Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings

Synopsis

Preface To The Fifth Edition -- Introduction: Exploring The Philosophy Of Religion -- Part 1: The Nature Of Religion. An Evolutionary Account Of Religion / Daniel C. Dennett ; Buddhist Nonrealism / The Buddha ; A Defense Of Religious Realism / Roger Trigg ; The Meaning Of Religious Beliefs Is Their Use / D. Z. Phillips ; Suggested Reading -- Part 2: Religious Experience. Religious Experiences / Saint Teresa Of Jesus ; Religious Experiences As Feelings Forming The Root Of Religion / William James ; Religious Experience As Perception Of God / William P. Alston ; Religious Experiences As Interpretative Accounts / Wayne Proudfoot ; Critique Of Religious Experience / Michael Martin ; A Phenomenological Account Of Religious Experience / Merold Westphal ; Religious Experience Brings About Awakening / Hakuun Yasutani Roshi ; Suggested Reading --^ Part 3: Faith And Reason. The Harmony Of Reason And Revelation / Thomas Aquinas ; The Wager / Blaise Pascal ; The Ethics Of Belief / William Clifford ; The Will To Believe / William James ; Truth Is Subjectivity / Søren Kierkegaard ; Critical Dialog In Philosophy Of Religion / C. Stephen Evans ; Suggested Reading --^ Part 4: Arguments About God's Existence. The Classical Ontological Argument / Saint Anselm ; Critique Of Anselm's Argument / Gaunilo ; A Contemporary Modal Version Of The Ontological Argument / Alvin Plantinga ; The Classical Cosmological Argument / Thomas Aquinas ; The Cosmological Argument From Contingency / Bruce R. Reichenbach ; The Kalam Cosmological Argument / William Lane Craig ; Critique Of The Cosmological Argument / J. L. Mackie ; The Analogical Teleological Argument / William Paley ; Critique Of The Analogical Teleological Argument / David Hume ; The Anthropic Teleological Argument / Robin Collins ; A Moral Argument For God's Existence / C. S. Lewis ; Suggested Reading -- Part 5: Knowing God Without Arguments. The Reformed Objection To Natural Theology / Alvin Plantinga ; Experience, Proper Basicality, And Belief In God / Robert Pargetter ; The Case Of The Intellectually Sophisticated Theist / William Hasker ; Suggested Reading --^ Part 6: The Divine Attributes. Gods Necessary Existence / John Hick ; Negative Theology / Moses Maimonides ; God Is Omnipotent / Thomas Aquinas ; Some Puzzles Concerning Omnipotence / George I. Mavrodes ; Divine Omniscience And Voluntary Action / Nelson Pike ; God Is Timeless / Boethius ; God Is Everlasting / Nicholas Wolterstorff ; Atman Is Brahman / The Upanishads ; Suggested Reading -- Part 7: Divine Action. Providence : Risky Or Risk-free? / Paul Helm ; Middle Knowledge And Classical Christian Thought / David Basinger ; An Objection To Middle Knowledge / Robert Merrihew Adams ; The Vulnerability Of God / J. R. Lucas ; God Is Creative-responsive Love / John B. Cobb And David Ray Griffin ; Suggested Reading --^ Part 8: The Problem Of Evil. Evil Makes A Strong Case Against God's Existence / David Hume ; Best Of All Possible Worlds Theodicy / Gottfried Leibniz ; Evil And Omnipotence / J. L. Mackie ; The Free Will Defense / Alvin Plantinga ; Soul-making Theodicy / John Hick ; The Evidential Argument From Evil / William Rowe ; Horrendous Evils And The Goodness Of God / Marilyn Mccord Adams ; Evil And Suffering In Islam / Mohammed Ghaly ; Suggested Reading -- Part 9: Atheism And Nonreligious Approaches To Religion. God Is A Projection Of Human Nature / Ludwig Feuerbach ; Conflicts Between The Divine Attributes / Michael Martin ; Pain, Pleasure, And The Evidence For Atheism / Paul Draper ; The Naturalist Challenge To Religion / Michael Ruse ; The Encounter Between Naturalistic Atheism And Christian Theism / Michael Peterson ; Suggested Reading --^ Part 10: Miracles. Is It Possible To Know That Jesus Was Raised From The Dead? / Stephen T. Davis ; The Evidence For Miracles Is Weak / David Hume ; Miracles And Testimony / J. L. Mackie ; Miracles And Historical Evidence / Richard Swinburne ; Suggested Reading -- Part 11: Life After Death. The Soul Survives And Functions After Death / H. H. Price ; The Soul Needs A Brain To Continue To Function / Richard Swinburne ; Problems With Accounts Of Life After Death / Linda Badham ; Resurrection Of The Person / John Hick ; The Buddhist View Of Rebirth / Anonymous ; A Hindu View Of Rebirth / Sri Aurobindo ; Suggested Reading -- Part 12: Religion And Science. Two Separate Domains / Stephen Jay Gould ; Science Discredits Religion / Richard Dawkins ; Reinstating Design Within Science / William Dembski ; At The Mercy Of Chance? / Phillip Kitcher ; Naturalism And Science Are Incompatible / Alvin Plantinga ; The Universe As Creation / John Polkinghorne ; Suggested Reading --^ Part 13: Religious Diversity. Buddhism And Other Religions / Dalai Lama ; The Universality And Uniqueness Of Religious Doctrines / Paul Griffiths ; Religious Inclusivism / Karl Rahner ; Religious Pluralism / John Hick ; Suggested Reading -- Part 14: Religion And Morality. The Relation Of Good To The Divine Will / Plato ; Which God Ought We To Obey? / Alasdair Maclntyre ; Ethics And Natural Law / Thomas Aquinas ; A Confucian View Of Morality / Mengzi (mencius) ; Ethics Without Religion / Jean-paul Sartre ; Suggested Reading -- Glossary. Edited By Michael Peterson, Asbury Seminary, William Hasker, Huntington University, Bruce Reichenbach, Augsburg College, David Basinger, Roberts Wesleyan College. Includes Bibliographical References.