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Zusatztext Evolutionary Religion is a very fine book. Its distinctive thesis and innovative arguments expand our understanding of religion, the philosophy of religion, and skepticism Informationen zum Autor J. L. Schellenberg (DPhil, Oxford) is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Vincent University and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Dalhousie University. He is the author of the seminal Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason (Cornell University Press, 1993), which introduced the now well-known hiddenness argument for atheism, and of an acclaimed trilogy on the philosophy of religion: Prolegomena to a Philosophy of Religion, The Wisdom to Doubt: A Justification of Religious Skepticism, and The Will to Imagine: A Justification of Skeptical Religion (Cornell University Press, 2005; 2007; 2009). In 2013 the journal Religious Studies will publish a special issue dedicated to Schellenbergs philosophy of religion. Klappentext J. L. Schellenberg offers a path to a new kind of religious outlook. Reflection on our early stage in the evolutionary process leads to scepticism about religion, but also offers a new answer to the problem of faith and reason, and the possibility of a new, evolutionary form of religion. Zusammenfassung J. L. Schellenberg offers a path to a new kind of religious outlook. Reflection on our early stage in the evolutionary process leads to scepticism about religion, but also offers a new answer to the problem of faith and reason, and the possibility of a new, evolutionary form of religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: Deep Time Religion 1: Half a Revolution 2: First Among Unequals? 3: Evolutionary Skepticism 4: The New Pessimism 5: The New Optimism 6: Imagination is Key 7: The "Chief Objections" 8: Religion for Pioneers Epilogue: Darwin's Door and Hegel's Hinge
