The past forty years or so have witnessed a renaissance in the
philosophy of religion. New tools (modal logic, probability theory,
and so on) and new historical research have prompted many thinkers
to take a fresh look at old topics (God s existence, the problem of
evil, faith and reason, and the like). Moreover, sophisticated
examinations of contentious new issues, such as the problem of
religious diversity or the role of emotions and other
non-evidential factors in shaping rationally held religious
beliefs, have also emerged.
Addressing the need for an authoritative reference work to make
sense of this rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of
scholarly literature, Philosophy of Religion is a new title in the
Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Philosophy.
Edited by a leading scholar, it is a four-volume collection which
brings together key examples of the most important recent work,
together with carefully selected historical pieces needed to
understand them. Volume I focuses on concepts of the divine while
Volume II explores arguments for and against the existence of a
divine reality, with special attention to the problem of evil, the
problem of divine hiddenness, and the case for naturalism. Volume
III and the first part of Volume IV are devoted to broadly
epistemic issues: the cognitive value of religious experience; the
proper role of evidence in the formation of religious belief; the
nature of justified religious belief; and pragmatic arguments for
religious belief. The remainder of Volume IV introduces some of the
best recent work on religious diversity, tolerance, and the public
role of religion in a pluralistic society.
The Philosophy of Religion is fully indexed and has a
comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which
places the material in its historical and intellectual context. It
is an essential work of reference and is destined to be valued by
scholars and students as a vital one-stop research resource.
Available now at a special introductory price. This price is
applicable until 3 months after publication. For more information,
please contact us ([email protected]).
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