The philosophy of religion of Alexander Campbell / J. Caleb Clanton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clanton, J. Caleb, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian philosophy.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Campbell, Alexander, 1788-1866.

Campbell, Alexander.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Well known for the important role he played in the American Restoration Movement, Alexander Campbell was one of the most respected and influential religious figures of 19th-century America. Although Campbell's legacy as a religious leader and theologian has been widely acknowledged and documented, his contributions as a philosopher of religion have been largely neglected. The Philosophy of Religion of Alexander Campbell reintroduces readers to Campbell as a philosopher of religion and explores the philosophical basis for the views underlying his religious movem

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Preface

1. Campbell the Philosopher and His Philosophical Influences

1.1. The Life and Career of the "Sage of Bethany"

1.2. Overlooking Campbell

1.3. Campbell as a Philosopher

1.4. Campbell's Primary Philosophical Influences

1.5. The Nature and Outline of This Book

1.6. Why This Project Matters

2. The Revealed-Idea Argument for the Existence of God

2.1. Was Campbell Opposed to Natural Theology?

2.2. Why Campbell Rejected Locke's Cosmological Argument

2.3. Campbell's Revealed-Idea Argument for the Existence of God

2.4. Objections and Replies

2.5. Conclusion

3. From Theism to Christian Theism: On the Arguments from, for, and against Miracles

3.1. Campbell's Argument from Miracles for Christianity

3.2. Campbell's Criteriological Argument for the Miracle of Resurrection

3.3. Hume's "Of Miracles"

3.4. Campbell on Hume's Argument against Belief in Miracles

3.5. Conclusion

4. On the Problem of Evil and the Problem of Divine Hiddenness

4.1. The Logical Problem of Evil and Campbell's Free Will Defense

4.2. The Evidential Argument from Evil and Campbell's Skeptical Theist Response

4.3. Campbell on the Problem of Divine Hiddenness

4.4. Conclusion

5. On Revelation, Divine Commands, and Morality

5.1. Campbell's Moral Epistemology

5.2. The Problem of Biblical Silence and the Law of Expediency

5.3. Campbell and Divine Command Theory

5.4. The Euthyphro Dilemma

5.5. Conclusion

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781572339835

1572339837

OCLC:

843880931