Classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion

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What can you expect of a book of this nature? This is not an interesting book about gardens nor is it a great novel. It is brilliant analysis of human experience in a logically analytical way in an attempt to understand religion. I was assigned readings from this book when I was in seminary. Read full review

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Born in Scarborough, England, Hick received his D. Phil. from Oxford University. For several years he served as a Presbyterian minister in Northumberland, England, but soon moved to the United States, where he took a position teaching philosophy at Cornell University. He served as Stuart Professor of Christian Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1959 to 1964. Since then he has held a variety of teaching positions in the United States and England. Throughout Hick's career, his main focus has remained on problems in the philosophy of religion. His numerous books, particularly those concerned with the epistemology of religious belief, are marked with a consistently clear and easily accessible style. For this reason, his writings have always been popular among professional philosophers and theologians, as well as among those who are more casually interested in the nature of religious belief or the place of religion in contemporary culture. In more recent years, Hick became more single-minded in his concern with the problem of religious pluralism. Convinced that Western philosophical and religious thought have been too narrowly shaped by preoccupation with the Judeo-Christian tradition, he argues for a broader, more ecumenical spirit.

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TitleClassical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion
Philosophy Series
AuthorJohn Hick
EditorJohn Hick
Edition2
PublisherPrentice-Hall, 1970
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedOct 23, 2006
Length558 pages
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Philosophy / Religious
Religion / Christian Theology / General
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