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God and the Philosophers

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Description for God and the Philosophers Paperback. This book offers a series of highly personal, thoughtful essays by traditionally religious philosophers, revealing the power of belief in their intellectually rigorous lives and work. Editor(s): Morris, Thomas V. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
"I am a philosopher because I am a Christian," writes Brian Leftow. "To many intellectuals, this probably sounds like saying that I am a dog because I am a cat." Indeed, prejudice against religious belief runs deep in the academy; in particular, many philosophers hold that faith is incompatible with their profession. But Thomas Morris has met that view head-on by asking a distinguished group of philosophers to write about the union of faith and reason in their lives. God and the Philosphers offers a series of highly personal, thoughtful essays by traditionally religious philosophers, revealing the power of belief in their intellectually rigorous lives and work. Figures such as William P. Alston, William J. Wainwright, Marilyn McCord Adams, Peter van Inwagen, and Morris himself, to name a few, speak of their own spiritual journeys, sharing their experiences as philosphically reflective individuals seeking to center themselves on God. We read of conversions from unbelief, struggles with doubts raised by the presence of evil in the world, and changing convictions shaped by constant questioning and communing with God. For example, Brian Leftow describes his acceptance of Christianity, after being raised in a secular Jewish home, and Laura Garcia writes about her conversion to Catholicism from her earlier Protestant stance. Along the way, the writers reveal religious philosophy at work--demonstrating, as Arthur F. Holmes writes, "the motivation to intellectual inquiry that Christian faith brings." Here we see how individuals with extraordinary intellectual training, discipline, and knowledge grapple with personal and existential problems, drawing on their faith as well as their finely honed reason to achieve new understanding. Profoundly honest and deeply thoughtful, these essays reveal how highly educated philosophers--working in the halls of dispassionate analysis--come to grips with their faith in a skeptical world. Together, they make a profound statement on contemporary spirituality, and the quandaries facing today's religious individual.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195101195
SKU
V9780195101195
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About Thomas V. . Ed(S): Morris
Thomas V. Morris is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His books include The Logic of God Incarnate, Making Sense of it All, and True Success: A New Philosophy of Excellence.

Reviews for God and the Philosophers
'challenging ... It shows that American Christian philosophers ... demand evidence and argument'
The Economist
This thought-provoking book contains essays by 20 philosophers who reconcile their faith...with their philosophical vocations...God and the Philosophers does not give us one view of either God or philosophy, but it does dispel the myth that belief in God has nothing to do with careful reasoning - and it does so without the stuffiness that is so often associated with philosophy.
Rocky Mountain News June 1995
In our secular, postmodern age this kind of book has great significance ... I found the book interesting. Most of us have struggled with the issues described by the authors, and to see how these intellectual philosophers came to faith was quite fascinating ... This might be a good book to give a young intellectual struggling with the great metaphysical questions.
Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith

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