A Companion to Philosophy of Religion [Hardcover]

• Includes contributions from established philosophers and rising stars
• 22 new entries have now been added, and all material from the previous edition has been updated and reorganized
• Broad coverage spans the areas of world religions, theism, atheism, , the problem of evil, science and religion, and ethics

List of Contributors xiii

Acknowledgements xviii

Introduction to the Second Edition 1
Paul Draper and Charles Taliaferro

Part I: Philosophical Issues in the Religions of the World 3

1 Hinduism 5
Jonardon Ganeri

2 Buddhism 13
Paul J. Griffiths

3 Chinese Confucianism and Daoism 23
Chad Hansen

4 African Religions from a Philosophical Point of View 34
Kwasi Wiredu

5 Judaism 44
Lenn E. Goodman

6 Christianity 59
William J. Wainwright

7 Philosophy in the Islamic Context 67
Aziz A. Esmail and Azim A. Nanji

Part II: Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion in Western History 81

8 Ancient Philosophical Theology 83
Kevin L. Flannery

9 The Christian Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 91
Scott MacDonald

10 The Islamic Contribution to Medieval Philosophical Theology 99
David Bló“