Philosophers who Believe by Clark

Philosophers who Believe by Clark

• Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year

Time magazine reports on a remarkable renaissance of religious belief among philosophers: "In a quiet revolution in thought and arguments that hardly anyone could have foreseen only two decades ago, God is making a comeback. Most intriguingly, this is happening . . . in the crisp, intellectual circles of academic philosophers. . . . Now it is more respectable among philosophers than it has been for a generation to talk about the possibility of God's existence." Relying on boldness and rigorous thought, the movers and shakers of this "quiet revolution" have developed their theories against the rising tide of strict empiricism. Who are these tough-minded intellectuals, and why have they embraced Christian belief? In Philosophers Who Believe several key thinkers answer this question with unusual candor, warmth and brilliance. Contributors include:

• Alvin Plantinga
  
  University of Notre Dame, considered the world's leading Protestant philosopher of God.
• Basil Mitchell
  
  Oxford University, author of such groundbreaking books as The Justification of Religious Belief.
• Mortimer Adler
  
  Institute for Philosophical Research, renowned for his prolific writings and his work to revive an emphasis on the "Great Books" in higher education.
• Nicholas Wolterstorff
  
  Yale University, whose innovative work has led to invitations to deliver the distinguished Wilde Lectures at Oxford and Gifford Lectures in Scotland.
• Richard Swinburne
  
  Oxford University, the premier rational apologist of our age.
• Frederick Suppe
  
  University of Maryland at College Park, a premier philosopher of science.
• John Rist
  
  University of Toronto, expert on the late Ancient and early Medieval periods of philosophy.
• Linda Zagzebski
  
  Loyola Marymount University, recognized for her work on divine foreknowledge and human freedom.
• Stephen Davis
  
  Claremont McKenna College, author of books on topics ranging from the nature of God to the inspiration of Scripture.
• Terence Penelhum
  
  University of Calgary (professor emeritus), acclaimed for research on skepticism and religious belief in the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment eras.
• Nicholas Rescher
  
  University of Pittsburgh, prolific author and editor of prestigious scholarly journals.

Winner of a Christianity Today book award for the original cloth edition, Philosophers Who Believe is now available in paperback. This collection of intellectual and spiritual autobiographies will be helpful--even inspirational--for students and teachers of philosophy as well as for readers who are simply curious about the connections between philosophy and Christian faith.

Clark, Kelly James: - Kelly James Clark is Senior Research Fellow at Grand Valley State University's Kaufman Interfaith Institute. He is editor of Abraham's Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict (2012), and author of Religion and the Sciences of Origins (2014), Return to Reason (1990), The Story of Ethics (2003), When Faith Is Not Enough (1997), and 101 Key Philosophical Terms and Their Importance for Theology (2004). Aziz Abu Sarah is an entrepreneur, speaker, peace builder, and author. He is the recipient of the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East, the Eliav-Sartawi Award, and was named one of the 500 most influential muslims in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and the founding Director of the Department of Multifaith Studies and Initiatives at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College where she was ordained in 1982. She co-edited Chapters of the Heart: Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of Our Lives (Wipf and Stock, 2013).

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ISBN 13	9780830815432
ISBN 10	0830815430
Title	Philosophers who Believe
Author	Clark
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	InterVarsity Press
Year published	1997-10-29
Number of pages	284
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