Philosophy of Religion: Thinking About Faith

by C. Stephen Evans, R. Zachary Manis

Add this ebook to your cart, purchase it and download it immediately in any or all of these PDF. With over 40,000 copies in print since its original publication in 1982, Steve Evans's Philosophy of Religion has served many generations of students as a classic introduction to the philosophy of religion from a Christian perspective. Over the years the philosophical landscape has changed, and in this new edition Zach Manis joins Evans in a thorough revamping of arguments and information, while maintaining the qualities of clarity and brevity that made the first edition so appreciated. New material on divine foreknowledge and human freedom has been added as well as on Reformed epistemology. The discussions on science now cover new developments from cognitive psychology and naturalism as well as on the fine-tuning of the cosmos. The chapter on faith and reason has been expanded to include consideration of evidentialism. The problem of evil now forms its own new chapter and adds a discussion of the problem of hell. The standard features a survey of the field, an examination of classical arguments for God's existence, and an exploration of contemporary challenges to theism from the social sciences and philosophy as well as the natural sciences. The meaning and significance of personal religious experience, revelation and miracles--all within the realm of contemporary religious pluralism--are likewise investigated. A classic introduction thoroughly updated and refreshed for today's student.

Genres: Philosophy

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 23, 2010

About the author

C. Stephen Evans (b. Atlanta , Georgia) is an American historian and philosopher, he is one of the United States' leading experts on Søren Kierkegaard having published six books on Kierkegaard over 25 years. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Baylor University. He holds a B.A. with High Honors (philosophy), from Wheaton College, an M.Phil. (philosophy) from Yale University, and a Ph.D. (philosophy) from Yale University.

He has won numerous awards, and reviews manuscripts for several university presses, including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Princeton University Press, as well as Harper and Rowe. He does the same for several academic journals. He was curator of the Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library. He has organized several major conferences. He served five years on the the editorial board for Kierkegaard Monographs and for the International Kierkegaard Commentary Series. He is a past president of the Society of Christian Philosophers and the Søren Kierkegaard Society.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fine primer on the basics of philosophy of religion. The authors go through the basic tenets of natural theology and the arguments for God's existence from nature, miracles, science, naturalism, evil, and whether religious faith is reasonable to hold.

This is a good book if you understand the basics of philosophy and want an introductory understanding of the various topics covered in this field of study. The authors present a lot of arguments in a lot of areas, but never go too far in depth with any of them. There is a short list of recommendations for further reading at the end of the book.

[Nickolas Wingholt · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very high-level survey of Christian philosophy, addressing some key apologetic points. Overall, pretty good. I really like his categories for thinking about philosophy itself (like critical dialogue), but I found the author(s) oscillating between trying to give unbiased summaries of certain positions while clearly gravitating toward specific options in a given catalogue (looking at you, Molinism). Having an editorial persuasion is fine, but it at times felt like other equally viable perspectives weren't given their fair shake. Recommended to amateur philosophers wanting to apply their thinking to the Christian faith. 1st time read. 3/5.

[Joseph Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid synopsis of some of the key topics in Philosophy of Religion. Evans and Mathis bring some fresh insights into why each of these subjects matters, as well as potential arguments and debates happening within each topic. Great intro for those not well versed in the subject!

[Samuel Rivera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to all the topics in Philosophy of Religion and the different conversations surrounding each of them.