D.Z. Phillips' Contemplative Philosophy of Religion : Questions and Responses.
Title:
D.Z. Phillips' Contemplative Philosophy of Religion : Questions and Responses.
Author:
Sanders, Andy F.
ISBN:
9780754687054
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (243 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Questions for Contemplative Philosophy of Religion -- I: Wittgenstein's Temple: Three Styles of Philosophical Architecture -- II: Locating Philosophy's Cool Place - A Reply to Stephen Mulhall -- III: Philosophy, Theology and Heresy: D.Z. Phillips and the Grammar of Religious Belief -- IV: Pictures of Eternity - A Reply to Mario von der Ruhr -- V: Internal Realism: A Joint Feature by Dewi Z. Phillips and Paul Tillich? -- VI: Philosophy and Theology - Too Close for Comfort. A Reply to Tage Kurtén -- VII: A Friend of Demea? The Meaning and Importance of Piety -- VIII: Philosophy, Piety and Petitionary Prayer - A Reply to Walter van Herck -- IX: Religions in a World of Many Cultures: Conflict, Dialogue, and Philosophical Contemplation -- X: Philosophy, Theology and Cultural Conflicts - A Reply to I. Dalferth -- XI: Philosophy of Religion in a Pluralistic Culture -- XII: Philosophy's Radical Pluralism in the House of Intellect - A Reply to Henk Vroom -- In Retrospect -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
This collection presents a critical discussion and exploration of the late D.Z. Phillips' contemplative approach in the philosophy of religion. What are the main characteristics of this ground-breaking approach, which is inspired by thinkers like Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein and meant as a serious, critical alternative to the mainstream way of doing philosophy of religion? What is its aim, if it is deliberately avoiding apology and defence of faith? How does Phillips' approach relate to systematic, historical and empirical theology and is it really as 'neutral' as he claims it to be? Or is he, perhaps, a certain kind of theologian? What are the implications of his contemplative philosophy for central issues of religious life today, such as petitionary prayer, the hope of 'eternal life' and radical religious diversity? The essays of six distinguished scholars from five different nations critically and sympathetically address these questions and are responded to by Phillips in essays of his own, written briefly before his sudden death in July 2006.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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