This anthology offers a comprehensive historical introduction to the central questions of philosophy of religion. Approximately two-thirds of the selections are from ancient, medieval, and modern sources, helping students to understand and engage the rich traditions of reflection on these timeless questions. The remaining contemporary readings introduce students to the more recent developments in the field. Each of the thematically arranged sections begins with an editor's introduction to clarify the central issues and positions presented in the readings that follow.
Topics include:
traditional theistic arguments
religious experience and revelation
fideism
naturalistic approaches to religious belief
the divine attributes
fate, freedom, and foreknowledge
the connection between religion and morality
the problem of evil
death and immortality
religious diversity
faith, reason, and the ethics of belief
science and religion.
The text can be used alone or in conjunction with a secondary text in philosophy of religion such as Zagzebski's
Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction
(Blackwell, 2007).