A primal perspective on the philosophy of religion
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Dordrecht |
Publication Dates: | c2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5014-3 |
Carrier Form: | xii, 245 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781402050145 (electronic bk.) 1402050143 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | B920 |
CLC: | B920 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-239) and index. What are primal religions? -- The concept of God: monotheism -- Other concepts of God -- Arguments for the existence of God -- Arguments against the existence of God -- The problem of evil -- The concept of revelation and the primal religious tradition -- Theories of faith -- Evidentialism, foundationalism and rational belief -- Language and religious thought -- The problems of religious language -- The problem of verification -- Conflicting truth claims of different religions -- Human destiny: immortality and resurrection -- Human destiny: karma and reincarnation. |