Reimagining Philosophy of Religion

Understanding, Commitment, and Making-Believe

AvAmber L. Griffioen,J. Aaron Simmons

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Exploring how analytic philosophy of religion can expand its horizons to combat old biases, Amber L. Griffioen’s new book argues for reorientations in the discipline aimed at transforming it into a field that is simultaneously theoretically rigorous, socially relevant, and radically inclusive.Drawing on diverse philosophical resources, Griffioen brings the practical and imaginative aspects of religion to the fore as objects for philosophical reflection. Chapters include discussions of topics such as theological realism, religious epistemology, models of religious faith, the religious imagination, and the problem of evil. Ultimately, Griffioen argues for a “doxastically permissive” approach to the religious life understood as a form of deeply earnest play—one compatible with belief but not requiring it.Exploring traditional debates together with a consideration of their limits—and proposing alternative approaches that promise to move the discipline forward in exciting ways—Griffioen’s book is an essential resource for any scholar or student of philosophy of religion.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-10-30
Mått:154 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Expanding Philosophy of Religion
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350328501

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Amber L. Griffioen works on topics in philosophy of religion, moral psychology, contemplative and mystical traditions, philosophy of sport, and the philosophy of pregnancy and pregnancy loss. She is also a certified philosophical counselor and existential coach for reproductive struggle and life transition.

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Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Playing at Being a Discipline? Part One: Reorientation1 Beyond Help? Fairies, Idols, and the View from Nowhere 2 Beyond Knowledge: Toward a Social Epistemology of Understanding 3 Beyond Nowhere: Doing Religious Epistemology from Somewhere Interlude—From Reorientation to Reform: Implications for the Discipline Part Two: Reform4 Beyond the Cognitive: Faith, Commitment, and the Religious Life 5 Beyond the Doxastic: Recovering the Role of Imagination in Religion 6 Beyond the Indicative: the “Ultimate Horizons” of Pretend Play 7 Beyond Faith: Make-believe and the Religious Life Interlude—From Reform to Revolution: Playing the “Spoilsport” Part Three: Revolution8 Beyond Theodicy: Faith-shaking Trauma and the “Purely Intellectual” Approach9 Beyond Closure? “Re-mystifying” Analytic Philosophy of Religion Works Cited Index