Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion
Peterson, Michael L.; VanArragon, Raymond J.
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
05/2019
432
Mole
Inglês
9781119028451
15 a 20 dias
720
Preface to the First Edition xv
Preface to the Second Edition xvii
Acknowledgements xix
Arguments for Religious Belief 1
1 Does the Universe Have a Cause? 3
Affirmative Position: The Universe Has a Cause 3
Robert C. Koons
Negative Position: The Universe Does Not Have a Cause 13
Graham Oppy
Reply to Oppy 22
Reply to Koons 24
2 Is Fine-Tuning Evidence that God Exists? 27
Affirmative Position: Fine-Tuning is Evidence that God Exists 27
Robin Collins
Negative Position: Fine-Tuning is Not Evidence that God Exists 37
Elliott Sober
Reply to Sober 48
Reply to Collins 50
3 Is God Necessary for Morality? 55
Affirmative Position: God is Necessary for Morality 55
Mark D. Linville
Negative Position: Atheism, Naturalism, and Morality 66
Louise Antony
Reply to Antony 79
Reply to Linville 81
4 Does Religious Experience Justify Religious Belief ? 85
Affirmative Position: Religious Experience Justifies Religious Belief 85
William P. Alston
Negative Position: Do Mystics See God? 94
Evan Fales
Reply to Fales 106
Reply to Alston 110
5 Does Testimony about Miracles Provide Evidence for Religion? 113
Affirmative Position: The Case for Miracles 113
Charity Anderson and Alexander Pruss
Negative Position: Testimony about Miracles Does Not Provide Evidence 123
Arif Ahmed
Reply to Ahmed 132
Reply to Anderson and Pruss 134
Challenges to Religious Belief 137
6 Is Evil Evidence against Belief in God? 139
Affirmative Position: Evil is Evidence against God's Existence 139
William L. Rowe
Negative Position: Evil Does Not Make Atheism More Reasonable Than Theism 148
Daniel Howard-Snyder and Michael Bergmann
Reply to Howard-Snyder and Bergmann 160
Reply to Rowe 162
7 Does Divine Hiddenness Justify Atheism? 165
Affirmative Position: Divine Hiddenness Justifies Atheism 165
J. L. Schellenberg
Negative Position: Divine Hiddenness Does Not Justify Atheism 176
Paul K. Moser
Reply to Moser 187
Reply to Schellenberg 189
8 Does Science Discredit Religion? 193
Affirmative Position: Science Discredits Religion 193
Michael Ruse
Negative Position: Science Does Not Discredit Religion 202
Michael L. Peterson
Reply to Peterson 212
Reply to Ruse 214
9 Is the God of the Hebrew Bible Perfectly Good? 219
Negative Position: The God of Ancient Israel is Not Perfectly Good 219
Wes Morriston
Affirmative Position: The Perfect Goodness of God in the Hebrew Scriptures 229
Mark C. Murphy
Reply to Murphy 238
Reply to Morriston 240
10 Is it Reasonable to Believe That Only One Religion is True? 243
Affirmative Position: It is Reasonable to Believe That Only One Religion is True 243
David Basinger
Negative Position: It is Not Reasonable to Believe That Only One Religion is True 252
Peter Byrne
Reply to Byrne 261
Reply to Basinger 264
Issues Within Religion 267
11 Is Evidence Required for Religious Belief ? 269
Affirmative Position: Evidence is Required for Religious Belief 269
Blake McAllister
Negative Position: Evidence is Not Required for Religious Belief 279
Raymond J. VanArragon
Reply to VanArragon 287
Reply to McAllister 290
12 Should we Think of God as Masculine? 293
Negative Position A: Is God a Man? 293
Michael Rea
Negative Position B: God is Not Male 302
Kathryn Pogin
Reply to Pogin 310
Reply to Rea 312
13 Does God Take Risks in Governing the World? 317
Affirmative Position: God Takes Risks 317
William Hasker
Negative Position: God Does Not Take Risks 326
Paul Helm
Reply to Helm 335
Reply to Hasker 337
14 Should Christians Endorse Mind-Body Dualism? 341
Affirmative Position: Christians Should Affirm Mind-Body Dualism 341
Dean W. Zimmerman
Negative Position: Christians Should Reject Mind-Body Dualism 353
Lynne Rudder Baker
Reply to Baker 363
Reply to Zimmerman 366
15 Is Eternal Damnation Compatible with the Christian Concept of God? 369
Affirmative Position: Eternal Hell and the Christian Concept of God 369
