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Reading Philosophy of Religion

ISBN: 978-1-405-17081-9

April 2010

Wiley-Blackwell

336 pages

Description

Reading Philosophy of Religion combines a diverse selection of classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion with insightful commentaries.

  • Offers a unique presentation through a combination of text and interactive commentary
  • Provides a mix of classic and contemporary texts, including some not anthologized elsewhere
  • Includes writings from thinkers such as Aquinas, Boethius, Hume, Plantinga and Putnam
  • Divided into sections which examine religious language, the existence of God, reason, argument and belief, divine properties, and religious pluralism
About the Author
Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, where he has recently been Head of the School of Philosophy and Bioethics, and Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Arts. His publications in philosophy of religion include Ontological Arguments and Belief in God (1996), Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity (2006), and Arguing about Gods (2006) and numerous journal articles.

Michael Scott is lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Manchester and editor of Ars Disputandi, an online journal in philosophy of religion. He has written several papers in philosophy of religion and perception and co-authored Realism and Religion (2007) with Andrew Moore.