A primal perspective on the philosophy of religion

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sharma Arvind.
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Dordrecht
Publication Dates: c2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
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.