Jerry L. Walls
Negative Position: No Hell 379
Thomas Talbott
Reply to Talbott 387
Reply to Walls 388
Index 391
Preface to the First Edition xv
Preface to the Second Edition xvii
Acknowledgements xix
Arguments for Religious Belief 1
1 Does the Universe Have a Cause? 3
Affirmative Position: The Universe Has a Cause 3
Robert C. Koons
Negative Position: The Universe Does Not Have a Cause 13
Graham Oppy
Reply to Oppy 22
Reply to Koons 24
2 Is Fine-Tuning Evidence that God Exists? 27
Affirmative Position: Fine-Tuning is Evidence that God Exists 27
Robin Collins
Negative Position: Fine-Tuning is Not Evidence that God Exists 37
Elliott Sober
Reply to Sober 48
Reply to Collins 50
3 Is God Necessary for Morality? 55
Affirmative Position: God is Necessary for Morality 55
Mark D. Linville
Negative Position: Atheism, Naturalism, and Morality 66
Louise Antony
Reply to Antony 79
Reply to Linville 81
4 Does Religious Experience Justify Religious Belief ? 85
Affirmative Position: Religious Experience Justifies Religious Belief 85
William P. Alston
Negative Position: Do Mystics See God? 94
Evan Fales
Reply to Fales 106
Reply to Alston 110
5 Does Testimony about Miracles Provide Evidence for Religion? 113
Affirmative Position: The Case for Miracles 113
Charity Anderson and Alexander Pruss
Negative Position: Testimony about Miracles Does Not Provide Evidence 123
Arif Ahmed
Reply to Ahmed 132
Reply to Anderson and Pruss 134
Challenges to Religious Belief 137
6 Is Evil Evidence against Belief in God? 139
Affirmative Position: Evil is Evidence against God's Existence 139
William L. Rowe
Negative Position: Evil Does Not Make Atheism More Reasonable Than Theism 148
Daniel Howard-Snyder and Michael Bergmann
Reply to Howard-Snyder and Bergmann 160
Reply to Rowe 162
7 Does Divine Hiddenness Justify Atheism? 165
Affirmative Position: Divine Hiddenness Justifies Atheism 165
J. L. Schellenberg
Negative Position: Divine Hiddenness Does Not Justify Atheism 176
Paul K. Moser
Reply to Moser 187
Reply to Schellenberg 189
8 Does Science Discredit Religion? 193
Affirmative Position: Science Discredits Religion 193
Michael Ruse
Negative Position: Science Does Not Discredit Religion 202
Michael L. Peterson
Reply to Peterson 212
Reply to Ruse 214
9 Is the God of the Hebrew Bible Perfectly Good? 219
Negative Position: The God of Ancient Israel is Not Perfectly Good 219
Wes Morriston
Affirmative Position: The Perfect Goodness of God in the Hebrew Scriptures 229
Mark C. Murphy
Reply to Murphy 238
Reply to Morriston 240
10 Is it Reasonable to Believe That Only One Religion is True? 243
Affirmative Position: It is Reasonable to Believe That Only One Religion is True 243
David Basinger
Negative Position: It is Not Reasonable to Believe That Only One Religion is True 252
Peter Byrne
Reply to Byrne 261
Reply to Basinger 264
Issues Within Religion 267
11 Is Evidence Required for Religious Belief ? 269
Affirmative Position: Evidence is Required for Religious Belief 269
Blake McAllister
Negative Position: Evidence is Not Required for Religious Belief 279
Raymond J. VanArragon
Reply to VanArragon 287
Reply to McAllister 290
12 Should we Think of God as Masculine? 293
Negative Position A: Is God a Man? 293
Michael Rea
Negative Position B: God is Not Male 302
Kathryn Pogin
Reply to Pogin 310
Reply to Rea 312
13 Does God Take Risks in Governing the World? 317
Affirmative Position: God Takes Risks 317
William Hasker
Negative Position: God Does Not Take Risks 326
Paul Helm
Reply to Helm 335
Reply to Hasker 337
14 Should Christians Endorse Mind-Body Dualism? 341
Affirmative Position: Christians Should Affirm Mind-Body Dualism 341
Dean W. Zimmerman
Negative Position: Christians Should Reject Mind-Body Dualism 353
Lynne Rudder Baker
Reply to Baker 363
Reply to Zimmerman 366
15 Is Eternal Damnation Compatible with the Christian Concept of God? 369
Affirmative Position: Eternal Hell and the Christian Concept of God 369
Jerry L. Walls
Negative Position: No Hell 379
Thomas Talbott
Reply to Talbott 387
Reply to Walls 388
Index 391