Keith Yandell's Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction was one of the first textbooks to explore the philosophy of religion with reference to religions other than Christianity. This new, revised edition explores the logical validity and truth claims of several world religions—Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism—with updated, streamlined discussions on important topics in philosophy of religion such as:
- Religious pluralism
- Freedom and responsibility
- Evidentialist Moral Theism
- Reformed Epistemology
- Doxastic Practice Epistemology
- The problem of evil
- Ontological and cosmological arguments
Other new features include updated Questions for Reflection,and new Annotated Bibliographies for each chapter, as well as an updated Glossary. This exciting new edition, much like its classic predecessor, is sure to be a classroom staple for undergraduate students studying philosophy of religion, as well as a comprehensive introductory read for anyone interested in the subject.
Table of Contents:
1.Introduction 2.What is Philosophy? What is Religion? What is Philosophy of Religion? 3.What Sorts of Religion Are There? 4. What Sorts of Religious Experience Are There? 5. The Importance of Doctrine and the Distinctness of Religious Traditions 6. Religious Pluralism 7. Monotheistic Conceptions of Ultimate Reality 8. Nonmonotheistic Conceptions of Ultimate Reality 9. Arguments against Monotheism 10. Arguments for Monotheism 11. Monotheism and Religious Experience 12. Arguments Concerning Nonmonotheistic Conceptions 13. Enlightenment-Based Arguments and Nonmonotheistic Conceptions of Ultimate Reality 14. Religion, Morality, and Responsibility 15. Faith and Reason 16. Some Further Vistas
About the Author :
Keith E. Yandell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Review :
"Keith Yandell is a first-rate philosopher who has written a clear-headed, fair, comprehensive introduction to thinking about the nature and cogency of 'western' and 'eastern' religious beliefs and practices. It is wide-ranging and rich with sustained, engaging arguments about God, the sacred, the self, values, and nature."
Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College, USA
Praise for the first edition:
The central strength of the book is its willingness to argue points out in detail rather than just reporting on arguments. It is a model of rigorous argument applied to questions of religion.
-Mark Wynn, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane
...Yandell's book stands out as an exemplary work in analytical philosophy of religion and readers of this journal [Philosophia Christi] are indebted to his considerable philosophical acumen...[Yandell] takes us a good way down the path to appreciating the philosophical power of theism. ...Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction is a fine text of interest to the specialist and, with a little help in the classroom, a refreshing resource for students.
- Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College Philosophia Christi, Spring 2003
