Approaching philosophy of religion : an introduction to key thinkers, concepts, methods & debates / Anthony C. Thiselton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiselton, Anthony C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xv, 224 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, [2018]

Summary:

Encountering philosophy of religion for the first time, we are like explorers arriving on an uncharted coastline. There are inviting bays and beaches, but rocky reefs and pounding surf as well. And what tribes may inhabit the land is anyone's guess. But our cautious intrigue turns to confidence as Anthony Thiselton greets us as a native informant. Cheerfully imparting insider knowledge, mapping the major landmarks, and outlining the main figures and issues in its tribal debates, he teaches us the basics for gaining cultural fluency on these foreign shores. Approaching Philosophy of Religion is divided into three parts: Part I (Approaches) provides descriptions of the main entrance ramps to studying the subject, with lively case histories, working examples, and assessments of their lasting value. Part II (Concepts and Issues) gives us brief introductions to the origins and development of ideas, and highlights their significance in the work of major thinkers. Part III (Key Terms) supplies concise explanations of all the words and phrases that readers need to know in order to engage the subject. For students and anyone else reading and engaging philosophy of religion for the first time, Approaching Philosophy of Religion is the essential companion.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Landmarks in philosophy of religion : 1. The ancient world ; 2. From the medieval to the early modern era ; 3. From Hegel to the present day

PART 1: Approaches : 1. Analytic philosophy ; 2. Continental philosophy ; 3. Empiricism and rationalism ; 4. Existentialism ; 5. Feminist philosophy ; 6. Personalism ; 7. Phenomenology ; 8. Pragmatism

PART 2: Concepts and issures : Animals ; Cosmological argument ; Design argument ; Divine action ; Evolution ; Faith ; Free will ; Gender ; God, attributes of ; God, existence of ; Good and evil ; Humanity ; Life after death ; Miracles ; Morality ; Ontological argument ; Religious experience ; Religious knowledge ; Religious language ; Revelation.

PART 3: Key terms

Aesthetics

Agnosticism

Alienation

Aristotelianism

Aseity

Atheism

Causality

Contingency

Creationism

Critical realism

Deconstruction

Deism

Determinism

Dialectic

Dualism

Enlightenment, the

Epsitemology

Essence

Eternity

Ethics

Evolution

Existence

Fideism

Foundationalism

Hermeneutics

Humanism

Idealism

Immutability

Impassability

Linguistic analysis

Logic

Materialism

Metaphor

Metaphysics

Mind

Modernism

Monism

Monotheism

Mysticism

Myth

Naturalism

Natural theology

Necessity

Neoplatonism

Nihilism

Nominalism

Omnipotence

Omnipresence

Omniscience

Ontology

Panentheism

Pantheism

Perfection

Perspectivalism

Platonism

Pluralism

Positivism

Postmodernism

Process thought

Reductionism

Realism

Relativism

Scepticism

Scholasticism

Scientism

Self

Semiotics

Simplicity

Solipsism

Soul

Spirit

Substance

Teleology

Theism

Theodicy

Theology

Transcendence

Truth

Underdetermination

Utopia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Thiselton, Anthony C. Approaching philosophy of religion.

ISBN:

9780830852062

0830852069

OCLC:

1008765628

Publisher Number:

40027808575

99972303478