Synopses & Reviews
This book offers the rare opportunity to assess, within a single volume, the leading schools of thought in the contemporary philosophy of religion. With contributions by well-known exponents of each school, the book is an ideal text for assessing the deep proximities and divisions which characterize contemporary philosophy of religion. The schools of thought represented include philosophical theism, Reformed epistemology, Wittgensteinianism, Postmodernism, Critical Theory, and Process Thought.
Review
"Scholars who are interested in getting up-to-date in contemporary philosophy of religion will find this book quite valuable."--Daniel A. Dombrowski, Religious Studies Review
About the Author
D. Z. Phillips is Rush Rhees Research Professor, University of Wales, and Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, Claremont Graduate School.
Timothy Tessin is former Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Wales, and is Visiting Scholar, the Institut für Musikwissenschaft, Weimar.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL THEISM Philosophical Theism;
R.Swinburne Philosophical Theology at the End of the Century;
W.J.Wainwright Voices in Discussion:
D.Z.Phillips PART II: REFORMED EPITEMOLOGY Reformed Epistemology;
N.Wolterstorff On Behalf of the Evidentialist: A Response to Wolterstorff;
S.J.Wykstra Voices in Discussion;
D.Z.Phillips PART III: WITTGENSTEIN AND WITTGENSTEINIANISM Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion;
S.Mulhall Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion: A Reply to Stephen Mulhall;
W.Gealy Voices in Discussion;
D.Z.Phillips PART IV: POSTMODERNISM Messianic Postmodernism;
J.D.Caputo The Other Without History and Society: A Dialogue with Derrida;
A.K.Min Voices in Discussion;
D.Z.Phillips PART V: CRITICAL THEORY Critical Theory and Religion;
M.Lutz-Bachmann Critical Theory and Religion;
M.Cooke Voices in Discussion;
D.Z.Phillips PART VI: PROCESS THOUGHT Process Thought;
J.B.Cobb, Jr Process Thought: A Response to John B. Cobb Jr;
S.Ogden Voices in Discussion;
D.Z.Phillips Index
Part I: Philosophical Theism * Philosophical Theism—Richard Swinburne * Philosophical Theology at the End of the Century—William J. Wainwright * Voices in Discussion—D. Z. Philips * Part II: Reformed Epistemology * Reformed Epistemology—Nicholas Wolterstorff * On Behalf of the Evidentialist—A Response to Wolterstorff—Stephen J. Wykstra * Voices in Discussion—D. Z. Philips * Part III: Wittgenstein and Wittgensteinianism * Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion—Stephen Mulhall * Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Religion: A Reply to Stephen Mulhall—Walford Gealy * Voices in Discussion—D. Z. Philips * Part IV: Postmodernism * Messianic Postmodernism—John D. Caputo * The Other Without History and Society—A Dialogue with Derrida—Anselm Kyongsuk Min * Voices in Discussion—D. Z. Philips * Part V: Critical Theory * Critical Theory and Religion—Matthias Lutz-Bachmann * Critical Theory and Religion—Maeve Cooke * Voices in Discussion—D. Z. Philips * Part VI: Process Thought * Process Thought—John B. Cobb, Jr. * Process Thought—A Response to John B. Cobb Jr.—Schubert Ogden * Voices in Discussion—D. Z. Philips