Overview
What does belief in God amount to? Can we reasonably believe in God's existence without argument or evidence? Can God's existence be proved? Can we believe in miracles? Is there life after death? In this book, Brian Davies provides a critical examination of some fundamental questions posed by religious belief. Completely rewritten in order to cover the latest developments in the field, the new edition of this highly successful textbook will once again prove the ideal introduction for all students of the philosophy of religion. The book is highly accessible and covers all the key elements of a course in the philosophy of religion. It is designed to complement Brian Davies' Philosophy of Religion: A Guide and Anthology, although the book can also be used as a stand-alone introduction.
Full Product Details
Author: Brian Davies (, Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9780199263479
ISBN 10: 0199263477
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 30 October 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'Davies' book is among the best, if not the best introductions to philosophy of religion. It is engaging, clear, rich in arguments, and provocative. This book provides a wonderful entry point into the field as well as offering the trained scholar some powerful, challenging arguments' Charles Taliaferro, St Olaf College 'This new edition of Brian Davies' work is written with his usual clarity and will again prove useful to students' H. O. Mounce, University of Wales, Swansea
<br> Davies' book is among the best -- if not the best -- introductions to philosophy of religion. It is engaging, clear, rich in arguments, and provocative. This book provides a wonderful entry point into the field as well as offering the trained scholar some powerful, challenging arguments. --Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf's College<p><br> I am stunned at the completeness of the work, and especially at its equanimity in approaching and helping others to grasp quite contrary philosophical positions . . . a masterpiece of its genre. --David B. Burrell, University of Notre Dame<p><br> Once again, Davies' treatment of the issues is sufficiently engaged to excite the reader's attention, and sufficiently sympathetic to alternative viewpoints to meet the needs of a beginner in the subject. --Mark Wynn, University of Exeter<p><br>
"""'Davies' book is among the best, if not the best introductions to philosophy of religion. It is engaging, clear, rich in arguments, and provocative. This book provides a wonderful entry point into the field as well as offering the trained scholar some powerful, challenging arguments'"" - Charles Taliaferro, St Olaf College ""'This new edition of Brian Davies' work is written with his usual clarity and will again prove useful to students'"" - H. O. Mounce, University of Wales, Swansea"
Author Information
Brian Davies is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York.
