James S. Spiegel is a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, USA. His books include The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (2010), Faith, Film, and Philosophy (2007), Hypocrisy: Moral Fraud and Other Vices (1999), and the award-winning How to be Good in a World Gone Bad (2004).Steven B. Cowan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Philosophy and Religion Program at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi. He is the editor of Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000) andWho Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government (2004) and co-author (with James Spiegel) of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy.

The ‘Idealism and Christianity’ series is the first of its kind, an inauguration of a rich conversation in metaphysics that manages to be coherent, insightful, and accessible to students and professors alike.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Idealism and Christian Philosophy Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA) and James S. Spiegel (Taylor University, USA) 1. Idealism and the Reasonableness of Theism James S. Spiegel (Taylor University, USA) 2. Idealism and the Nature of Truth Gregory E. Trickett (Weatherford College, USA)3. What Is that Stone? Idealism and Particulars Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA)4. Idealism and Perception: Why Berkeleyan Idealism is Not as Counterintuitive as it SeemsHoward Robinson (Central European University, Hungary)5. Idealism and the Mind-Body Problem Charles Taliaferro (St. Olaf College, USA)6. Idealism and the Nature of God Adam Groza (Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, USA)7. God, Idealism, and Time: A Berkeleyan Approach to Old QuestionsBenjamin H. Arbour (University of Bristol, UK)8. Idealism and Science Douglas Blount (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA)9. Immaterialism, Miracles, and the Laws of Nature Marc A. Hight (Hampden-Sydney College, USA)10. What’s the Point? Idealism and the Moral Life Keith Ward (Heythrop College, UK)Notes on ContributorsIndex

James S. Spiegel is a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, USA. His books include The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (2010), Faith, Film, and Philosophy (2007), Hypocrisy: Moral Fraud and Other Vices (1999), and the award-winning How to be Good in a World Gone Bad (2004).Steven B. Cowan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Philosophy and Religion Program at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi. He is the editor of Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000) andWho Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government (2004) and co-author (with James Spiegel) of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy.

The ‘Idealism and Christianity’ series is the first of its kind, an inauguration of a rich conversation in metaphysics that manages to be coherent, insightful, and accessible to students and professors alike.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Idealism and Christian Philosophy Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA) and James S. Spiegel (Taylor University, USA) 1. Idealism and the Reasonableness of Theism James S. Spiegel (Taylor University, USA) 2. Idealism and the Nature of Truth Gregory E. Trickett (Weatherford College, USA)3. What Is that Stone? Idealism and Particulars Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA)4. Idealism and Perception: Why Berkeleyan Idealism is Not as Counterintuitive as it SeemsHoward Robinson (Central European University, Hungary)5. Idealism and the Mind-Body Problem Charles Taliaferro (St. Olaf College, USA)6. Idealism and the Nature of God Adam Groza (Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, USA)7. God, Idealism, and Time: A Berkeleyan Approach to Old QuestionsBenjamin H. Arbour (University of Bristol, UK)8. Idealism and Science Douglas Blount (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA)9. Immaterialism, Miracles, and the Laws of Nature Marc A. Hight (Hampden-Sydney College, USA)10. What’s the Point? Idealism and the Moral Life Keith Ward (Heythrop College, UK)Notes on ContributorsIndex

James S. Spiegel is a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, USA. His books include The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy (2010), Faith, Film, and Philosophy (2007), Hypocrisy: Moral Fraud and Other Vices (1999), and the award-winning How to be Good in a World Gone Bad (2004).Steven B. Cowan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Philosophy and Religion Program at Lincoln Memorial University, USA. His scholarly articles have appeared in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi. He is the editor of Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000) andWho Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government (2004) and co-author (with James Spiegel) of The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy.

The ‘Idealism and Christianity’ series is the first of its kind, an inauguration of a rich conversation in metaphysics that manages to be coherent, insightful, and accessible to students and professors alike.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Idealism and Christian Philosophy Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA) and James S. Spiegel (Taylor University, USA) 1. Idealism and the Reasonableness of Theism James S. Spiegel (Taylor University, USA) 2. Idealism and the Nature of Truth Gregory E. Trickett (Weatherford College, USA)3. What Is that Stone? Idealism and Particulars Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA)4. Idealism and Perception: Why Berkeleyan Idealism is Not as Counterintuitive as it SeemsHoward Robinson (Central European University, Hungary)5. Idealism and the Mind-Body Problem Charles Taliaferro (St. Olaf College, USA)6. Idealism and the Nature of God Adam Groza (Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, USA)7. God, Idealism, and Time: A Berkeleyan Approach to Old QuestionsBenjamin H. Arbour (University of Bristol, UK)8. Idealism and Science Douglas Blount (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA)9. Immaterialism, Miracles, and the Laws of Nature Marc A. Hight (Hampden-Sydney College, USA)10. What’s the Point? Idealism and the Moral Life Keith Ward (Heythrop College, UK)Notes on ContributorsIndex