Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references (pages 664-667).

"A unique, new anthology in the philosophy of religion, presenting the analytical viewpoint. The selections show that a real affinity exists between recent analytic research in the philosophy of religion and much of the traditional writings by medieval theologians and the rationalist and empiricist philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The author systematically introduces you to the major classical and contemporary issues in the philosophy of religion. This anthology views the total field, reflecting the impact on philosophical argumentation of the recent advances in metaphysical analysis, philosophy of logic, and philosophical psychology. The author integrates articles by lesser known individuals with standard works. He includes areas often neglected in philosophy of religion anthologies, such as prayer and ritual, creation and miracles, morality and religion, and foreknowledge and human freedom. Introductions to each section pinpoint important issues." [Book jacket].

Part one: The existence of God -- Arguments for His existence; The ontological argument; The cosmological argument; The teleological argument -- Arguments against His existence -- Faith -- Part two: Talking about God -- The meaning of predicates attributed to God -- The problem of verification -- Part three: The divine attributes -- Omnipotence -- Omniscience -- Part four: God's relation to the world -- Creation -- Miracles -- Part five: Man's relation to God -- Religious experience -- Prayer and ritual -- Morality and religion -- Part six: The end of things -- Immortality and resurrection.