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The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology, the first to appear on the topic, introduces the current state of religious epistemology and provides a discussion of fundamental topics related to the epistemology of religious belief. Its wide-ranging chapters not only survey fundamental topics, but also develop non-traditional epistemic theories and explore the religious epistemology endorsed by non-Western traditions. In the first section, Faith and Rationality, readers will find new essays on Reformed epistemology, skepticism and religious belief, and on the nature of evidence with respect to religious belief. The rich second section, Religious Traditions, contains chapters on Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian epistemologies. The final section, New Directions, contains chapters ranging from applying disjunctivism and knowledge-first approaches to religious belief, to surveying responses to debunking arguments. Comprehensive and accessible, this Handbook will advance the field for years to come.
List of contents
Introduction Jonathan Fuqua and Tyler McNabb; Part I. Faith and Rationality: 1. Natural theology and religious belief Max Baker-Hytch; 2. Evidence and religious belief Kevin McCain; 3. Reformed epistemology Michael Bergmann; 4. Rationality and miracles Charity Anderson; 5. Pragmatic arguments for theism Elizabeth Jackson; 6. Skepticism, fideism, and religious epistemology Duncan Pritchard; 7. Faith and reason Daniel Howard-Snyder and Daniel J. McKaughan; Part II. Religious Traditions: 8. Jewish religious epistemology Samuel Lebens; 9. Christian religious epistemology Sandra L. Menssen and Thomas D. Sullivan; 10. Islamic religious epistemology Enis Doko and Jamie B. Turner; 11. Hindu religious epistemology Thomas A. Forsthoefel; 12. Buddhist religious epistemology Victoria S. Harrison and John Zhao; Part III. New Directions: 13. Trust, testimony, and religious belief Laura Frances Callahan; 14. Religious disagreement Katherine Dormandy; 15. Franciscan knowledge Lorraine Juliano Keller; 16. The epistemology of religious practices Terence Cuneo; 17. Knowledge-first epistemology and religious belief Christina H. Dietz and John Hawthorne; 18. Epistemic disjunctivism and religious knowledge Kegan J. Shaw; 19. Debunking arguments and religious belief Joshua C. Thurow; References; Index.
Summary
The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology, the first to appear on the topic, introduces the current state of religious epistemology and provides a discussion of fundamental topics related to the epistemology of religious belief. Comprehensive and accessible, it will advance the field for years to come.
