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<p>List of Contributors xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgements xviii</p> <p>Introduction to the Second Edition 1<br /><i>Paul Draper and Charles Taliaferro</i></p> <p><b>Part I: Philosophical Issues in the Religions of the World </b><b>3</b></p> <p>1 Hinduism 5<br /><i>Jonardon Ganeri</i></p> <p>2 Buddhism 13<br /><i>Paul J. Griffiths</i></p> <p>3 Chinese Confucianism and Daoism 23<br /><i>Chad Hansen</i></p> <p>4 African Religions from a Philosophical Point of View 34<br /><i>Kwasi Wiredu</i></p> <p>5 Judaism 44<br /><i>Lenn E. Goodman</i></p> <p>6 Christianity 59<br /><i>William J. Wainwright</i></p> <p>7 Philosophy in the Islamic Context 67<br /><i>Aziz A. Esmail and Azim A. Nanji</i></p> <p><b>Part II: Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion in Western History </b><b>81</b></p> <p>8 Ancient Philosophical Theology 83<br /><i>Kevin L. Flannery</i></p> <p>9 The Christian Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 91<br /><i>Scott MacDonald</i></p> <p>10 The Islamic Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 99<br /><i>David Burrell</i></p> <p>11 The Jewish Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 106<br /><i>Tamar Rudavsky</i></p> <p>12 Early Modern Philosophical Theology on the Continent 114<br /><i>Derk Pereboom</i></p> <p>13 Early Modern Philosophical Theology in Great Britain 124<br /><i>Geoffrey Gorham</i></p> <p>14 The Emergence of Modern Philosophy of Religion 133<br /><i>Merold Westphal</i></p> <p><b>Part III: Philosophy of Religion and Religious Philosophy in the Twentieth Century </b><b>141</b></p> <p>15 American Pragmatism 143<br /><i>Nancy Frankenberry</i></p> <p>16 Personalism 151<br /><i>Patricia A. Sayre</i></p> <p>17 Process Theology 159<br /><i>David Ray Griffin</i></p> <p>18 Phenomenology and Existentialism 167<br /><i>Merold Westphal</i></p> <p>19 Wittgenstein 176<br /><i>John Hyman</i></p> <p>20 Thomism 189<br /><i>Ralph McInerny</i></p> <p>21 Natural Theology 196<br /><i>Brian Hebblethwaite</i></p> <p>22 The Reformed Tradition 204<br /><i>Nicholas Wolterstorff</i></p> <p>23 The Jewish Tradition 210<br /><i>Robert Gibbs</i></p> <p>24 The Christian East 217<br /><i>Paul Valliere</i></p> <p><b>Part IV: The Concept of God </b><b>225</b></p> <p>25 Perfect Being Theology 227<br /><i>Mark Owen Webb</i></p> <p>26 Holiness 235<br /><i>Jacqueline Mariña</i></p> <p>27 Omnipotence 243<br /><i>Joshua Hoffman and Gary Rosenkrantz</i></p> <p>28 Omniscience 251<br /><i>George I. Mavrodes</i></p> <p>29 Omnipresence 258<br /><i>Edward R. Wierenga</i></p> <p>30 Goodness 263<br /><i>Paul Helm</i></p> <p>31 Simplicity 270<br /><i>Eleonore Stump</i></p> <p>32 Eternity 278<br /><i>Brian Leftow</i></p> <p>33 Necessity 285<br /><i>William E. Mann</i></p> <p>34 Incorporeality 292<br /><i>Charles Taliaferro</i></p> <p>35 Beauty 300<br /><i>Patrick Sherry</i></p> <p>36 Divine Action 308<br /><i>Thomas F. Tracy</i></p> <p>37 Creation and Conservation 315<br /><i>Hugh J. McCann</i></p> <p>38 Immutability and Impassibility 322<br /><i>Richard E. Creel</i></p> <p>39 Providence 329<br /><i>Thomas P. Flint</i></p> <p>40 Pantheism 337<br /><i>Michael Levine</i></p> <p>41 Religious Language 348<br /><i>Janet Soskice</i></p> <p><b>Part V: The Justification of Religious Belief </b><b>357</b></p> <p>42 