Faith and Philosophical Enquiry

The concern of this book is the nature of religious belief and the ways in which philosophical enquiry is related to it. Six chapters present the positive arguments the author wishes to put forward to discusses religion and rationality, scepticism about religion, language-games, belief and the loss of belief.

The remaining chapters include criticisms of some contemporary philosophers of religion in the light of the earlier discussions, and the implications for more specific topics, such as religious education, are investigated. The book ends with a general attempt to say something about the character of philosophical enquiry, and to show how important it is to realise this character in the philosophy of religion.

Autorentext

D.Z. Phillips

Inhalt

Preface 1. Philosophy, Theology and the Reality of God 2. Faith, Scepticism, and Religious Understanding 3. From World to God? 4. Religious Belief and Philosophical Enquiry 5. Religious Beliefs and Language-Games 6. Belief and Loss of Belief 7. Religion and Epistemology: Some Contemporary Confusions 8. Philosophy and Religious Education 9. Wisdom's Gods 10. Subjectivity and Religious Truth in Kierkegaard 11. God and Ought 12. On the Christian Concept of Love 13. Faith and Philosophy