The philosophy of religion : a critical introduction / Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clack, Beverley.

Contributor:

Clack, Brian R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Theism.

Physical Description:

190 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Revised and fully expanded second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2008.

Summary:

The first publication of Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack's exciting and innovative introduction to the philosophy of religion has been of enormous value to students, as well as providing a bold and refreshing alternative to the standard analytic approaches to the subject. This second edition retains the accessibility which has made it popular with both teachers and students, while furthering its distinctive argument that emphasizes the human dimension of religion.

The text has been fully revised and updated. The traditional emphasis on the arguments for the existence of God is reflected in a newly extended and reworked investigation into natural theology. Recent developments in the subject are also reflected in updated chapters, and, in a move that highlights the originality of the authors' approach, they offer a critical engagement with current world events. An entirely new concluding chapter interrogates the connection between religion and terror, and demonstrates how philosophy of religion might be conducted under the terrible shadow of 9/11.

This new edition of The Philosophy of Religion will continue to be essential reading for all students and practitioners of the subject.

Contents:

1 Religious Belief and the Philosophy of Religion 1

I What is Religion? 1

II Defining the Philosophy of Religion 7

III Developing the Concept of God 10

2 Natural Theology 13

I Arguments for the Existence of God 13

II The Divine Attributes 54

III The Human Dimension of Natural Theology 69

3 Challenges to Theism 73

I Evil 73

II Natural Histories of Religion 86

III Religious Language and Verification 98

4 Alternative Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion 111

I Revisionary Accounts of God 111

II Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion 119

III Feminism and the Philosophy of Religion 128

5 Divine Action and the Beyond 142

I Miracles 142

II Immortality 152

6 Philosophy of Religion in an Age of Terror 168

I Religious Belief and Terrorism 170

II Terror, Transience and the Human Animal: Towards a Humanist Revision of Religion 179

Conclusion: Seeing the Blossom 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745638683

0745638686

9780745638676 (hard

0745638678 (hard

OCLC:

244659855

Publisher Number:

99938787560