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Scientific approaches to the philosophy of religion / edited by Yujin Nagasawa.

Contributor(s): Nagasawa, Yujin
Material type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave frontiers in philosophy of religion: Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Description: x, 280 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780230291102; 0230291104Subject(s): Religion -- Philosophy | Religion and scienceDDC classification: 210 LOC classification: BL51 | .S4661 2012Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Divine attributes -- The necessity of God and the psychology of counterfactual thinking / Robin Le Poidevin -- Why would anyone believe in a timeless God? two types of theology / Benjamin Murphy -- God, creation and evolution -- Darwin's argument form evil / Paul Draper -- Attributing agency : fast and frugal or all things considered? / Graham Wood -- God and the universe -- On non-singular space-times and the beginning of the universe / William Lane Craig and James D. Sinclair -- The theistic multiverse : problems and prospects / Klaas J. Draay -- Relgious beliefs -- How relevant is the cognitive science of religion to philosophy or religion? / David Leech and Aku Visala -- The rationality of classical theism and its demographics / T. J. Mawson -- Religious tolerance and disagreement -- Coercion, consequence and salvation / Steve Clarke -- Polarized yet warranted Christian belief / David Efird -- The compatibility of science and religion -- Freedom, science and religion / Katherin A. Rogers -- The compatibility of science and religion : why the warfare thesis is false / Michael Ruse.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Divine attributes -- The necessity of God and the psychology of counterfactual thinking / Robin Le Poidevin -- Why would anyone believe in a timeless God? two types of theology / Benjamin Murphy -- Part II. God, creation and evolution -- Darwin's argument form evil / Paul Draper -- Attributing agency : fast and frugal or all things considered? / Graham Wood -- Part III. God and the universe -- On non-singular space-times and the beginning of the universe / William Lane Craig and James D. Sinclair -- The theistic multiverse : problems and prospects / Klaas J. Draay -- Part IV. Relgious beliefs -- How relevant is the cognitive science of religion to philosophy or religion? / David Leech and Aku Visala -- The rationality of classical theism and its demographics / T. J. Mawson -- Part V. Religious tolerance and disagreement -- Coercion, consequence and salvation / Steve Clarke -- Polarized yet warranted Christian belief / David Efird -- Part VI. The compatibility of science and religion -- Freedom, science and religion / Katherin A. Rogers -- The compatibility of science and religion : why the warfare thesis is false / Michael Ruse.

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