Philosophy of religion; an introduction [by] William H. Capitan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Traditions in philosophyPublication details: Indianapolis, Pegasus [1972]Description: viii, 214 p. 21 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 201
LOC classification:
  • BL51 .C324
Contents:
Introduction: traditional theism - The theological argument - The problem of evil -- Revelation, miracle, and immorality: introduction - Revelation - Miracles - Immorality -- Faith: introduction - Faith and belief - Psychological dimensions of faith -- Religious experience: introduction - Religious knowledge - Mysticism - Religious language -- Religion and the modern world: the meaning of life - Zen Buddhism - The death of God and radical Christianity.
Summary: This book is for students and general readers. It covers only some of the many topics in philosophy of religion, but those it covers might interest especially the person who thinks about religion today. The variety of topics discussed is broad enough to give the reader an understanding of the richness of the field, and the topics are treated in sufficient detail to acquaint the reader with one typical approach to philosophy of religion. The historical contexts and the historical order in which the topics appear should help the reader to gain a proper perspective on the philosophical status of religion in the present age, removing both deceptive props of religious belief and unnecessary obstacles to religious belief. The biggest problem facing the person interested in religion is the lack of attention given to it. I hope this book will help in some way to show how serious the philosophical questions about religion are.
Reviews from LibraryThing.com:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 201 C244P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 064236

Bibliography: p. 207-209.

Introduction: traditional theism - The theological argument - The problem of evil -- Revelation, miracle, and immorality: introduction - Revelation - Miracles - Immorality -- Faith: introduction - Faith and belief - Psychological dimensions of faith -- Religious experience: introduction - Religious knowledge - Mysticism - Religious language -- Religion and the modern world: the meaning of life - Zen Buddhism - The death of God and radical Christianity.

This book is for students and general readers. It covers only some of the many topics in philosophy of religion, but those it covers might interest especially the person who thinks about religion today. The variety of topics discussed is broad enough to give the reader an understanding of the richness of the field, and the topics are treated in sufficient detail to acquaint the reader with one typical approach to philosophy of religion. The historical contexts and the historical order in which the topics appear should help the reader to gain a proper perspective on the philosophical status of religion in the present age, removing both deceptive props of religious belief and unnecessary obstacles to religious belief. The biggest problem facing the person interested in religion is the lack of attention given to it. I hope this book will help in some way to show how serious the philosophical questions about religion are.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.