Christian Philosophy: Conceptions, Continuations, and Challenges 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10: 0192570781
• ISBN-13: 9780192570789
• Author: J. Aaron Simmons

One of the marks of being a philosopher is participating in debates about what counts as “philosophy.” Of particular note in such debates is the question of how to distinguish philosophy from theology. Although a variety of answers to this question have been offered in the history of philosophy, in recent decades, the prominence of Christian philosophy has been heralded by many as a genuine triumph over the problematic narrowness of strong foundationalism, positivism, and scientism. For others, however, it signals that philosophy continues to risk being replaced by confessional theology. Wherever one comes down on such issues, and however one interprets recent trends in philosophy of religion, the idea of Christian philosophy continues to present pressing questions for those working in meta-philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, hermeneutics, and value theory. In this volume, established scholars representing a variety of cultural traditions, religious perspectives, and philosophical priorities all wrestle with how the idea of Christian philosophy should be understood, appropriated, and engaged in light of where philosophy is and where it is likely to go. The volume includes classical essays that have deeply marked the field and also new essays that explore the relevance of Christian philosophy to issues in disability studies, engaged pedagogy, lived phenomenology, the academic study of religion, and the workings of social power. Rather than offer a unified view that seeks to settle things, the contributors demonstrate that Christian philosophy remains a topic of lively debate. Wherever one comes down on the issues considered here, this volume shows that Christian philosophy is neither merely of historical interest, nor of interest only to Christians, but instead remains a thoroughly philosophical topic worthy of serious consideration and substantive critique. With a Foreword by Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University; Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia; and Honorary Professor of Australian Catholic University.

Table contents:

1. Advice to Christian Philosophers

2. “Christian Philosophy”: Hermeneutic or Heuristic?

3. Christian Philosophy and the Christian Life

4. Taking Plantinga Seriously: Advice to Christian Philosophers

5. The Two-Fold Task of Christian Philosophy of Religion

6. Christian Phenomenology

7. On Divine Dedication: Philosophical Theology with Jeremy Taylor

8. Discerning the Spirit: The Task of Christian Philosophy

9. Christian Philosophy and Disability Advocacy

10. Teaching Evil

11. Advice for Analytic Theologians: Faith-Guided Scholarship

12. The Strategies of Christian Philosophy

13. Christian Philosophy and Christ Crucified: Fragmentary Theory in Scandalous Power

14. Is Plantinga-Style Christian Philosophy Really Philosophy?

15. Philosophy, Religion, and Worldview

16. Beyond Two-Valued Logics: A Jewish Philosopher’s Take on Recent Trends in Christian Philosophy

17. Responding to Challenges

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