negative Attributes , Moses Maimonides

25. The Use of Analogy , Thomas Aquinas

26. The Inadequacy of Analogy , F. C. Copleston

27. Positive Attributes , Levi Gersonides

28. Experience and Metaphor , Janet Martin Soskice

29. Metaphors Without Meaning , Paul Edwards

Part IV: Miracles and Mysticism

30. Of Miracles , David Hume

31. On Miracles , Paul J. Dietl

32. Mysticism , William James

33. Perceiving God , William Alston

34. Perceiving God: A Critique , William L. Rowe

Part V: Belief in God

35. The Wager , Blaise Pascal

36. Pascal’s Wager: A Critique , Simon Blackburn

37. The Ethics of Belief , W. K. Clifford

38. The Will to Believe , William James

39. The Will to Believe: A Critique , Nicholas Everitt

40. Belief Without Argument , Alvin Plantinga

41. Belief Without Argument: A Critique , Michael Martin

42. Faith , Richard Taylor

43. Faith and Reason , Michael Scriven

44. Theology and Falsification , Anthony Flew, R. M. Hare, and Basil Mitchell

45. The Hiddenness of God , Robert McKim

Part VI: Resurrection and Immortality

46. Resurrection , John H. Hick

47. Life After Death , Terence Penelhum

48. Do We Need Immortality? , Grace M. Jantzen

Part VII: Religious Pluralism

49. The Dimensions of Religion , Ninian Smart

50. Religious Pluralism and Salvation , John H. Hick

51. A Defense of Religious Exclusivism , Alvin Plantinga

52. Religion Versus the Religious , John Dewey

Conclusion

Appendix: God, Reason, and Religion , Steven M. Cahn

Authors, editors, and contributors
Edited by Steven M. Cahn, Professor of Philosophy, The City University of New York Graduate Center

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