Talking God
Subtitle: philosophers on belief
By: Gary Gutting
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780393352818
Subjects: Atheism; Religions; Philosophy; Religion and science; Religion
Description: "Through interivews with twelve distinguished philosophers -- including atheists, agnostics, and believers -- Talking God works toward a philosophical understanding and evaluation of religion. Along the way, Gary Putting and his interviewees challenge many common assumptions about religious beliefs." -- Back cover.
Notes: "All interviews originally appeared in The Stone column of the New York Times"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: A case for theism  -- Alvin Plantinga; title: A case for atheism  -- Louise Antony; title: Religion and deconstruction  -- John Caputo; title: Experience and belief  -- Howard Wettstein; title: Soft atheism  -- Philip Kitcher; title: Religion and scientific cosmology  -- Tim Maudlin; title: Religion and evolution  -- Michael Ruse; title: A Muslim perspective  -- Sajjad Rizvi; title: Hinduism : divinity without God  -- Jonardon Ganeri; title: Buddhism : religion without divinity  -- Jay Garfield; title: Religion and knowledge  -- Keith Derose; title: A historical context  -- Daniel Garber; title: By way of a conclusion ---- About the interviewees-- About the author.