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Philosophy of Religion: Thinking About Faith (Contours of Christian Philosophy)

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Evans clarifies many inconsistancies in our world view thinking to free us up to be more deliberate. His teaching on world view confusion has enabled the reader to make understandable an often blurred analysis of inclusive world views. Much confusion abounds over inclusive religious teachings that assert the "many roads" to truth perspective. Evans shows that this is surely confusion in and of itself. An inclusive world view cannot simply "borrow" truth claims from an exclusive world view to build its case.

In this book, Evans, one of the major theorists in the integration of psychology and the Christian faith, has given us an excellent summary of the philosophy of religion that will be very helpful in explaining the Christian faith to others. His section on religious experience is especially useful in counseling. His arguments are especially applicable to the atheism of many personality theorists. His discussions on science and religion, religious language, and subjectivity and objectivity in faith apply to many areas of psychological debate.

Some might have many reservations about his definition of faith in Fowlerian terms as well as his comments about doubt. Yet all will greatly benefit from this masterful author.

this work is clear, well thought out and makes good sense. It is a great smaller sized treatment of this subject. It comes from a slightly semi-conservative theistic stance, but does so most intelligently.

The book was really intriguing. As I began to read it I first felt that the author was beginning to be like overly dramatically vivid with metaphors and special syntax within the reading; but, however the reading wasn't that bad I thought theories and philosophical arguments where unique and yet questionable. I thought the author was pretty direct and amusing when trying to actually explain a philosopher theories and arguments in laymen terms. The humor comes from my thought of how humans reasoning and logic thinking process works. In the reading the subject of: theories of God's existence, had a agreeable explanation of Teleological Theory beliefs, I find this most rational reason for God's existence. Also the the Theories of Revelation is a interesting reading too. I view God and religion in a non-propositional view . But overall the reading was good, Enjoyed it !!!

It gives a good survey of the agruement of the existence of God. Though it does not cover all views completely, this 184-page book is a good for those who are "new" in this field of study.

The product arrived in a timely manner and in very good condition. I will remember this vendor for my future purchases.

This is a very Difficult read. It attempts to set forth a conprehensive method of thinking about faith. It shows from various angles how faith is thought of and attempts to dissolve the atheistic mindset to a certain degree. However, if I was looking for a treatment of evidence for the existence of God or even further the existence of the God presented in the bible I did not find it here. What i got was a basic understanding that Atheism's claim that God does not exist was not reasonable and that Theism should not be thought of as unreasonable. There was no distinct, clear, statement showing that God oes indeed exist but there was quite a bit of speculative thought throughout the book. It shows one different ways of thinking through faith but does not do justice in validating the Christian Faith.