About the Editors and Introducers |
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Preface---Editor |
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Foreword---Michael L. Peterson (PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo) Asbury Theological Seminary (Kentucky) |
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Introduction---Charles Taliaferro (PhD, Brown University) St. Olaf College |
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Snapshot: A Concise History of Philosophy and Religion---Carrie Peffley (PhD, University of Cambridge) Bethel University (Minnesota) |
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Scrutiny: A Postmodern Take on Religion, Mystery, and Meaning---Robert O'Connor (PhD, University of Notre Dame) Wheaton College (Illinois) |
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1 Cosmological Arguments---Joshua Rasmussen (PhD, University of Notre Dame) Azusa Pacific University (California) |
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2 Ontological Arguments: Anselm and Gaunilo---Byard Bennett (PhD, University of Toronto---St. Michael's College) Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (Michigan) |
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3 Teleological Arguments---Paul M. Gould (PhD, Purdue University) Palm Beach Atlantic University (Florida) |
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4 Moral Arguments for Proving God---David Baggett (PhD, Wayne State University) Liberty University (Virginia) |
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5 Evidentialism and Theistic Pragmatic Arguments---Jeffrey J. Jordan (PhD, Purdue University) University of Delaware |
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6 Attributes of God---Pefer Weigel (PhD, Yale University) Washington College (Maryland) |
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7 Divine Simplicity---Rebekah L. H. Rice (PhD, Brown University) Seattle Pacific University |
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8 Perfect and Worthy of Worship---Jacobus Erasmus (PhD, North-West University, South Africa) North-West University |
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9 Foreknowledge and Predestination---Kirk R. MacGregor (PhD, University of Iowa) McPherson College (Kansas) |
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10 Process Theism and the Openness of God---William Hasker (PhD, University of Edinburgh) Huntington University (Indiana) |
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11 Religious Language---Sameer Yadav (ThD, Duke Divinity School) Westmont College (California) |
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12 Faith and Reason---Elizabeth Jackson (PhD, University of Notre Dame) Ryerson University (Ontario, Canada) |
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13 Science and Religion---Mikael Stenmark (PhD, Uppsala University) Uppsala University (Sweden) |
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14 Scriptural Authority: South Asian Perspectives---Vincent Eltschinger (PhD, University of Lausanne) University ofSorbonne (France) |
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15 The Social Evolution of Religion---Adam Green (PhD, Saint Louis University) Azusa Pacific University (California) |
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16 Theodicy and the Problem of Evil---James Henry Collin (PhD, University of Edinburgh) University of Glasgow |
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17 Divine Responsibility---Ian DeWeese-Boyd (PhD, Saint Louis University) Gordon College (Massachusetts) |
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18 God and the Problem of Hiddenness---Charity Anderson (PhD, Saint Louis University) Baylor University (Texas) |
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19 Divine Impassibility---R. T. Mullins (PhD, University of St. Andrews) University of St. Andrews (Scotland) |
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SECTION 5 ENCOUNTERING GOD |
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20 Miracles---Stewart Goetz (PhD, University of Notre Dame) Ursinus College (Pennsylvania) |
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21 Mystical Experiences---James E. Taylor (PhD, University of Arizona) Westmont College (California) |
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22 Morality---Steven B. Sherman (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) Grand Canyon University (Arizona) |
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23 Diversity and Pluralism---Philip A. Gottschalk (PhD, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) is Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy of Religion at Zaporizhzhya Bible Seminary (Ukraine) |
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24 Afterlife---Raymond J. vanArragon (PhD, University of Notre Dame) Bethel University (Minnesota) |
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CASE STUDY REFLECTIVE ESSAYS |
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Why I Am Agnostic---Robin Le Poidevin (PhD, University of Cambridge) University of Leeds (England) |
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Why I Am an Atheist---David Kyle Johnson (PhD, University of Oklahoma) King's College (Pennsylvania) |
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Why I Am a Buddhist---Tom J. F. Tillemans (PhD, University of Lausanne) University of Lausanne (Switzerland) |
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Why I Am Christian---Kyla Ebels-Duggan (PhD, Harvard University) Northwestern University (Illinois) |
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Why I Am a Jew---Jerome Gellman (PhD, Wayne State University) Ben-Gurian University of the Negev (Israel) |
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Why I Am a Multiple Belonger---Sallie B. King (PhD, Temple University) James Madison University (Virginia) / Georgetown University (Washington, DC) |
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Why I Am Muslim---S. Yaser Mirdamadi (PhD, University of Edinburgh) The Institute of Isma'ili Studies (London) |
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Epilogue: "Recent Developments in Philosophy of Religion and God in Postmodern Thought"---Ronald T. Michener (Dr. theol., Faculte Universitaire de Theologie Protestante de Bruxelles) Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (Belgium) |
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Acknowledgments |
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Index of Names and Subject Matter |
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About the Editorial Advisory Board, Contributors, and Senior Editorial Consultant |
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