Comprises the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of the classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion. Provides a survey and analysis of the key issues, figures and concepts. Examines religious identity, theism and divine attributes, explanations of religion, and theistic arguments. This anthology is comprised of a collection of classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion, providing a survey and analysis of the key issues, figures and concepts. Acknowledgments.Part I: Religious Identity:.Introduction.1. What Makes Religious Beliefs Religious?: W.D. Hudson.2. World Religions and World Orders: Stephen R.L. Clark.3. Religion: Paul J. Griffiths.Part II: Theism and Divine Attributes:.Introduction.4. God: Richard Swinburne.5. The Power of God and God s Knowledge: Thomas V. Morris.6. Eternity: Brian Leftow.7. Divine Freedom and Creation: Laura L. Garcia.8. The Idea of God in Feminist Philosophy: Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki.Part III: Explanations of Religion:.Introduction.9. Theology and Falsification: A Symposium: Anthony Flew.10. Psychoanalysis and Theism: Adolf Grünbaum.11. Psychoanalytic Theory and Theistic Belief: William Alston.12. The Varieties of Religious Experience: William James.13. The Numinous: Rudolf Otto.14. Religious Experience: Caroline Frank Davis.15. The Groundlessness of Belief: Norman Malcolm.16. Thought Project: Johannes Climacus.17. The Ethics of Belief: W.K. Clifford.18. Religious belief as properly basic: Alvin Platinga.Part IV: Theistic Arguments:.Introduction.19. The Cosmological Argument: Richard Swinburne.20. Cosmological Arguments: J.L. Mackie.21. Teleological Argument: David Hume.22. The Arguments from Design: Richard Hambourger.23. Anselm s Ontological Arguments: Norman Malcolm.24. The Ontological Argument: Michael Martin.Part V: Nontheistic Religions:.Introduction.25. Darsana, Anviksiki, Philosophy: Wilhelm Halbfass.26. The Preview of the Real Atomic Theory: Georges B.J. Dreyfus.27. Finding a Self: Buddhist and Feminist Perspectives: Anne Carolyn Klein.28. How Many Nondualities Are There?: David Low.Part VI: Evils and Goods:.Introduction.29. The Problem of the Natural Evil: Mary Midgley.30. The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism: William L. Rowe.31. The Problem of Evil: Brian Davies.32. The Problem of Evil, the Problem of Air, and the Problem of Silence: Peter Van Inwagen.33. Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God: Marilyn McCord Adams.34. Selves and Shadows: Mary Midgley.35. Buddhism and Evil: Martin Southwold.36. Evil and Ethical Terror: Nel Noddings.Part VII: Religious Values:.Introduction.37. Pluralism, Tolerance, and Disagreement: Edward Langerak.38. A Modified Command Theory of Ethical Wrongness: Robert Merrihew Adams.39. Morality and Religion Reconsidered: Baruch A. Brody.40. Religion and the Queerness of Morality: George Mavrodes.41. Pure Love: R. M. Adams.42. The Possibility of Incarnation: Richard Swinburne.43. Religious Pluralism: John Hick.44. The real or the Real? Chardin or Rothko?: Anthony O Hear.45. Does Nature Need to be Redeemed?: Holmes Rolston III.46. Pascal s Wager: Blaise Pascal.47. Why is Faith a Virtue?: Tim Chappell.Part VIII: Personal Identity and Death:.Introduction.48. The Metaphysical Self: Roger Trigg.49. Of Miracles: David Hume.50. Do We Need Immortality?: Grace M. Jantzen.51. Why We Need Immortality: Charles Taliaferro.52. Is Liberation (moksa) Pleasant?: A. Chakrabarti.Index..