Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction

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Routledge, May 20, 2016 - Philosophy - 342 pages

Keith Yandell's Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction was one of the first textbooks to explore the philosophy of religion with reference to religions other than Christianity. This new, revised edition explores the logical validity and truth claims of several world religions—Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism—with updated, streamlined discussions on important topics in philosophy of religion such as:

  • Religious pluralism
  • Freedom and responsibility
  • Evidentialist Moral Theism
  • Reformed Epistemology
  • Doxastic Practice Epistemology
  • The problem of evil
  • Ontological and cosmological arguments

Other new features include updated Questions for Reflection,and new Annotated Bibliographies for each chapter, as well as an updated Glossary. This exciting new edition, much like its classic predecessor, is sure to be a classroom staple for undergraduate students studying philosophy of religion, as well as a comprehensive introductory read for anyone interested in the subject.

 

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Contents

Annotated Table of Contents
Introduction
What Sorts of Religion Are There?
What Sorts of Religious Experience Are There?
By comparison between religious and nonreligious experience and their structure
Religious Pluralism
Monotheistic Conceptions of Ultimate Reality
Nonmonotheistic Conceptions of Ultimate Reality
Appeals to Argument and Appeals to Experience
Substance Theory
Questions for Reflection
Religion Morality and Responsibility
Faith and Reason
The Importance of Doctrine and the Distinctness of Religious
Some Further Vistas
Bibliography

Arguments Against Monotheism
Arguments for Monotheism
Monotheism and Religious Experience
Index
Copyright

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About the author (2016)

Keith E. Yandell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Bibliographic information

TitlePhilosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction
AuthorKeith E. Yandell
Edition2, reprint, revised
PublisherRoutledge, 2016
ISBN1317384555, 9781317384557
Length342 pages
Subjects › 

Philosophy / General
Philosophy / Religious
Religion / Philosophy
  
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