Approaching the Study of Theology An Introduction to Key Thinkers Concepts Methods Debates 4th Edition Anthony C. Thiselton 0830887318 9780830852062

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Author: Anthony C. Thiselton

Encountering philosophy of religion for the first time, we are like explorers arriving on an uncharted coastline. There are inviting bays and beaches, but rocky reefs and pounding surf as well. And what tribes may inhabit the land is anyone’s guess.But our cautious intrigue turns to confidence as Anthony Thiselton greets us as a native informant. Cheerfully imparting insider knowledge, mapping the major landmarks, and outlining the main figures and issues in its tribal debates, he teaches us the basics for gaining cultural fluency on these foreign shores.Approaching Philosophy of Religion is divided into three parts:Part I (Approaches) provides descriptions of the main entrance ramps to studying the subject, with lively case histories, working examples, and assessments of their lasting value.Part II (Concepts and Issues) gives us brief introductions to the origins and development of ideas, and highlights their significance in the work of major thinkers.Part III (Key Terms) supplies concise explanations of all the words and phrases that readers need to know in order to engage the subject.For students and anyone else reading and engaging philosophy of religion for the first time, Approaching Philosophy of Religion is the essential companion.

Cover

Commend

Title Page

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction: Landmarks in philosophy of religion

1 The ancient world

2 From the medieval to the early modern era

3 From Hegel to the present day

Part 1: Approaches

1 Analytic philosophy

2 Continental philosophy

3 Empiricism and rationalism

4 Existentialism

5 Feminist philosophy

6 Personalism

7 Phenomenology

8 Pragmatism

Part 2: Concepts and Issues

Animals

Cosmological argument

Design argument

Divine action

Evolution

Faith

Free will

Gender

God, attributes of

God, existence of

Good and evil

Humanity

Life after death

Miracles

Morality

Ontological argument

Religious experience

Religious knowledge

Religious language

Revelation

Part 3: Key Terms

Select bibliography

Index of authors

Index of subjects

Notes

Praise for Approaching Philosophy of Religion

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