Edward R. Wierenga

The Philosophy of Religion

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Philosophy of Religion is an engaging introduction to the main tenets of this fascinating subject, written clearly and with detailed enough explanation to be accessible to those new to the field, whilst providing original and challenging ideas to more experienced students.

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Produktdetails

• First Books in Philosophy
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781405100878
• ISBN-10: 1405100877
• Artikelnr.: 45375251

Autorenporträt

Edward Wierenga is Professor of Religion and of Philosophy at the University of Rochester. He is the author of The Nature of God (1989), and over 30 articles in the philosophy of religion. His research has focused on the divine attributes and other topics in philosophical theology.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface viii
1 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 1
2 The Cosmological Argument for God's Existence 10
3 The Ontological Argument 22
4 The Argument from Design 36
5 The Problem of Evil 50
6 Omnipotence 79
7 Omniscience, Foreknowledge, and Free Will 93
8 Divine Freedom and Moral Perfection 107
9 Miracles 119
10 The Evidentialist Objection: Clifford and James 131
11 The Evidentialist Objection and Foundationalism 143
References 159
Index 166