End of Philosophy of Religion

Nick Trakakis is Research Fellow in Philosophy at Australian Catholic University, Victoria, Australia. He is co-founder of the Australasian Philosophy of Religion Association and editor, with Graham Oppy, of A History of Western Philosophy of Religion, volumes 1-5, published by Oxford University Press USA/Acumen in 2009.

'This is an insightful, sensitive and judicious book, full of careful distinctions, and it avoid tirades or over the top criticisms of either side. The book will be of interest to students and faculty working in the areas of analytic and continental philosophy of religion. There is a niche for this because there is very little sensible material out there, discussions of real worth, on the analytic/continental divide.' -- John D. Caputo, The Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, NY, USA

• 1. Introduction: The Beginning of the End 2. Theodicy: The Solution to the Problem of Evil, or Part of the Problem? What is a Theodicy? Sketch of a Theodicy The Anti-Theodical Critique Suffering the Consequences The Teleology of Suffering The Challenge of Ivan Karamazov Theoretical and Practical Problems of Evil 3. Meta-Philosophy of Religion: The Analytic-Continental Divide in Philosophy of Religion The Great Divide Preliminary Matters A Question of Style Entering Deeper into Metaphilosophy: Analytical and Continental Approaches Analytic Philosophy Continental Philosophy 4. Continental Philosophy of Religion and Objections from the Analytic Camp Continental Philosophy of Religion The God of the Philosophers and the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Objections from the Analytic Camp Poor Form: the Language and Style of Continental Philosophy Lack of content: the underlying commitments of Continental Philosophy Perspectivism Non-realism 5. Kazantzakis' Poor Man of God: Philosophy without Philosophy 6. After the End of Philosophy of Religion