Covering the major issues of the field succinctly and lucidly, this text takes an analytically rigorous approach
and makes it accessible in presentation. Pojman writes from an impartial perspective, presenting various options
and points of view while guiding students in their own search for truth over these often emotion-laden, crucial
issues.
Features :
The author presents a sympathetic account of the main theories and arguments in the philosophy of religion.
In addition to the standard arguments for the existence of God, Pojman addresses the challenge of evolutionary
theory to religious explanations.
The text explores the possibility that hope is an adequate substitute for belief, as well as the prospect of
building a cumulative case for the existence of God.
Included is an original discussion of religious experience and the relationship between ethics and religion.
The text examines contemporary work in philosophy of religion�e.g., the work of J. L. Mackie, Alvin Plantinga,
and William Lane Craig.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Cosmological Arguments
3. Teleological Arguments
4. Ontological Arguments
5. The Argument from Religious Experience
6. The Problem of Evil
7. Miracles
8. Personal Identity and Immortality
9. Faith and Reason
10. Faith, Hope, and Doubt
11. Religion and Ethics
At the end of each chapter:
Summary
Questions for Discussion
For Further Reading
Notes Conclusion
Glossary
Index
