Philosophy and Faith: A Philosophy of Religion Reader - Couverture souple

Shatz, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0072376899 ISBN 13 : 9780072376890

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001

Synopsis

While such staples as Anselm’s ontological argument, Hume’s criticism of the design argument, and James’ “The Will to Believe” appear in this anthology, about half the selections in Philosophy and Faith do not appear in other introductory texts. The books offers fresh topics, such as biblical literalism and “demythologization,” poetic imagery and religious belief, forgiveness, divine “vanity,” the hiddenness of God, heaven and hell, ritual, divine action, religion and the social sciences, and science and religion. The material on the familiar topics are fresh – Howard Wettstein on religious language, Jerome Gellman on religious experience, David Johnson on miracles, and Avishai Margalit on religious pluralism.

To help concretize abstract issues Philosophy and Faith presents selections that deal with vivid cases – such as how to explain the patterns on the Shroud of Turin and how mystical experiences might be explained by a contemporary, scientifically-minded observer. The collection contains articles written from the standpoint of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and non-theistic religion. The introductions are genuinely helpful, the study questions are challenging and useful for writing assignments, and the selections have been edited to reduce digression and assist students to understand main issues.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Shatz is Professor of Philosophy at Yeshiva University. His scholarly work focuses on the theory of knowledge, free will, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. He has co-edited five books and published over forty articles and reviews. He has been elected five times as outstanding professor by the senior class of Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, and was a winner in the John Templeton Foundation Course Competition in Science and Religion. He received his Ph.D. with distinction from Columbia University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0072376899
• ISBN 13: 9780072376890
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 608
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible