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Informationen zum Autor Kevin Timpe is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. He is the author of Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives , and the editor of Metaphysics and God . His articles have appeared in Philosophical Studies , Canadian Journal of Philosophy , American Philosophical Quarterly , Faith and Philosophy , and Religious Studies . He also serves as the philosophy of religion editor for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Klappentext Arguing About Religion is an ideal collection for students interested in contemporary philosophy of religion and related disciplines. This volume brings together primary readings from over 40 of the world's leading philosophers of religion, covering a broad range of issues. Set alongside these works of academic philosophy are excerpts from controversial popular works by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins, in order to introduce the philosophical issues in a way that demonstrates their relevance to everyday life and sets them in the context of contemporary cultural discourse. The volume is divided into 6 parts, helping the student get to grips with classic and core arguments. Topics covered include: methodological issues in philosophy of religion God's nature and existence evil and divine hiddenness providence and interaction the afterlife religion and contemporary life Featuring lucid general and section introductions and a glossary by volume editor Kevin Timpe, Arguing About Religion is an ideal starting point for students coming to philosophy of religion for the first time. Zusammenfassung Presents readings from various philosophers of religion, covering a range of issues. This book includes excerpts from works by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins, in order to introduce the philosophical issues in a way that demonstrates their relevance to everyday life and sets them in the context of contemporary cultural discourse. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Methodological Issues in Philosophy of Religion Norman Kretzmann, "The Nature of Natural Theology" Scott MacDonald, "What is Philosophical Theology?" Al Plantinga, "The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology" Richard Swinburne, "Rational Religious Belief" John Hick, "Religious Pluralism and Salvation" Keith Ward, "Truth and the Diversity of Religions" Timothy O’Connor, "Religious Pluralism" II. God’s Nature and Existence Peter van Inwagen, "Necessary Existence: The Ontological Argument" Alexander Pruss "Some Recent Work on the Cosmological Argument" Wes Morriston, "A Critical Examination of the Kalam Cosmological Argument" Robin Collins, "A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God: The Fine-Tuning Design Argument" Elliot Sober, "Design Arguments" Louis Pojman, "A Critique of the Argument from Religious Experience" C. Stephen Layman, "God and the Moral Order" III. Evil and Divine Hiddenness Peter van Inwagen, "The Argument from Evil" Whitley Kaufman, "Karma, Rebirth, and the Problem of Evil" Richard Swinburne, "Natural Evil and the Possibility of Knowledge" William Rowe, "The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism" William Alston, "The Inductive Argument from Evil and the Human Cognitive Condition" Peter van Inwagen, "The Hiddenness of God" Michael Murray, "Coercion and the Hiddenness of God" Robert Lovering, "Divine Hiddenness and Inculpable Ignorance" IV. Providence and Interaction Derk Pereboom, "Fre...