Ontological Arguments 359<br /><i>Peter van Inwagen</i></p> <p>43 Cosmological Arguments 368<br /><i>William L. Rowe</i></p> <p>44 Teleological and Design Arguments 375<br /><i>Laura L. Garcia</i></p> <p>45 Moral Arguments 385<br /><i>C. Stephen Evans</i></p> <p>46 Arguments from Consciousness and Free Will 392<br /><i>Stewart Goetz</i></p> <p>47 Miracles 398<br /><i>George N. Schlesinger</i></p> <p>48 Religious Experience 405<br /><i>Keith E. Yandell</i></p> <p>49 Cumulative Cases 414<br /><i>Paul Draper</i></p> <p>50 Pragmatic Arguments 425<br /><i>Jeffrey Jordan</i></p> <p>51 Tradition 434<br /><i>Basil Mitchell</i></p> <p>52 Fideism 441<br /><i>Terence Penelhum</i></p> <p><b>Part VI: Challenges to Theistic Belief </b><b>449</b></p> <p>53 The Presumption of Atheism 451<br /><i>Antony Flew</i></p> <p>54 The Verificationist Challenge 458<br /><i>Michael Martin</i></p> <p>55 Theism and Incoherence 467<br /><i>Michael Martin</i></p> <p>56 Foreknowledge and Human Freedom 474<br /><i>Linda Zagzebski</i></p> <p>57 The Problem of No Best World 482<br /><i>Klaas J. Kraay</i></p> <p>58 The Logical Problem of Evil 491<br /><i>Michael L. Peterson</i></p> <p>59 The Evidential Problem of Evil 500<br /><i>Graham Oppy</i></p> <p>60 Divine Hiddenness 509<br /><i>J. L. Schellenberg</i></p> <p>61 Naturalistic Explanations of Theistic Belief 519<br /><i>Kai Nielsen</i></p> <p><b>Part VII: Religion and Science </b><b>527</b></p> <p>62 Historical Perspectives on Religion and Science 529<br /><i>John Hedley Brooke</i></p> <p>63 Theism and Physical Cosmology 539<br /><i>William Lane Craig</i></p> <p>64 Theism and Evolutionary Biology 548<br /><i>William Hasker</i></p> <p>65 Theism and the Scientific Understanding of the Mind 557<br /><i>Robert Audi</i></p> <p>66 Theism and Technology 566<br /><i>Frederick Ferré</i></p> <p><b>Part VIII: Religion and Values </b><b>575</b></p> <p>67 The Ethics of Religious Commitment 577<br /><i>Samantha Corte</i></p> <p>68 Divine Command Ethics 585<br /><i>Janine Marie Idziak</i></p> <p>69 Natural Law Ethics 593<br /><i>Robert P. George</i></p> <p>70 Religion, Law, and Politics 598<br /><i>Paul J. Weithman</i></p> <p>71 Theism and Toleration 606<br /><i>Edward Langerak</i></p> <p>72 Sin and Original Sin 614<br /><i>Philip L. Quinn</i></p> <p>73 Atonement, Justification, and Sanctification 622<br /><i>John E. Hare</i></p> <p>74 Resurrection, Heaven, and Hell 630<br /><i>Jonathan L. Kvanvig</i></p> <p>75 Reincarnation and Karma 639<br /><i>Paul Reasoner</i></p> <p><b>Part IX: Current Trends and New Directions </b><b>649</b></p> <p>76 Theological Realism and Antirealism 651<br /><i>Roger Trigg</i></p> <p>77 Wittgensteinian Philosophy of Religion 659<br /><i>John H. Whittaker</i></p> <p>78 Continental Philosophy of Religion 667<br /><i>John D. Caputo</i></p> <p>79 Reformed Epistemology 674<br /><i>Alvin Plantinga</i></p> <p>80 Evidentialism 681<br /><i>Richard Swinburne</i></p> <p>81 Feminism 689<br /><i>Sarah Coakley</i></p> <p>82 Philosophical Reflection on Revelation and Scripture 695<br /><i>William J. Abraham</i></p> <p>83 Philosophical Reflection on Mysticism 702<br /><i>Anthony Novak Perovich, Jr.</i></p> <p>84 Religious Pluralism 710<br /><i>John Hick</i></p> <p>85 Comparative Philosophy of Religion 718<br /><i>Paul J. Griffiths</i></p> <p>Resources for Further Study 724</p> <p>Index 726</p>

