Philosophy of Religion

Beverley Clack is Professor in the Philosophy of Religion at Oxford Brookes University.Brian R. Clack is Professor of Philosophy and A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center at the University of San Diego.

‘An engaging and accessible book which gives a clear, critical account of some of the standard topics in philosophy of religion, and also includes stimulating discussion of how religious belief relates to the very human problems of identity, transience and mortality.’John Cottingham, University of Reading ‘This lucid introduction goes beyond the common approaches in Anglo-American philosophy of religion to include engagements with contemporary social movements (feminism, religious violence). The presentations of the usual topics – God’s existence and attributes, miracles, evil, death and immortality – show clearly and fairly the shapes of the debates on these issues. By basing their approach in religion as a human (but not always humane) experience, the Clacks provide a splendid path into the field.’Terrence W. Tilley, Fordham University

• Preface Acknowledgements1 RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONI What is Religion?II Defining the Philosophy of ReligionIII Developing the Concept of God2 NATURAL THEOLOGYI Arguments for the Existence of GodII The Divine AttributesIII The Human Dimension of Natural Theology3 CHALLENGES TO THEISMI EvilII Natural Histories of ReligionIII Religious Language and Verification4 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONI The Aims and Practice of Revisionary TheologyII Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of ReligionIII Feminism and the Philosophy of Religion5 MIRACLES AND IMMORTALITYI MiraclesII Immortality6 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION IN AN AGE OF TERRORI Religious Belief and TerrorismII Terror, Transience and the Human Animal: A Revised Account of ReligionConclusion: Seeing the BlossomNotesIndex