Rethinking Philosophy of Religion: Approaches from Continental Philosophy

by Philip Goodchild

“Philosophy of religion,” in recent decades, has been the study of the rationality, coherence, and truth-claims of classical theism. Yet philosophical reflection on religion has included much more than it has been the creative construction of a religious philosophy; it has critically examined claims for religious authority and certainty; it has explored the principles underlying religious thought and life; it has exposed domination, deception, and illusion, it has explored the subjective, practical, and spiritual dimensions of religion.

This collection brings together essays by a variety of contemporary philosophers who are working in this broader Pamela Sue Anderson, Gary Banham, Bettina Bergo, John Caputo, Matthew Haltman, Wayne Hudson, Grace Jantzen, Donna Jowett, Greg Sadler, Graham Ward, and Edith Wyschogrod.

Genres: Theology, Philosophy

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Philip Goodchild is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Among his books are Deleuze and Guattari: An Introduction to the Politics of Desire (1996), Capitalism and Religion: The Price of Piety (2002), Theology of Money (2007/2009), and, as editor, On Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise: A Symposium (2013).