<p>“Overall, this work is an effective introduction into an analytical approach to the philosophy of religion, with enough other perspectives included to provide a good starting point for other research. A great textbook for any philosophy of religion or religious studies course, that remains a useful reference point outside of the classroom context.”  (<i>Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews</i>, 5 April 2014)</p> <p>"All in all, specialists and nonspecialists alike will find this guide to the discipline a readily accessible and immensely valuable resource. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers." (Choice, 1July 2011)</p> <p> </p>

<b>Charles Taliaferro</b> is professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and the author or editor of eleven books, including <i>Evidence and Faith: Philosophy and Religion since the Seventeenth Century</i> (2005). He is on the editorial board of <i>American Philosophical Quarterly</i>, <i>Philosophy Compass</i>, <i>Sophia</i>, and <i>Religious Studies</i>, and has been a visiting scholar at NYU and Oxford, Princeton, and Columbia Universities. <p><b>Paul Draper</b> is professor of philosophy at Purdue University and a former president of the Society for Philosophy of Religion. He is the author of the article "Pain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists" in <i>Nous</i> (1989) and the editor of <i>God or Blind Nature? Philosophers Debate the Evidence</i> (2007). He is editor of <i>Philo: A Journal of Philosophy</i> and serves on the editorial boards of <i>International Journal for Philosophy of Religion</i> and <i>Faith and Philosophy</i>.</p> <p><b>Philip L. Quinn (1940-2004)</b> was John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He was author of <i>Divine Commands and Moral Requirements</i> (1978) and of numerous articles in philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, theoretical physics, religious ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, value theory, political philosophy, and philosophy and literature.</p>

In 85 new and updated essays written by an outstanding cast of leading scholars and rising stars in the field, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative guide to philosophy of religion. <p>This extensively revised second edition contains 22 new entries combined with updated and reorganized material from the previous edition. Coverage of the challenges to theism, the justification of theistic belief, and the history of philosophy of religion has been expanded. An entirely new section, “Current Trends and New Directions,” contains 10 entries, including new essays on Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion, continental philosophy of religion, evidentialism, and philosophical reflection on mysticism.</p> <p>Engagingly written in a style that appeals both to the non-specialist and to the professional philosopher, this volume provides a broad survey of the issues in the philosophy of religion and offers an invaluable reference resource which will be referred to again and again.</p>

<b>Praise for the first edition:</b> <p>"I must congratulate the editors on the volume. It is very comprehensive - bringing in the different religious traditions of the world and their philosophies, the history of the philosophy of religion, and some of its most modern developments. I think it has got the balance of its articles exactly right, focusing on the modern detailed analytic work, but not neglecting the wider perspective. It is very readable, and the various articles will serve as useful introductions to topics for students; it is a very valuable resource."<br /> —<b>Professor Swinburne</b>, Oriel College, University of Oxford</p> <p>"A superb collection! The topics are just right: from the religions of the world and currents in recent philosophy of religion to the theistic conception of God and the justification of theistic belief. The writing is authoritative, but also lively and stimulating. The book will be a valuable reference resource for years to come."<br /> —<b>Robert L. Arrington</b>, Georgia State University</p> <p>"Blackwell's <i>Companions to Philosophy</i> have already established themselves as up-to-date and reliable guides to the central fields within the discipline. This present volume which, offers a remarkably wide-ranging survey of philosophy of religion and philosophical theology in crisp and manageable essays by acknowledged authorities, is no exception."<br /> <i>—The Tablet</i></p>

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