Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Parts 1-4

353 Pages·2007·26.41 MB·English

by  Chad Meister

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NotoenCs o ntribuwrs xi
Acknowledgments xxi
Itnr oduccion
CHADM EISTAENRDP AUCLO PAN
PARTI
Philosoipshsiiucnetas hl we o rrledl igions
3
1H induism 5
ARVINSDH ARMA
2 Buddhism 16
DAVIBDU RTON
3 Afrircealni gions 27
KWASIW IREDU
Chinreeslei gions
4 37
CHUNG-YICNHGE NG
5 Judaism 54
DAVISDH ATZ
6 Christianity 65
PAUKL.M OSER
Islam
7 74
MAJIFDA KHRY
PARTI I
Keyf iguirnpe hsi losoofrp ehlyi gion
85
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Augustine
87
PHILCLAIRPY
9
Shankara
97
JOHMN. K OLLER
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lbSni nAav/i cenna 107
10
RAHIAMC AR
MoseMsa imonides/Rambam 117
11
JEROMGEE LLMAN
ThomaAsq uinas 128
12
WAYNEHJA.N KEY
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DaviHdu me 138
TERENPCEEN ELHUM
ImmanKuaenlt 148
14
PAUALB ELA
Si;;rKeine rkegaard 160
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ROBECR.TR OBERTS
FriedNriiecthz sche 170
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GARSYH APIRO
WillJiaamme s 181
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RUTAHN NAP UTNAM
PARTI II
Religdiiovuesr sity 191
18T ruitnhr eligion 193
IANS .M ARKHAM
19R eligtiroaudsi atnirdoa ntsi aosnsaels sments 204
KEITH YANDELL
20R eligpilouursa lism 216
JOHNH ICK
21l nclusainvedix scml usivism 226
HAROLAD.N ETLAND
22N on�theciosntciecpo tfGi oodn s 237
MICHALEELV INE
Mystiacrirs,mt1 h0weno gr lrde'lsi gions 249
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PARTI V
Thet heicsotniccoe fpG to d
259
24O mniscience
261
LINDZAA GZEBSKI
25O mnipotence
271
JOSHAUH OFFMAANND G ARRYO SENKRANTZ
26O mnipresence
281
EDWARDW IERENGA
27E ternity
287
ALAGN. P AGDETT
28G oodness
296
MICHABEELA TY
29 Hiddenness
308
MICHAJEM.LU RRAYA NDD AVIED.TA YLOR
30C reatainoddni viancet ion
318
WILLIALMA NCER AIG
PARTV
ArgumefnotGrso de'xsi stence 329
31T heo ntoloagrigcuamle nt 331
EJ.L.O WE
32T hec osmoloagrigcuamle nt 341
DAVIDOSD.E RBGE R
33T het eleolaorggiucmaeln t 351
ROBICNO LLINS
34T hem oraarlg ument 362
PAUCLO PAN
35T hea rgumfernotcm o nsciousness 373
JP.M.O RELAND
36T hew agaerrg ument
385
JOSHULA.G OLDING
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PARTV I
ArgumeangtasiG nosdte' xsi stence 395
37T hep robloefem v il 397
RICHAMR.DG ALE
38P roblweimttshh ceo ncoefGp otd 408
BEDREU NDLE
39T hep robloefrm e ligliaonugsu age 417
KANII ELSEN
40N aturalriesjtoiicnt dote hresi asrtgiucm ents 430
KEITMH.P ARSONS
41W hyi st hearu en iveartas lrela ,t hteharjn u snto thing?4 41
ADOLGFR UBNA UM
42T hes ociobiaoclcoogouifrnc etal li gbieolfui se 452
MICHAREULS E
PARTV II
Philosotphheioclaolg y 463
43C athoplhiicl osotphheioclaolg y 465
LAURLA.G ARCIA
44E astOerrtnh odoxy 476
PAULL.G AVRILYUK
45P rotestthaenotl ogy 487
DANIVEOLN W ACHTER
46P roctehseso logy 498
JOHBN.C OBBJ,R .
47P ostmodtehreno logy 509
PAMELSAU EA NDERSON
48T heolaongdry e ligliaonugsu age 521
PETEBRRY NE
PARTV III
Christthieains m 533
49T heT rinity 535
RONALJDF. E ENSTRA
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