God and the Ethics of Belief: New Essays in Philosophy of Religion
by Andrew Dole
2021-01-19 23:18:58
God and the Ethics of Belief: New Essays in Philosophy of Religion
by Andrew Dole
2021-01-19 23:18:58
Philosophy of religion in the Anglo-American tradition experienced a ''rebirth'' following the 1955 publication of New Essays in Philosophical Theology (eds. Antony Flew and Alisdair MacIntyre). Fifty years later, this volume of essays offers a sampl...
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Philosophy of religion in the Anglo-American tradition experienced a ''rebirth'' following the 1955 publication of New Essays in Philosophical Theology (eds. Antony Flew and Alisdair MacIntyre). Fifty years later, this volume of essays offers a sampling of the best work in what is now a very active field, written by some of its most prominent members. A substantial introduction sketches the developments of the last half-century, while also describing the ''ethics of belief'' debate in epistemology and showing how it connects to explicitly religious concerns and to the topics of the individual contributions. These topics include: the relationship between God and the natural laws; the metaphysics of bodily resurrection; the role of appeal to ''mystery'' in the religious life; the justification of both theistic belief generally and more specific doctrinal beliefs; and the social-political aspects of religious faith and practice.
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