Readings in the Philosophy of Religion - Third Edition - Paperback

by Kelly James Clark (Editor)

This anthology contains the best of both classical and contemporary sources, offering a balanced historical approach to the philosophy of religion while reflecting the latest developments in the field. The included readings grapple with issues that are existentially compelling and provocative regardless of one's religious leanings. Topics are covered in a point-counterpoint manner designed to foster deep reflection. This third edition contains an entirely new section on early Chinese religion as well as new essays on religious language, feminism, and the cognitive science of religion.

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This anthology contains the best of both classical and contemporary sources, offering a balanced historical approach to the philosophy of religion while reflecting the latest developments in the field. The included readings grapple with issues that are existentially compelling and provocative regardless of one's religious leanings. Topics are covered in a point-counterpoint manner designed to foster deep reflection. This third edition contains an entirely new section on early Chinese religion as well as new essays on religious language, feminism, and the cognitive science of religion.

Author Biography

Kelly James Clark is Senior Research Fellow at the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at Grand Valley State University. He is the author of many books in the philosophy of religion, including Religion and the Sciences of Origins, Return to Reason, and God and the Brain: The Science of the Mind and the Rationality of Belief/Unbelief.