A Primal Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion
The philosophy of religion has been a largely European intellectual enterprise in two ways. It arose in Europe as a discipline and its subject matter has been profoundly influenced by Christianity as practised in Europe.
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A Primal Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion
A Primal Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion
A Primal Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion
By
Arvind Sharma McGill University, Montreal, Canada dua, Italy
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..........................................................................ix PREFACE..................................................................................................xi INTRODUCTION What are Primal Religions?...................................................................1 CHAPTER I The Concept of God: Monotheism ......................................................21 CHAPTER II Other Concepts of God .......................................................................33 CHAPTER III Arguments for the Existence of God ....................................................57 CHAPTER IV Arguments Against the Existence of God .............................................71 CHAPTER V The Problem of Evil............................................................................81 CHAPTER VI The Concept of Revelation and the Primal Religious Tradition.............93 CHAPTER VII Theories of Faith...............................................................................111 CHAPTER VIII Evidentialism, Foundationalism and Rational Belief..........................121 CHAPTER IX Language and Religious Thought ......................................................131 CHAPTER X The Problems of Religious Language ................................................139 CHAPTER XI The Problem of Verification..............................................................157 CHAPTER XII Conflicting Truth Claims of Different Religions................................171 CHAPTER XIII Human Destiny: Immortality and Resurrection..................................179 CHAPTER XIV Human Destiny: Karma and Reincarnation........................................189 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................199 ENDNOTES ...........................................................................................203 INDEX ..................................................................................................
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