Scientific Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion [Hardcover]

Tackling central problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant theories and findings in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics, cosmology, the contributors address a range of topics, including divine attributes; God, creation and evolution; God and the universe; religious beliefs.Series Editors' Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction: Y.Nagasawa PART I: DIVINE ATTRIBUTES The Necessity of God and the Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking; R.Le Poidevin Why Would Anyone Believe in a Timeless God?: Two Types of Theology; B.Murphy PART II: GOD, CREATION AND EVOLUTION Darwin's Argument from Evil; P.Draper Attributing Agency: Fast and Frugal or All Things Considered?; G.Wood PART III: GOD AND THE UNIVERSE On Non-Singular Spacetimes and the Beginning of the Universe; W.L.Craig & J.D.Sinclair The Theistic Multiverse: Problems and Prospects; K.J.Kraay PART IV: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS How Relevant is the Cognitive Science of Religion to Philosophy of Religion?; D.Leech & A.Visala The Rationality of Classical Theism and Its Demographics; T.J.Mawson PART V: RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND DISAGREEMENT Coercion, Consequence and Salvation; S.Clarke Polarized yet Warranted Christian Belief; D.Efird PART VI: THE COMPATIBILITY OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION Freedom, Science, and Religion; K.A.Rogers The Compatibility of Science and Religion: Why the Warfare Thesis is False; M.Ruse IndexSTEVE CLARKE James Martin Fellow in the Institute for Ethics and Science, Oxford Martin School and Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK; and Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaWILLIAM LANE CRAIG Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, USAPAUL DRAPER Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, USADAVID EFIRD Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of York, UKKLAAS J. KRAAY Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ryerson Univerl.