10 Essential Texts In The Philosophy Of Religion

Table Of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Euthyphro, Plato God And Moral Autonomy , James Rachels
2. The Consolation Of Philosophy, Boethius Divine Omniscience And Voluntary Action , Nelson Pike God Everlasting , Nicholas Wolterstorff
3. Proslogion, Anselm ; On Behalf Of The Fool, Gaunilo ; Reply To Gaunilo, Anselm The Impossibility Of An Ontological Proof Of The Existence Of God , Immanuel Kant The Ontological Argument , William L. Rowe Some Puzzles Concerning Omnipotence , George Mavrodes The Logic Of Omnipotence , Harry G. Frankfurt God And Forgiveness , Anne C. Minas
4. Summa Theologiae (I, 1, 2), Thomas Aquinas Aquinas’ Five Proofs , F.C. Copleston The Cosmological Argument: A Defense , Richard Taylor The Cosmological Argument: A Critique , William L. Rowe
5. Of Miracles, David Hume Miracles , Richard Swinburne
6. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, David Hume The Teleological Argument , William Paley Hume On Evil , Nelson Pike The Problem Of Evil , John H. Hick The Problem Of Goodness , Steven M. Cahn The Problem Of Evil And Some Varieties Of Atheism , William L. Rowe
7. Concluding Unscientific Postscript (Selection), Sren Kierkegaard Kierkegaard’s Arguments Against Objective Reasoning In Religion , Robert Merrihew Adams Faith , Richard Taylor Faith And Reason , Michael Scriven
8. The Will To Believe, William James The Wager , Blaise Pascal Pascal’s Wager: A Critique , Simon Blackburn The Ethics Of Belief , W.K. Clifford William James And The Will To Believe , Michael Martin The Reformed Objection To Natural Theology , Alvin Plantinga Religious Beliefs And Basic Beliefs , Michael Martin
9. The Varieties Of Religious Experience (XVI, XVII), William James A Religious Way Of Knowing , C.B. Martin Religious Experience As Perception Of God , William Alston Religious Pluralism And Salvation , John H. Hick
10. Theology And Falsification, Antony Flew, R.M. Hare, And Basil Mitchell The Problem Of Verification , John H. Hick Life After Death , Terence Penelhum The Hiddenness Of God , Robert McKim Religion Versus The Religious , John Dewey

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Offering a new approach to teaching the philosophy of religion, this anthology is organized around ten of the most widely read texts in the field. Presented in their entirety, these classics serve as a framework for a variety of accessible contemporary essays that are also included. The book’s unique structure gives students the opportunity to study in depth complete historical works while also conveying a sense of how today’s philosophers have explored related issues. Editor Steven M. Cahn has annotated each text to clarify all unfamiliar references. He has also provided introductions that contain biographical profiles of the authors and philosophical commentaries on their writings.

Ten Essential Texts in the Philosophy of Religion: Classics and Contemporary Issues may be supplemented by Questions about God: Today’s Philosophers Ponder the Divine , a provocative collection of recent articles on the nature of God, edited by Steven M. Cahn and David Shatz (OUP, 2002).

Ten Essential Texts in the Philosophy of Religion includes the following unabridged classic works:
Euthyphro, Plato
The Consolation of Philosophy (V), Boethius
Proslogion, Anselm ; On Behalf of the Fool, Gaunilo ; and Reply to Gaunilo, Anselm
Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas
Of Miracles, David Hume
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, David Hume
Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Soren Kierkegaard
The Will to Believe, William James
The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James
Theology and Falsification, Antony Flew, R.M. Hare, and Basil Mitchell