Overview

"Philosophical theology is aimed primarily at theoretical understanding of the nature and attributes of God and of God's relationship to the world and its inhabitants. During the twentieth century, much of the philosophical community (both in the Anglo-American analytic tradition and in Continental circles) had grave doubts about our ability to attain any such understanding. In recent years the analytic tradition in particular has moved beyond the biases that placed obstacles in the way of the pursuing questions located on the interface of philosophy and religion. The result has been a rebirth of serious, widely-discussed work in philosophical theology. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology attempts both to familiarize readers with the directions in which this scholarship has gone and to pursue the discussion into hitherto under-examined areas. Written by some of the leading scholars in the field, the essays in the Handbook are grouped in five sections. In the first (""Theological Prolegomena""), articles focus on the authority of scripture and tradition, on the nature and mechanisms of divine revelation, on the relation between religion and science, and on theology and mystery. The next section (""Divine Attributes"") focuses on philosophical problems connected with the central divine attributes: aseity, omnipotence, omniscience, and the like. In Section Three (""God and Creation""), essays explore theories of divine action and divine providence, questions about petitionary prayer, problems about divine authority and God's relationship to morality and moral standards, and various formulations of and responses to the problem of evil. The fourth section (""Topics in Christian Philosophy"") examines philosophical problems that arise in connection with such central Christian doctrines as the trinity, the incarnation, the atonement, original sin, resurrection, and the Eucharist. Finally, Section Five (""Non-Christian Philosophical Theology"") introduces readers to work that is being done in Jewish, Islamic, and Chinese philosophical theology."

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Author:   Thomas P. Flint (Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame) ,  Michael Rea (Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.236kg
ISBN:  

9780199289202

ISBN 10:   0199289204
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   26 February 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Theological ProlegomenaI: 1: Richard Swinburne: Authority of Scripture, Tradition, and the Church 2: Stephen T. Davis: Revelation and Inspiration 3: Del Ratzsch: Science and Religion 4: William J. Wainwright: Theology and Mystery Divine AttributesII: 5: Jeffrey Brower: Simplicity and Aseity 6: Edward Wierenga: Omniscience 7: William Lane Craig: Divine Eternity 8: Brian Leftow: Omnipotence 9: Hud Hudson: Omnipresence 10: Laura L. Garcia: Moral Perfection God and CreationIII: 11: Robin Collins: Divine Action and Evolution 12: Thomas Flint: Divine Providence 13: Scott A. Davison: Petitionary Prayer 14: Mark C. Murphy: Morality and Divine Authority 15: Paul Draper: The Problem of Evil 16: Michael J. Murray: Theodicy 17: Michael Bergmann: Skeptical Theism and the Problem of Evil Topics in Christian Philosophical TheologyIV: 18: Michael Rea: The Trinity 19: Oliver D. Crisp: Original Sin and Atonement 20: Richard Cross: The Incarnation 21: Trenton Merricks: The Resurrection of the Body 22: Jerry Walls: Heaven and Hell 23: Alexander R. Pruss: The Eucharist: Real Presence and Real Absence Non-Christian Philosophical TheologyV: 24: Daniel Frank: Jewish Philosophical Theology 25: Oliver Leamann: Islamic Philosophical Theology 26: John H. Berthrong: Chinese [Confucian] Philosophical Theology

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...the book is well done, has top-notch articles from important people in the field, and makes a valuable contribution Harry J. Gensler, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Thomas P. Flint is Professor of Phiosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Michael Rea is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.

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