The new edition of this perennially popular anthology in the philosophy of religion examines both basic classical concepts and a host of contemporary issues. Organized into fourteen thematic sections, Philosophy of Religion presents seventy-three selections that cover standard subjects--religious experience, theistic arguments, the problem of evil, and miracles--as well as more recent topics including reformed epistemology, process theism, the kalam theological argument, the religion-science controversy, religious ethics, and the diversity of world religions. The third edition adds two new sections--on the ontological status of religion and open theism--along with helpful study questions and a glossary. It also features revised and expanded section introductions and updated suggestions for further reading. While it deals primarily with the Western and analytic traditions in philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Third Edition, also incorporates readings representing continental, feminist, and Asian perspectives. New selections include essays by Marilyn McCord Adams, Robert Merrihew Adams, David Basinger, Emile Durkheim, C. Stephen Evans, J. R. Lucas, Bruce Reichenbach, and Jean-Paul Sartre. An ideal stand-alone textbook for courses in the philosophy of religion, this volume is also readily compatible for use as a primary source reader in conjunction with a secondary text. It is a perfect companion to the editors' textbook, Reason and Religious Belief, Third Edition, as the two books share the same topical organization.

Each Part ends with Suggested Readings. INTRODUCTION: Exploring the Philosophy of Religion PART ONE: THE NATURE OF RELIGION * Religion as a Social Phenomenon, Emile Durkheim * A Defense of Religious Realism, Roger Trigg * The Meaning of Religious Beliefs Is in Their Use, D. Z. Phillips PART TWO: RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE Religious Experiences, Saint Teresa of Jesus Religious Experience as the Root of Religion, William James Religious Experience as Perception of God, William P. Alston Religious Experiences as Interpretative Accounts, Wayne Proudfoot Critique of Religious Experience, Michael Martin A Phenomenological Account of Religious Experience, Merold Westphal PART THREE: FAITH AND REASON The Harmony of Reason and Revelation, Thomas Aquinas The Harmony of Philosophy and the Qur'an, Ibn Rushd The Wager, Blaise Pascal The Ethics of Belief, William Clifford The Will to Believe, William James Truth Is Subjectivity, Soren Kierkegaard * Critical Dialog in Philosophy of Religion, C. Stephen Evans PART FOUR: THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES God's Necessary Existence, John Hick Negative Theology, Moses Maimonides God Is Omnipotent, Thomas Aquinas Some Puzzles concerning Omnipotence, George I. Mavrodes Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action, Nelson Pike God Is Timeless, Boethius God Is Everlasting, Nicholas Wolterstorff Atman Is Brahman, The Upanishads PART FIVE: ARGUMENTS ABOUT GOD'S EXISTENCE The Classical Ontological Argument, Saint Anselm Critique of Anselm's Argument, Gaunilo A Contemporary Modal Version of the Ontological Argument, Alvin Plantinga The Classical Cosmological Argument, Thomas Aquinas * The Cosmological Argument, Bruce R. Reichenbach * The Kalam Cosmological Argument, William Lane Craig Critique of the Cosmological Argument, J. L. Mackie * The Analogical Teleological Argument, William Paley The Anthropic Teleological Argument, L. Stafford Betty with Bruce Cordell * Moral Arguments for God's Existence, Robert Merrihew Adams PART SIX: KNOWING GOD WITHOUT ARGUMENTS The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology, Alvin Plantinga Experience, Proper Basicality, and Belief in God, Robert Pargetter The Case of the Intellectually Sophisticated Theist, William Hasker PART SEVEN: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL Evil Is Privation of Good, Saint Augustine Evil Makes a Strong Case against God's Existence, David Hume Evil and Omnipotence, J. L. Mackie The Free Will Defense, Alvin Plantinga Soul-Making Theodicy, John Hick The Evidential Argument from Evil, William Rowe * Horrendous Evils and The Goodness of God, Marilyn McCord Adams PART EIGHT: DIVINE ACTION * Providence--Risky or Risk-Free?, Paul Helm * Middle Knowledge and Classical Christian Thought, David Basinger * An Objection to Middle Knowledge, Robert Merrihew Adams * The Vulnerability of God, J. R. Lucas God Is Creative-Responsive Love, John B. Cobb and David Ray Griffin PART NINE: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE The Doctrine of Analogy, Thomas Aquinas The Falsification Debate, Antony Flew and Basil Mitchell Religious Language as Symbolic, Paul Tillich Sexism and God-Talk, Rosemary Radford Ruether Speaking Literally of God, William P. Alston The True Tao Is Unspeakable, Lao Tsu PART TEN: MIRACLES The Evidence for Miracles Is Weak, David Hume Miracles and Historical Evidence, Richard Swinburne Miracles and Testimony, J. L. Mackie PART ELEVEN: LIFE AFTER DEATH The Soul Survives and Functions after Death, H. H. Price The Soul Needs a Brain to Continue to Function, Richard Swinburne Problems with Accounts of Life after Death, Linda Badham Resurrection of the Person, John Hick Rebirth, Sri Aurobindo PART TWELVE: RELIGION AND SCIENCE Two Separate Domains, Stephen Jay Gould Science Discredits Religion, Richard Dawkins Theology and Scientific Methodology, Nancey Murphy PART THIRTEEN: RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY Buddhism and Other Religions, Dalai Lama The Uniqueness of Religious Doctrines, Paul J. Griffiths Religious Inclusivism, Karl Rahner Religious Pluralism, John Hick PART FOURTEEN: RELIGION AND MORALITY Which God Ought We to Obey?, Alasdair MacIntyre * Ethics Without Religion, Jean-Paul Sartre Ethics and Natural Law, Thomas Aquinas GLOSSARY