Value Beyond Monotheism - The Axiology of the Divine

This book expands the current axiology of theism literature by assessing the axiological status of alternative conceptions of God and the divine. It reflects a wider trend in analytic philosophy of religion to broaden its scope beyond the Judeo-Christian tradition.

List of contents

Introduction: Expanding the Contrast Class in the Axiology of Theism Kirk Lougheed
1. Axiological Pantheism Andrei A. Buckareff
2. Picking Wholes: The Axiology of Pantheism Asha Lancaster-Thomas
3. Some Deities are Better than Others Eric Steinhart
4. The Axiology of Panentheism R.T. Mullins
5. Hassidic Idealism and the Meaning of Life Samuel Lebens
6. What Does God Add to an Idealist World? Helen Yetter-Chappell
7. Axiarchism: How to Narrow the Gap Between Pro-Theism and Anti-Theism Perry Hendricks
8. What Eye Hath Not Seen, Nor Ear Heard: Critical Religious Axiology and the Forgotten Future J.L. Schellenberg

About the author

Kirk Lougheed is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Faith and Human Flourishing at LCC International University. He is also a Research Associate at the University of Pretoria. He has published over 30 articles or book chapters. His third monograph is Ubuntu and Western Monotheism: An Axiological Investigation (Routledge 2022).

Summary

This book expands the current axiology of theism literature by assessing the axiological status of alternative conceptions of God and the divine. It reflects a wider trend in analytic philosophy of religion to broaden its scope beyond the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Kirk Lougheed
• Assisted by: Kirk Lougheed (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367540203
• ISBN: 978-0-367-54020-3
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Buddhism, Theology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Judaism, Hinduism, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Non-Western philosophy, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism, Tribal religions, Judaism: theology, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs