God, evil, and ethics
Subtitle: a primer in the philosophy of religion
By: Eric v.d. Luft
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Gegensatz Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: North Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Religion; Philosophy
Description: Presents the basic elements of the philosophy of religion tradition in a new and provocative way as original philosophical narrative interspersed with rich selections from Plato, Boethius, Thomas Aquinas, Anselm, Pascal, Descartes, Paley, Leibniz, Hume, Hegel, Kant, Mill, Stephen, Royce, James, and Clifford. The history and concepts of philosophy of religion emerge more clearly through this integration and interrelation of classical texts with modern summary and interpretation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.

Appropriate for students in four-year college, junior college, community college, upper-level prep school, and post-graduate non-credit enrichment courses in the philosophy of religion, as well as for the intelligent general reader.
Table of contents: title: Why is the philosophy of religion important?; title: Is God real?; title: How can God be known?; title: Faith and reason or faith vs. reason?; title: What is religious experience?; title: Who is religious and what is faith?; title: What is God?; title: Does religion need the supernatural?; title: Do miracles occur?; title: What is evil and why does it exist?; title: What happens after death?; title: What is spirituality?; title: How does religion affect personal ethics?; title: How does religion affect social ethics?; title: What is a religious life?