The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion book pdf download

Author: William Wainwright

About the Author: Professor Wainwright main research was in philosophy of religion and 17th and 18th century philosophical theology. He is the author of several books, including, recently, Monotheism and Hope In God (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and Reason, Revelation, and Devotion: Inference and Argument in Religion (Cambridge University Press, 2015). You can learn more about his work here. Prior to his appointment at UW-Milwaukee in 1968, Professor Wainwright held appointments at Dartmouth College and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and was an undergraduate at Kenyon College.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion book pdf download By William Wainwright

The philosophy of religion as a distinct discipline is an innovation of the last two hundred years, but its central topics–the existence and nature of the divine, humankind’s relation to it, the nature of religion and its place in human life–have been with us since the inception of philosophy. Philosophers have long critically examined the truth of (and rational justification for) religious claims, and have explored such philosophically interesting phenomena as faith, religious experience and the distinctive features of religious discourse. The second half of the twentieth-century has been an especially fruitful period, with philosophers using new developments in logic and epistemology to mount both sophisticated defenses of, and attacks on, religious claims. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion contains newly commissioned chapters by 21 prominent experts who cover the field in a comprehensive but accessible manner. Each chapter is expository, critical, and representative of a distinctive viewpoint. The Handbook is divided into two sections. The first, “Problems,” covers the most frequently discussed topics, among them arguments for God’s existence, the problem of evil, and religious epistemology. The second is called “Approaches” and contains four essays assessing the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of practicing philosophy of religion. The Handbook offers contributors of high stature who present substantive and in-depth treatment of the most central topics. It is a must-have reference for anyone with an interest in philosophy and religion.

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